Alejandro Adames

Experience

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  BD

  Aug 2010 - Nov 2010

  Research and Development Intern

  ♦ Adhered to Good Clinical Practices (GCPs) and Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs).♦ Helped cultivate or grow clinically significant bacteria.♦ Prepared Phoenix combination panels for analysis.♦ Operated the BD Phoenix TM Automated Microbiology System.♦ Conducted research on the various aspects and issues relating to antibiotic resistance; synthesized the findings into a formal paper and scientific poster.

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  IQ Solutions

  Jun 2011 - Feb 2014

  ♦ Supported Project Managers on two major government projects.♦ Conducted research and manual and online literature searches using the Internet and databases such as MedlinePlus, ClinicalTrials.gov, and PubMed. ♦ Worked with members of an interdisciplinary team to collect data - administrative professionals, Subject Matter Experts (SME's).♦ Prepared and gave PowerPoint presentations on specific health topics.♦ Responded to phone, e-mail, written, fax, and social media inquiries for information pertaining to heart, lung, and blood diseases and conditions, as well as sleep disorders.♦ Responded to phone, e-mail, written, and fax inquiries for information pertaining to bone, joint, skin, and other musculoskeletal conditions.♦ Provided custom, accurate responses in both English and Spanish for requests for health information from consumers, health professionals, and researchers.♦ Directed patrons to approved referrals to federal and state agencies and non-profit health-related organizations for additional topic-related resources. ♦ Identified appropriate topic materials and processed publication requests into the Knowledge Management System for order fulfillment. ♦ Researched and identified appropriate information resources to include for responses on rare diseases. Show less ♦ Ascertained and exhibited mastery of guidelines and regulations for all major Bureau of Clinician Recruitment programs, the Department of Health and Human Services’ main instrument in the recruitment for the nation’s primary care workforce.♦ Analyzed and validated financial and clinical accreditation data of program applicants using licensing, board certification, primary source verification, and loan databases.♦ Executed processing and quality monitoring functions to ensure compliance with client standards.♦ Exercised mastery of internal SharePoint systems to track applications throughout the review lifecycle.♦ Contributed to business development by performing competitor research using a variety of sources, including financial documents and databases; synthesized information into a technical report for use by senior executives.♦ Recruited and assisted primary care clinicians in underserved areas through the application process by performing exceptional customer service.♦ Coordinated with client-side operations branches and applied technical expertise to streamline process protocols with the ultimate objective of exceeding deliverable goals and timelines.♦ Consulted with underserved area healthcare delivery sites to verify clinician employment and shortage area status.♦ Called upon to develop, organize, and implement process improvement mechanisms and solutions which resulted in improved efficiency and increased quality by as much as 100%.♦ Conducted peer review and training exercises based on developed standard operating procedures. Show less

  • Health Information Specialist

    Sept 2012 - Feb 2014

  • Healthcare Information Specialist

    Jun 2011 - Sept 2012
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  Technical Resources International, Inc.

  Aug 2014 - now

  In-House Clinical Research Associate

  ♦ Support a wide range of clinical research activities and programs by providing clinical regulatory support for clinical trials, both domestic and international.♦ Ensure that clinical research sites conduct research in accordance with the requirements and regulations for clinical research, human subjects protection, and the use of investigational new drugs by reviewing and processing essential regulatory documents (ERD) received from clinical research sites.♦ Troubleshoot ERD issues by requesting additional information and appropriate documentation when necessary.♦ Review site-specific ICFs for accuracy to the protocol and compliance to ethical guidelines and federal regulations. Show less