Valerie Opher, DM, MAS, BSN, RN

Experience

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  AstraZeneca

  Sept 2000 - Jan 2012

  Senior Regional Scientific Manager/Senior Medical Information Scientist

  Demonstrated understanding of advanced scientific principles and knowledge that addressed unmet clinical needs to include fostering collaboration, ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and strategic partners at local and state levels. Executed partnership agreements with local healthcare providers that increased district revenue by 3%. Served as Subject Matter Expert (SME) to internal and external customers like Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) in academic institutions. Assisted with company sponsored development and translation of clinical trial designs to internal and external customers. Resulted in over 23% inclusion of Investigators at academic institutions in district. Staffed Investigator Meetings as necessary. Ensured Medical Affairs activities complied with ethical core values as well as Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and ICH (Independent Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines.Speaker presentation skills. Show less

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  Jack Welch Management Institute

  Apr 2010 - Jul 2013

  Adjunct Faculty Member

  Part-time faculty in graduate business school

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  Consultant

  Jan 2012 - Sept 2018

  Full-time Caregiver; Registered Nurse, Health Care and Pharmaceutical Science Professional

  Provided full-time direct patient care

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  Self-Employed/Contractor

  Oct 2018 - Nov 2020

  Personal Sabbatical

  Extensive travel; self-reflection; and decision-making about career opportunities.

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  Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.

  Nov 2020 - now

  Executive Secretary, Data and Safety Monitoring Board/Pharmacovigilance/Clinical Safety Associate II

  Experienced Registered Nurse with extensive medical/surgical and oncology clinical skills, nursing management and leadership.Administrator of DSMB functions that provides safety oversight of clinical research conducted for Infectious Diseases, including vaccine candidates. Schedules and plans Board meetings, performs medical writing of Board meeting summaries, distribution of- and protection of safety clinical data reports (blinded and unblinded). Oversees credentialing process of Board and ad hoc Board members. Serves on cross-functional teams. Processes SAES, conducts follow-up investigations, tracks SAE signals and related activities, and generates data analyses, as warranted. Demonstrated history of working in executive leadership, healthcare management and operations, clinical research and pharmaceuticals. Strong healthcare services professional with a Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership. Show less