MarkLewandowski 08_28_15
- 1. MARK ANTHONY LEWANDOWSKI, PharmD 7726 San Gabriel St 810-990-5785 Raleigh, NC 27613 www.linkedin.com/in/lewandowskimark MAL53806@creighton.edu SUMMARY Degreed professional with extensive experience in product development, project management, and technical writing along with medical communication experience in fast-paced industrial settings. Special focus working within a matrixed environment to identify optimal solutions to support the delivery of new products to market. Utilize PharmD degree to combine work skills with clinical knowledge for a life-long career in the pharmaceutical industry setting to develop and communicate medical information and optimize customer satisfaction while promoting health and wellness within the community. Key Areas of Focus: Cardiovascular medicine heart failure, dyslipidemia Endocrinology certification in diabetes education EXPERIENCE PPD, Research Triangle Park, NC 6/2015-present Consultant Pharmacist, Medical Communication, Cardiovascular Responded to medical information questions from healthcare providers and consumers with the highest level of proven scientific data to help make informed clinical decisions about our clients oral and injectable- biologic cardiovascular products in a safe & efficacious manner. Handled calls from a host of internal and external customers and referred to proper channels to properly answer questions in a timely manner. Guided health care providers and consumers to appropriate clinical trials for participation as investigators or patients. Responded to written medical information requests from healthcare providers for medical information on our clients cardiovascular products. Captured and reported adverse events and processed product complaints on our clients cardiovascular, inflammation and bone products. Partnered with internal customer groups to ensure that medical information supplied to both healthcare providers and consumers regarding our clients products was accurate and to up to date, based upon established scientific data. PPD, Research Triangle Park, NC 2/2015-3/2015 Industry Rotation, Strategic Feasibility, Oncology/Heme Supported requests for proposal feasibility analyses for oncology trials. Utilized the client protocol, Citeline search engines, and epidemiological data to determine the best clinical trial sites, quantity of sites, enrollment rates and trial timeline to present to clients. Reviewed protocols and developed questions for site surveys to obtain the best quality sites for clinical trials. GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC 1/2015-2/2015 Medical Information Rotation Presented on current and future Hepatitis C therapies with and without HIV co-infections to update Medical Information (MI) and Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) on current HCV guidelines and critical drug interactions with HIV medications. Embase and Medline searches for medical information questions found in labels, clinical trial data and medical information response. Journal club presentation on early vs delayed HIV therapy to prevent transmission to non-infected partners. Acne vulgaris and severe chronic hand eczema research projects with the dermatology group. Hospital and Retail Rotations 6/2014-11/2014
- 2. Intertape Polymer Group, Marysville, MI 1/2001-5/2014 Senior Technical Advisor (2012-2014) Utilized for all research and development projects for pressure-sensitive tapes. Worked in a matrixed environment with cross-functional teams to guide decision making and move projects forward. Resulted in Technical Employee of the Year Award for launching 13 new products in a year. Conducted patent searches to identify future opportunities and competitive advantages. Patent writing for innovative solutions to advance the company and provide sustained competitive advantage. Developments such as weatherable painters tape led to over $10MM in revenues. Further improved the product with Patent US8404343 Edge Coating for Tape for crisp, clean paint lines. Managed projects from start to finish with activities such as understanding market segments, obtaining the voice of the customer, competitive product benchmarking, bench work and product development, production trials, field evaluations, trial report writing, developing quality control metrics and limits, and development of marketing literature. Developed a cost to manufacture the new product based on initial sales request, competitive sell price and product requirements to compare against the target sell price. Refined the product cost and performance requirements throughout the development process. Generated trial protocols for statistical studies using StatEase software. Reviewed and interpreted data from trials to generate trial reports and presentations for sales, corporate, and external customers. Managed a group of chemists and technicians responsible for the development of all double coats, transfer tapes, reinforced products, stencil products, architectural painters tapes and general purpose masking tapes for the organization. Developed yearly review goals for progression aimed at empowering employees to lead teams in the development process and make decisions supported by trial data. Responsible for raw material substitution identification and qualification processes. Managed phone calls to answer technical questions and supplied the proper level of information. Researched questions with no available documentation for quick turn-around including development of new literature and response to the customer within a timely period, usually 48-72 hours. Developed a footprints database to generate application test requests from the sales force and customers. Database generated quick, consistent report formats for the customer. Senior Chemist (2001-2012) Advanced in chemist level positions since 2001 from Chemist I, II, and III to Senior Chemist. Complexity of responsibilities increased over time to include supervising technicians, project management of multiple product lines, developing key new products using statistically designed experiments, running multi-plant trials. Managed projects from start to finish with activities including understanding market segment, visiting customers to determine needs, product benchmarking, benchwork, production trials and technical report writing. Developed over two dozen new products during this time meeting goals for revenues and profits. Interacted with all levels of the organization. RELEVANT SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS Stat Ease Design of Experiment, Minitab Statistical Software, New Product Development Blueprinting, Footprints Software, Access Database, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Project Gantt Charts), Outlook for emails, scheduling appointments and calendars, Lync for screen sharing and conference calls. Patent US 7829640 Recirculation Loop Reactor Bulk Polymerization Process Patent US8404343 Edge Coating for Tape Patent Application US20080085388 Filament Reinforced Tape Useful as Underwater Pipe Wrap Pressure Sensitive Tape Counsel (PSTC) 2014 chair member
- 3. AWARDS AND SERVICES Technical Employee of the Year Award,2011, Intertape Polymer Group Deans List, six terms as PharmD candidate Sanctuary at Mercy Village volunteer services, Port Huron, MI LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS NC Pharmacy license, No 25078 2015 Certification in diabetes education 2014 CPR certification 2010-present EDUCATION Doctor of Pharmacy, GPA 3.69/4.00, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 2015 Masters of Science, Chemistry, GPA 3.80/4.00, University of Detroit-Mercy, Detroit, MI 2001 REFERENCES - Available upon request