Experience

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  Pfizer

  • New York, New York, United States

  • Director - Scientific Information Center - R&D Operations

    • May 2021 - Present
    • New York, New York, United States

    • Led and inspired global team of 5 highly skilled information professionals located at various sites• Partnered with key stakeholders and global business functions (including R&D, Medical, Regulatory, Clinical, Safety - ICSR, Competitive Intelligence, Commercial, Business Development, Procurement, Legal, Finance) to identify information needs, improve service offerings, and optimize workflows • Led contract negotiations for $20M budgeted content acquisition including published literature, databases, data, and tools/API’s including CAS (SciFinder), CCC (RightFind), Elsevier (ScienceDirect, Embase.com, Reaxys, Pharmapendium), Clarivate (Cortellis, Web of Science, EndNote), Wolters Kluwer (Ovid), and Informa/Caerus (Citeline)• Led integration of content subscriptions from corporate acquisitions including Seagen, Arena, Biohaven, and Global Blood Therapeutics• Designed and implemented key initiatives for Scientific Information Center including vision, mission, strategy, and career track within first 6-months• Accountable for all education and outreach initiatives provided by team and vendors• Led evaluation of new scientific information resources, technologies, search tools, and data licenses including full-text literature for AI, Data Mining, and NLP projects.

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  Sacred Heart University

  • Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

  • Adjunct Professor, Graduate School

    • Jun 2005 - Dec 2021
    • Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Developed and taught masters-level course in chemical information sources and search technology.

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  W. L. Gore & Associates

  • Phoenix, Arizona, United States

  • Information Specialist - Office of Medical Affairs

    • Feb 2020 - May 2021
    • Phoenix, Arizona, United States

    • Led and managed external content acquisition, implementation, and support for Medical Products Division and Enterprise Technology including eJournals, eDatabases, eBooks, eStandards• Aligned strategy for managing ~$2M STEM information portfolio to support strategic goals of the business, resulting in ~$250K savings in first year• Leveraged appropriate technologies to provide value-added, cost-effective information services to enhance Associates’ productivity and foster innovation• Provided expertise and training on effective literature information retrieval and sharing methodologies to researchers, medical, and regulatory associates

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  Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals

  • Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States

  • Senior Information Scientist - Knowledge Management - R&D Operations

    • Apr 2010 - Jan 2020
    • Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States

    • Provided high level information consulting, research, and analysis services around competitor and company drug products and disease indications to R&D, Medical, Regulatory, Safety, Clinical, Commercial, Competitive Intelligence, and other business groups in North America• Led design and implementation of 3-Year Strategic Plan and Vision for Library/Knowledge Management Group• Led design, implementation, and support of internal news alerting system utilizing external web-scraping and feeds resulting in substantial cost savings over vendor products; Presented work at 2 conferences• Led design, implementation, and support of internal Sharepoint platforms for Research & Competitive Intelligence • Provided web-based and in-person learning sessions on available information resources

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  Cytec Industries

  • Stamford, Connecticut, United States

  • Manager - Technical Information Center & Knowledge Management

    • Jun 2003 - Apr 2010
    • Stamford, Connecticut, United States

    • Led design, implementation, and support of global information, content, and knowledge initiatives for technical and business communities (R&D, Marketing, Manufacturing, Legal, Project Management) • Led team of 3 Information Scientists and 4 Technicians at Stamford and Brussels locations• Led design and implementation of Strategic Plan, Vision, and mission for Technical Information Center• Led 1-year integration process of Stamford & Brussels groups into a single global team as a result of major corporate acquisition• Managed $1.5M budget and all aspects of content acquisition and procurement process including contract negotiations• Led design and implementation of Cytec’s virtual library to facilitate access to relevant internal and external information including eJournals, eDatabases, eBooks, market research, and internal technical documents (reports, lab notebooks, LIMS, presentations)• Led annual global license negotiations and purchasing processes for electronic content subscription resources