Nikita Bhatia
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Hindi Native or bilingual proficiency
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Latin Limited working proficiency
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Credentials
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Red Cross Babysitting Certified
American Red CrossApr, 2008- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Wittington Ventures
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Canada
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Venture Capital Intern
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Sep 2023 - Present
Venture Capital intern focused on building an investment thesis in the healthcare vertical Venture Capital intern focused on building an investment thesis in the healthcare vertical
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The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
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United States
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Personal Care Product Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Presidential Associate in Online Marketing @ Origins
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Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
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Medtronic LABS
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Kenya
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Funding Strategy Intern
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Jan 2023 - Mar 2023
- Built a funder partnership strategy for Medtronic LABS by researching current global health foundations and aligning strategic priorities of current foundations with LABS - Enabled Medtronic LABS to understand current trends in the global health funding landscape and developed recommendations on re-aligning funder pitch decks and materials - Developed outreach communications and templates to prioritize highly aligned foundations - Built a funder partnership strategy for Medtronic LABS by researching current global health foundations and aligning strategic priorities of current foundations with LABS - Enabled Medtronic LABS to understand current trends in the global health funding landscape and developed recommendations on re-aligning funder pitch decks and materials - Developed outreach communications and templates to prioritize highly aligned foundations
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Pharmacy Data Solutions
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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MBA Intern
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Oct 2022 - Dec 2022
- Developed a hospital sales and growth strategy for a search-acquired pharmacy rebates company to better target hospital systems for pharmacy rebate sales - Conducted market research and stakeholder interviews to better understand who to target within hospitals for sales outreach and which types of hospitals to target - Created recommendations and timelines for sales force growth and hospital sales pipeline trajectory - Developed a hospital sales and growth strategy for a search-acquired pharmacy rebates company to better target hospital systems for pharmacy rebate sales - Conducted market research and stakeholder interviews to better understand who to target within hospitals for sales outreach and which types of hospitals to target - Created recommendations and timelines for sales force growth and hospital sales pipeline trajectory
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Deloitte
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Management Consultant
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Jun 2020 - Jun 2022
• Led a cross-functional team to forecast cash flows for a $300MM health system and determined solvency risk; designed a strategic plan to avoid bankruptcy resulting in first profitable year since pandemic • Conducted sensitivity analysis on various cost drivers for a leading North American gas company and implemented an operational improvement plan to reduce incidents on gas pipelines by 50%, saving $200MM • Created an implementation strategy for a billing tool for a $1B hospital network… Show more • Led a cross-functional team to forecast cash flows for a $300MM health system and determined solvency risk; designed a strategic plan to avoid bankruptcy resulting in first profitable year since pandemic • Conducted sensitivity analysis on various cost drivers for a leading North American gas company and implemented an operational improvement plan to reduce incidents on gas pipelines by 50%, saving $200MM • Created an implementation strategy for a billing tool for a $1B hospital network by leading market research of 20 hospitals, interviewing 15 C-level stakeholders, and scoping product specifications • Optimized end-to-end customer experience for hospital electronic health record technology by supervising user testing and training, developing change management strategies, and leading user engagement before, during, and after Go Live resulting in 90% user satisfaction • Developed a sales rep deployment strategy based on historicals to market 2 new drug assets during LOE period for a blue-chip biopharmaceutical company resulting in record high drug prescriptions once launched • As the youngest ever lead of the Deloitte Women’s MBA Initiative, supervised a 10-person team to extend 51% of offers to female MBA candidates for first time in firm's history
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Business Analyst
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Aug 2018 - Jun 2020
• Developed and monitored revenue tracking Excel financial dashboards to better manage revenue leakage during technology Go Live, resulting in $5MM of avoided revenue loss • Designed staff productivity Tableau dashboard to optimize resourcing and operational efficiency at a patient scheduling call center, resulting in $1MM in annual cost savings • Built a product launch excellence strategy for a blue-chip pharma company by leveraging crowdsourcing tools to interview 2K cross-industry… Show more • Developed and monitored revenue tracking Excel financial dashboards to better manage revenue leakage during technology Go Live, resulting in $5MM of avoided revenue loss • Designed staff productivity Tableau dashboard to optimize resourcing and operational efficiency at a patient scheduling call center, resulting in $1MM in annual cost savings • Built a product launch excellence strategy for a blue-chip pharma company by leveraging crowdsourcing tools to interview 2K cross-industry product launch experts, enabling 5 drugs to be launched in 2 years • Coordinated a team of 26 Deloitte life sciences partners to build annual eminence strategy, support publication of 44 white papers, and sell $10MM of consulting work • Directed a team of 6 analysts to complete 5 proposals by outlining and tracking proposal submission metrics and reporting up to 4 partners, resulting in $2MM of engagement sales despite low pandemic sales
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UnitedHealth Group
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Technology Development Intern
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Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
• Led a multi-disciplinary intern team for a blockchain proof of concept for a blockchain-automated reconciliation system for internal company financial transactions, saving the company $10-15 million annually • As lead business analyst, created and strengthened business case while working with product client, CFO of Optum Bank, designing a product that fit the client need and drastically decreased company costs • As Scrum Master of team, managed team tasks, delegated user stories, and… Show more • Led a multi-disciplinary intern team for a blockchain proof of concept for a blockchain-automated reconciliation system for internal company financial transactions, saving the company $10-15 million annually • As lead business analyst, created and strengthened business case while working with product client, CFO of Optum Bank, designing a product that fit the client need and drastically decreased company costs • As Scrum Master of team, managed team tasks, delegated user stories, and planned iteratively allowing the team to complete a year long task in an 11 week internship Show less • Led a multi-disciplinary intern team for a blockchain proof of concept for a blockchain-automated reconciliation system for internal company financial transactions, saving the company $10-15 million annually • As lead business analyst, created and strengthened business case while working with product client, CFO of Optum Bank, designing a product that fit the client need and drastically decreased company costs • As Scrum Master of team, managed team tasks, delegated user stories, and… Show more • Led a multi-disciplinary intern team for a blockchain proof of concept for a blockchain-automated reconciliation system for internal company financial transactions, saving the company $10-15 million annually • As lead business analyst, created and strengthened business case while working with product client, CFO of Optum Bank, designing a product that fit the client need and drastically decreased company costs • As Scrum Master of team, managed team tasks, delegated user stories, and planned iteratively allowing the team to complete a year long task in an 11 week internship Show less
