Lead UX Designer

• Jun 2022 - Present

Medical Proofreader

• Nov 2015 - Present

- Led the writing and proofreading of health promotion materials (e.g. Quick Reference Guides, Medical Rulers, and Posters) for patients and physicians. - Defined the information architecture and adjusted content to target audience. - Ensured the materials' visual consistency and compliance with the company's guidelines. - Completed and delivered all tasks with time to spare. - Led the writing and proofreading of health promotion materials (e.g. Quick Reference Guides, Medical Rulers, and Posters) for patients and physicians. - Defined the information architecture and adjusted content to target audience. - Ensured the materials' visual consistency and compliance with the company's guidelines. - Completed and delivered all tasks with time to spare.

Research Assistant at EpiDoC Unit

• Apr 2019 - Dec 2021

- Integrated the multidisciplinary team of the EpiDoC Unit where I collaborated effectively in writing protocols/research applications/reports, communicating study results, and implementing clinical studies. - Took part in an observational study that surveyed a representative sample of the Portuguese population (I interviewed some of the participants myself). Also collaborated in another study that assessed the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 among NOVA University employees. - Defined and organised priorities from multiple projects and managed them with the team. Was the unit's reference point for other participating institution's for 3 projects. Show less

Science News Writer

• Sep 2017 - Mar 2020

- Successfully communicated complex scientific and medical information to a lay audience. I did so by employing relatable concepts and simplifying the technical jargon. - Wrote all news stories in plain English on WordPress. - Successfully communicated complex scientific and medical information to a lay audience. I did so by employing relatable concepts and simplifying the technical jargon. - Wrote all news stories in plain English on WordPress.

Clinical Research Associate Trainee

• Jun 2019 - Dec 2019

- Assisted Project Managers with the monitoring of project timelines and site compliance. - Built effective relationships with trial center staff and colleagues. - Used my keen eye for detail to deliver financial contracts, informed consent forms, and other clinical study-related documentation. - Assisted Project Managers with the monitoring of project timelines and site compliance. - Built effective relationships with trial center staff and colleagues. - Used my keen eye for detail to deliver financial contracts, informed consent forms, and other clinical study-related documentation.

Research Technician

• Mar 2017 - Aug 2017

- Selected from a total of 1846 applicants to take part in the “INOV Contacto” Program, an initiative sponsored by the Portuguese Government that aims at providing young graduates with high quality training via internships in an international context, whilst establishing a diverse professional network. - Working in a fast-paced, international environment allowed me to improve my conversational English skills and spearhead the development of a novel fly model for Huntington's disease by autonomously carrying out all laboratory experiments and complementary activities with accuracy. Show less

Graduate Student Researcher

• Oct 2013 - Jul 2015

While working on my Master Thesis: "Role of central autonomic network nuclei on the generation of sympathetic tonus in essential hypertension - an exploratory study in conscious rats" (Cardiovascular Autonomic Function Lab), I have: - Developed my problem-solving and analytical skills by anticipating and dealing with every experiment-related setback. - Broaden my interpersonal communication skills and ability to multitask. - Also collaborated in other research projects, including one focused on implementing behavioral assays to prevent temporal lobe epilepsy-related cognitive decline and another on the autonomic and behavioral changes observed in an animal model of metabolic syndrome. Show less

Research Technician

• May 2013 - Sep 2013

- Learned how to report findings both through speaking and in writing. - Mastered different imaging process software. - Learned how to report findings both through speaking and in writing. - Mastered different imaging process software.