Experience

Almac Group

• United Kingdom
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Coordinator

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  As a Project Co-ordinator I work within the Commercial Project Management team to provide a bespoke API manufacturing service to the pharmaceutical industry with comprehensive scientific support. The role is client facing and is a key element in the smooth running of the Project Management department, ultimately resulting in a high level of client satisfaction. Roles include: - Work on behalf of Almac Sciences’ clients within the commercial team to support the manufacture of APIs for late phase clinical trials and commercialisation - Assist in the creation and maintenance of timelines for each project and distribute internally for review and externally as required - Track the progress of various project related documentation to ensure deadlines are met and budgets are not exceeded past project output - Organise, participate in and keep accurate minutes of meetings and correspondence with team members and clients as required in performance of function - Liaise effectively with those internal functions involved with each project, including but not limited to: - - Formulation Development, Production, Quality, Logistics, Purchasing and Regulatory Affairs - Identify and respond efficiently and effectively to all client needs Show less



pHion Therapeutics

• United Kingdom
• Biotechnology
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research & Development Scientist

  • Sep 2021 - Oct 2022

  My role as an R&D scientist was based within the therapeutic and prophylactic vaccine team, to work closely with each team member to support the development of multiple vaccine products for entry into early-phase clinical trials. Working on various product pipelines I was involved in extensive pre-clinical data collection, including in vivo end ex vivo experiments, wet-lab procedures, complex data analysis and scientific presentation. Roles included: - Apply knowledge to immunological vaccine development and keep abreast of latest developments through academic papers, journals and competitor benchmarking - Plan work independently on multiple projects to meet agreed milestones - Experience in formal scientific presentations including product pipeline overview, project background and clinical/patient relevance - Management of protocols for small and large studies, generating in-house SOPs - Execute, analyse and troubleshoot pharmaceutical laboratory procedures, working towards early-phase clinical trials for various vaccine products - Provide clinical and scientific information associated with ongoing vaccine projects to ensure they were completed on time and within budget - Maintain a cutting-edge awareness of technical developments and scientific knowledge and apply these where possible to improve performance - Present regular written and oral progress reports to members of the research and development team and external stakeholders Show less



Queen's University Belfast

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Phd Research Student

  • Sep 2018 - Jun 2022

  - ‘"Development and Characterisation of a Peptide-Bisphosphonate Nanoparticle for the Treatment of Breast Cancer” QUB Thesis link: https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/development-and-characterisation-of-a-peptide - Extensive knowledge of oncology, specifically but not limited to breast cancer - Maintain a large breadth of knowledge surrounding PhD project and successfully defend my thesis to a panel of external/internal academic experts - Attended several conferences, presenting current research and discuss in-depth ongoing work to a panel of investigators. 3rd year PhD poster: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aVsa81JTGfjOy9qTrIplkZiZKQgBjDeU/view - Technical drug development work including wet-lab/molecular biology in vitro experiments and translation to pre-clinical in vivo studies - Keep abreast of latest developments within field of work to maintain patient relevance and bench to beside opportunity -Demonstrate academic pharmacy practicals and grading of exam submissions Show less