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Joslin Diabetes Center
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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200 - 300 Employee
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Research Intern
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Sep 2016 - Apr 2017
• Participated in project teams to investigate the impact of obesity on the susceptibility of cancer • Created project plans and conducted scientific research to understand the relationship between obesity and cancer using pre-clinical mouse models and sophisticated instrumentation and data analysis • Ordered materials and provided supervisor with team progress reports and expense reports while presenting team findings • Participated in project teams to investigate the impact of obesity on the susceptibility of cancer • Created project plans and conducted scientific research to understand the relationship between obesity and cancer using pre-clinical mouse models and sophisticated instrumentation and data analysis • Ordered materials and provided supervisor with team progress reports and expense reports while presenting team findings
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Boston University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Dean's Host and Engineering Ambassador
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Apr 2016 - Apr 2017
As a College of Engineering Dean's Host and Engineering Ambassador, planned and executed events for prospective and incoming students and give tours for the college of engineering; represented the College of Engineering at BU Open Houses and worked with the Dean and college of engineering advisers to put ENG in the best light As a College of Engineering Dean's Host and Engineering Ambassador, planned and executed events for prospective and incoming students and give tours for the college of engineering; represented the College of Engineering at BU Open Houses and worked with the Dean and college of engineering advisers to put ENG in the best light
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Celgene
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Translational Medicine Intern
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May 2016 - Aug 2016
• Led project team to complete FDA required analytical work to support IND (investigational new drug) application to target incurable diabetic foot ulcers • Wrote key parts of IND application, writing reports on par with FDA quality standards • Developed understanding of process development and regulation from pre-clinical drug to Phase 3 clinical trial as well as operating in project teams in a pharmaceutical company • Led project team to complete FDA required analytical work to support IND (investigational new drug) application to target incurable diabetic foot ulcers • Wrote key parts of IND application, writing reports on par with FDA quality standards • Developed understanding of process development and regulation from pre-clinical drug to Phase 3 clinical trial as well as operating in project teams in a pharmaceutical company
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Celgene
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Intern: Immuno-Oncology
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Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
• Interacted and worked with Celgene Patent lawyers to examine FTO (Freedom to Operate) and IP opportunity for NK Cell Therapy manufacturing methods, allowing the company to pursue a manufacturing method currently patented by a different pharmaceutical company by modifying and optimizing the approach • Generated and interpreted data for FDA submission package for novel Natural Killer cell therapy for incurable blood cancers, entering the company into the immuno-oncology competitive… Show more • Interacted and worked with Celgene Patent lawyers to examine FTO (Freedom to Operate) and IP opportunity for NK Cell Therapy manufacturing methods, allowing the company to pursue a manufacturing method currently patented by a different pharmaceutical company by modifying and optimizing the approach • Generated and interpreted data for FDA submission package for novel Natural Killer cell therapy for incurable blood cancers, entering the company into the immuno-oncology competitive landscape Show less • Interacted and worked with Celgene Patent lawyers to examine FTO (Freedom to Operate) and IP opportunity for NK Cell Therapy manufacturing methods, allowing the company to pursue a manufacturing method currently patented by a different pharmaceutical company by modifying and optimizing the approach • Generated and interpreted data for FDA submission package for novel Natural Killer cell therapy for incurable blood cancers, entering the company into the immuno-oncology competitive… Show more • Interacted and worked with Celgene Patent lawyers to examine FTO (Freedom to Operate) and IP opportunity for NK Cell Therapy manufacturing methods, allowing the company to pursue a manufacturing method currently patented by a different pharmaceutical company by modifying and optimizing the approach • Generated and interpreted data for FDA submission package for novel Natural Killer cell therapy for incurable blood cancers, entering the company into the immuno-oncology competitive landscape Show less
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MYOS CORP
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United States
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Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Consultant
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Sep 2013 - Sep 2014
• Employed computational calculations and simulations to develop novel drug candidates as therapeutic agents for AIDS cachexia leading to a provisional patent in a drug candidate for neuromuscular diseases • Worked with company patent lawyers to file a provisional patent for drug candidate • Presented novel findings to higher level researchers at International Conference for Cancer Cachexia • Employed computational calculations and simulations to develop novel drug candidates as therapeutic agents for AIDS cachexia leading to a provisional patent in a drug candidate for neuromuscular diseases • Worked with company patent lawyers to file a provisional patent for drug candidate • Presented novel findings to higher level researchers at International Conference for Cancer Cachexia
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International Youth Council
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United States
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Human Rights Chairperson
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Jul 2013 - Aug 2014
As Human Rights Chairperson of the United States Global Issues Department of the International Youth Council, drafted proposals and created initiatives to spread awareness of the issue of human rights across the nation As Human Rights Chairperson of the United States Global Issues Department of the International Youth Council, drafted proposals and created initiatives to spread awareness of the issue of human rights across the nation
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Editor and Journalist
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Apr 2013 - Aug 2014
Focused on writing articles regarding the ethics of healthcare reform and biological research as well as articles informing high school students of the new breakthroughs in research and development. Also edited and peer reviewed student research papers to be published in the journal. Focused on writing articles regarding the ethics of healthcare reform and biological research as well as articles informing high school students of the new breakthroughs in research and development. Also edited and peer reviewed student research papers to be published in the journal.
