Senior Manager, Field Medical

• May 2021 - Present

Medical Science Liaison

• Feb 2019 - May 2021

• Establish and maintain professional relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) across the country by partnering in scientific presentations and research initiatives to support the dissemination of balanced and evidence-based information, following the Office of Ethics and Compliance guidelines • Collaborate with key stakeholders to support product launches and strategies for US and Global products • Develop and deliver Medical Science programs aligned with Pediatric and Pediatric Specialty business strategies on national and international levels, including CE, CEU, and CME programs • Provide scientific engagement and training activities for external HCPs and internal staff on relevant Medical Affairs topics including Gut Microbiome, Malnutrition Diagnosis and Treatment, Parenteral and Enteral Guidelines for Pediatric Critical Care, Human Milk Components, and Formula Tolerance • Collaborate with Nutrition Science, Regulatory, HEOR, and Sales/Marketing teams on key initiatives to effectively provide scientific information on key focus areas and support Pediatric product lines •Work with commercial partners to strengthen scientific presence with HCPs through Medical Affairs programming, societies, congresses, media, and hosting medical science discussions • Attend nutrition and medical conferences and symposia for KOL recruitment, participation, and providing scientific support at company exhibits • Deliver insights to internal stakeholders related to scientific trends and external stakeholder needs to support innovation and pipeline development • Participate in annual Medical Affairs audits by tracking approval, accreditation, and expiration dates for Pediatric Medical Affairs programming Show less

Research Assistant

• Aug 2015 - Apr 2019

• Lead research teams as Project Manager for nutrition message development, testing of educational materials, and implementation of nutrition and health interventions • Trained and lead a research team to conduct interviews gathering information from parents and healthcare providers on child nutrition, physical activity, and feeding practices to determine effective future interventions • Designed and develop research protocol and interviews to collect formative data on child nutrition, child feeding practices, and health behaviors for a state level research study • Collected data for nutrition-related intervention programs including physical anthropometric measurements, diet recalls using Nutrition Data System for Research, and validated health behavior questionnaires • Analyzed qualitative and quantitative data for material development, intervention effectiveness, behavior changes, and obesity prevention using NVivo and SPSS statistical software programs • Wrote reports for submission including Institutional Review Board applications for Human Subjects Research, grant applications, research abstracts, and manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals Show less

Research Associate

• May 2016 - Aug 2017

• Collected and analyzed nutrition and marketing claims on infant formula, baby food, toddler food, and toddler snack products as a nutritional researcher on the Food Marketing team to determine label and advertisement accuracy for the 2016 Baby and Toddler Food FACTS Report • Gathered and analyzed food company spending and advertising data to assess targeted populations and media outlets for marketing campaigns • Reported on food company spending and advertising data as co-author for the 2017 Food Advertising to Children FACTS Report publication Show less

Research Manager

• Jan 2015 - Aug 2015

• Oversaw daily research tasks as Research Manager for the successful execution of a multi-state early childhood nutrition intervention study • Lead research training sessions for new employees to ensure proper implementation of daily research tasks • Prepared weekly progress reports for Primary Investigator and other stakeholders on all participants for a multi-state nutrition intervention study • Managed the multi-state research website and database for participation tracking, data collection and material dissemination using Qualtrics, Survey Monkey, Weebly, and Wordpress platforms • Provided guidance to participants and other staff members regarding questions or issues throughout the multi-state intervention study to promote adherence to and accuracy of program implementation • Created a Data Dictionary using Microsoft Excel for data analysis to report on behavioral change findings after the multi-state research intervention Show less

Clinical Dietitian

• Apr 2014 - Jan 2015

• Collaborated as the Clinical Dietitian on the interdisciplinary critical care team with Physicians, Nurse Managers, Pharmacists, and other medical specialists to ensure seamless treatment practices as patients progressed from acute to long-term and rehabilitation care units • Conducted nutritional and follow-up assessments and recommendations to provide optimal treatment for critical care and acute rehabilitation patients • Provided nutritional expertise to identify proper enteral and parenteral nutrition for patients using medical nutrition formulary as Clinical Dietitian on the hospital-wide Total Parenteral Nutrition committee • Developed a hospital-wide nutrition support training lesson for nurses to improve understanding and implementation of optimal enteral nutrition for patients • Provided guidance and training to dietetic interns by serving as a Preceptor for Critical Care and Nutrition Support clinical rotations • Ensured quality care and positive customer service by participating in patient satisfaction surveys, completing diet order audits, enforcing food safety guidelines, and reviewing quality assessments for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Det Norske Veritas hospital compliance Show less

Dietetic Intern

• Feb 2013 - Feb 2014

• Conducted nutritional assessments on adult and pediatric patients to determine nutritional status, identify nutrition problems, create plans of care, and evaluate goals of care • Created educational resources and conduct counseling for targeted populations in both individual and group classes in acute care and ambulatory settings • Collaborated as an active member of the interdisciplinary team to provide optimal patient care • Conducted nutritional assessments on adult and pediatric patients to determine nutritional status, identify nutrition problems, create plans of care, and evaluate goals of care • Created educational resources and conduct counseling for targeted populations in both individual and group classes in acute care and ambulatory settings • Collaborated as an active member of the interdisciplinary team to provide optimal patient care

Nutrition Researcher

• Sep 2008 - Mar 2013

• Assisted with research projects regarding media and food advertisements directed towards children, and food safety education for school aged children • Developed surveys for data collection in child food marketing • Conducted research interviews for data collection in pediatric populations within the community and school-based sites • Completed content analysis of food product labels and advertisements for child snack and packaged foods • Assisted with research projects regarding media and food advertisements directed towards children, and food safety education for school aged children • Developed surveys for data collection in child food marketing • Conducted research interviews for data collection in pediatric populations within the community and school-based sites • Completed content analysis of food product labels and advertisements for child snack and packaged foods