Experience

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  Novartis Ireland

  • Scientific Events Projects Specialist

    • Oct 2020 - Oct 2021

    • Supported the Global medical teams to coordinate and manage advisory boards and symposiums at key congresses; including development of timelines, working with in-house designers to create print and digital materials, facilitating approval of content and ensuring compliance with internal event governance processes • Supporting the Global Patient Advocacy team with the coordination of patient advisory meetings • Assisted in the set-up and coordination of the Novartis internal renal podcast; development of timeline and liaison with podcast participants to develop content• Management and coordination of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Congress press office• Responsibilities included client liaison, budget development, preparation of project timeline, organisation and preparation of journalist invitations, responding to journalist queries, management of onsite press office logistics, outreach and liaison with press conference European key speakers

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  Novartis Ireland

  • Scientific Events Projects Specialist

    • Jun 2017 - Feb 2019

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  Cohn & Wolfe

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Freelance

    • Feb 2015 - Jun 2015
    • London, England, United Kingdom

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  Weber Shandwick

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Senior Account Manager

    • Jun 2010 - Oct 2014
    • London, England, United Kingdom

    • Worked with leading pharmaceutical companies including Gilead, Novartis, Johnson and Johnson, Daiichi Sankyo, Celgene Pharmaceuticals and Mundipharma International, across many therapeutic areas including ophthalmology, cardiology and dermatology • Coordinated and managed international symposiums and press conferences at key congresses. Liaised with global medical teams and patient organisation representatives. Prepared project timeline and budgets, worked with faculty members to assemble key meeting focus, developed materials and facilitated their approval, liaised with meeting delegates, prepared meeting reports, managed event logistics and coordination onsite• Communicated key milestones across clients’ European internal network and provided guidance resources and tools. Management and project coordination of internal events• Developed full-scale public relations programmes entailing new product launches, disease awareness communications, medical education projects, regulatory milestone announcements, roundtable meetings/advisory boards and press conferences • Issues and crisis management: Provision of strategic counsel and appropriate media responses. Prepared and responded to issues in a timely manner, through the development of Q&As and media statements• Media relations: Developed and implemented communications strategies for various media stakeholders.

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  Woolley Pau PR

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Senior Account Executive

    • Nov 2007 - May 2010
    • London, England, United Kingdom

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  Resolute Communications

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Junior Account Execurtive

    • Nov 2006 - Nov 2007
    • London, England, United Kingdom

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  J Sainsbury plc

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Media Assistant

    • Jul 2004 - Jul 2005
    • London, England, United Kingdom

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  Sante Communications Ltd

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Summer Intern

    • Jul 2003 - Sep 2003
    • London, England, United Kingdom