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IFF
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United States
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Chemical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Chemical Engineering Intern
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Jan 2014 - Jun 2014
• Developed formulations for novel fragrances and analyzed samples using biophysical methods • Managed lab work schedules for fellow interns • Developed formulations for novel fragrances and analyzed samples using biophysical methods • Managed lab work schedules for fellow interns
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Princeton University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Chemical and Biological Engineering Intern
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Jul 2013 - Aug 2013
• Used computational methods in LINUX and PYTHON software to understand fundamental biological problems in protein folding leading to novel understanding of protein folding resulting in a publication in a professional scientific journal • Worked on a development team in an academic environment to optimize solutions Learned: - Linux and Python - amino acid structure, chirality, amino acid characterization - programs such as Marvin Sketch, Pymol, VMD, and many other… Show more • Used computational methods in LINUX and PYTHON software to understand fundamental biological problems in protein folding leading to novel understanding of protein folding resulting in a publication in a professional scientific journal • Worked on a development team in an academic environment to optimize solutions Learned: - Linux and Python - amino acid structure, chirality, amino acid characterization - programs such as Marvin Sketch, Pymol, VMD, and many other programs - different file types and when and how to use them (.smi, .pdb, .cif, .frcmod, .sh, .mrv and many many more) - significance of the AMBER ff03, GAFF, and more - create a movie in Visual Molecular Dynamics; created a heating video of TRPCage - use the AMBER forcefield - tLeap and xLeap - PTM parameterization - create side chain structures of amino acids - Created corrolation graphs of PTM data, all above 95% in the R^2 value, indicating a high ability of reproduction - Removed the backbone of 300+ PTMs and NCAAs and individually uploaded each to PubChem Compound in order to find the molecule name and determine whether experimental data is available. Found 23 molecules with experimental data in addition to 125 molecules which exist - Created presentations with a step-by-step procedure of creating post-translational modification and non-canonical amino acid parameters for force fields - Checked all charges on all .prep files for all PTMs to ensure the charges were correct, .frcmod files and images for all PTMs so they are ready to be used Show less • Used computational methods in LINUX and PYTHON software to understand fundamental biological problems in protein folding leading to novel understanding of protein folding resulting in a publication in a professional scientific journal • Worked on a development team in an academic environment to optimize solutions Learned: - Linux and Python - amino acid structure, chirality, amino acid characterization - programs such as Marvin Sketch, Pymol, VMD, and many other… Show more • Used computational methods in LINUX and PYTHON software to understand fundamental biological problems in protein folding leading to novel understanding of protein folding resulting in a publication in a professional scientific journal • Worked on a development team in an academic environment to optimize solutions Learned: - Linux and Python - amino acid structure, chirality, amino acid characterization - programs such as Marvin Sketch, Pymol, VMD, and many other programs - different file types and when and how to use them (.smi, .pdb, .cif, .frcmod, .sh, .mrv and many many more) - significance of the AMBER ff03, GAFF, and more - create a movie in Visual Molecular Dynamics; created a heating video of TRPCage - use the AMBER forcefield - tLeap and xLeap - PTM parameterization - create side chain structures of amino acids - Created corrolation graphs of PTM data, all above 95% in the R^2 value, indicating a high ability of reproduction - Removed the backbone of 300+ PTMs and NCAAs and individually uploaded each to PubChem Compound in order to find the molecule name and determine whether experimental data is available. Found 23 molecules with experimental data in addition to 125 molecules which exist - Created presentations with a step-by-step procedure of creating post-translational modification and non-canonical amino acid parameters for force fields - Checked all charges on all .prep files for all PTMs to ensure the charges were correct, .frcmod files and images for all PTMs so they are ready to be used Show less
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