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Afolarin Ishola

Missouri City,TX

Summary

A deligent and highly motivated Pharmacovigilance Physician with over a decade experience in pre and post marketing surveillance . With vast experience in drug safety operations, clinical development and data management. An excellent blend of clinical expertise, PV leadership experience and detailed understanding of the pharmaceutical industry. Seeking to leverage expertise for enhancement of patient safety in drug development and post marketing surveillance.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Drug Safety Physician

Arog Pharmaceuticals
04.2022 - Current

Drug: Crenolab (ARO-013) Phase 3 clinical trial for refractory AML with mutation in the FLT3

  • Implemented safety monitoring strategy for randomized, multi-center, open label, two arm, phase III neo-adjuvant study by evaluating activity, efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of Crenolab (ARO-013) Phase 3 clinical trial for refractory AML with mutation in FLT3
  • Review of clinical data for update submission to FDA and presentation at American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting
  • Safety data review including data from clinical trials , literature review and post-approval reports.
  • Collaborate with other safety scientist for safety surveillance activities and development of RMP.
  • Medical Subject matter expert for clinical matters raised by collaborators , investigator, and strategic partners.
  • Coordinate all activities related to review of data and presentation at different leadership forum.
  • Provides medical evaluation of adverse event reports including AE, SAE and SUSAR
  • Prepare case narrative for SAE reports and prepare MedWatch , CIOMs, PADER , PBRER, PSUR and other reports.
    Ensure implementation and execution of regulatory QMS documentation strategies.
  • Provide general regulatory support for product development and supervise changes in protocols
  • General clinical research and product support including preparation of IND safety reports, application safety updates and product labeling.

Snr PV Scientist- GSSRM

Janssen Research & Development(Johnson & Johnson)
02.2021 - 04.2022

Drugs: Ustekinumab (Stelara), COVID-19 vaccine

  • Monitoring of AE/SAEs & safety signals related to marketed products & clinical trials.
  • Responsible for scheduled and ad hoc aggregate reports including PADER, PBRER and DSUR
  • Managed general signal processing and medical case review in Argus 8.2.2
  • Initiate/Conduct/Oversee searches of internal and external databases
  • Contributed to the development and implementation of regulatory policies leading to accelerated product approval resulting in >50% time to market for the J&J vaccine
  • Prepared and review regulatory documents including investigational new drugs (IND) and new drug applications (NDA)
  • Developed Risk Management Plan (RMP) for validated signals
  • General HEOR with focus on RWD/RWE, PRO, public health, and epidemiology
  • Database searching, aggregate safety analysis and case reviews
  • Project management and coordination of strategic safety documents
  • Partners with stakeholders in coordinating global regulatory submissions and ensuring compliance with international regulatory requirement including ISO, CE and other country specific regulations
  • Supports SMT deliverables as required.

Snr Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety Spec

Principia BioPharma Inc
06.2019 - 01.2021

Drug: SAR442168 Phase 2/3 clinical TrialUtilized MedDRA coding and ICD 10-DSM coding

  • Expert Review of ICSRs, AEs, SAEs for both SAR and SUSAR
  • Developing, Maintaining, Managing, and Optimizing RMP/REMS/PBRER
  • Medical review of DSURs, PBRERs and Annual Reports
  • Domestic and International Labeling following FDA and EU-MAA approval process
  • Review of compliance with Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance Regulations
  • Member of FDA Advisory Committee and responding to FDA queries/audits
  • Obtain, review, and process essential regulatory and administrative documents
  • Conduct audit of essential regulatory documents to ensure completeness, accuracy, and regulatory compliance
  • Created Company Core Data Sheet, Company Core Safety Information, Investigator BrochuresUnderstand project scope, budgets, and timelines; manage site level activities/communication to ensure project objectives, deliverables and timelines are met
  • Maintain a working knowledge of ICH/GCP Guidelines or other applicable guidance, relevant regulations, and company SOPs/processes.

Drug Safety Specialist

Abide Therapeutics
01.2018 - 06.2019

Drug:ABX-1431 Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial

  • Intended Usage:Tourette Syndrome in Adults, Multiple Sclerosis, and Immuno-oncology.Development and implementation of payer value proposition and access strategies
  • Development of pre-marketing and post marketing access strategy with a compelling, scientific value report that highlights optimal benefit to the patients and a good return on investment to the company
  • Signal case processing, analysis, ICSR generation and appropriate notification to regulatory agencies
  • MEDRA coding and case processing in Argus 8.2.1
  • Preparation of RMPS/REM based on case investigation finding
  • Provide medical review for aggregate regulatory documents (PBRERs, PADERs and DSURs)
  • Review emerging data from clinical studies for possible adverse event, outliers, and cofounder's
  • Aggregate safety data analysis and report writing.

Snr Clinical Research Study Coordinator

Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center
01.2016 - 01.2018
  • Site study coordinator and maintenance of investigator file for assigned protocols
  • Work with principal investigator (PI), in screening of study participants, conducting informed consent process as designated by the study protocol
  • Work with PI on protocol submissions (internally sponsored and/or externally sponsored) to federal (FDA), international and/or institutional committees (e.g
  • CTSRC and IRB) as applicable
  • Performs data abstraction, collection, entry, clean-up to support the clinical research
  • Regular data analysis with detailed data report to monitor study progression
  • Prepares submission for all reportable events (e.g., adverse events, protocol variances, violations, etc.)
  • Develops, maintains, and/or monitors case report forms and review with PI
  • Ensures compliance with prescribed interventions and ensure protocol compliance
  • Regular site visit as indicated by study protocol
  • Provides data to the collaborating research organization (CRO) or study sponsor.

Clinical Data Specialist

Prime Health Care Management Inc.
02.2014 - 01.2016
  • Designing clinical study protocols using approved statistical analysis plans , ensuring randomness of sample and reduction of bias
  • Data analysis using SAS protocols for analysis of disease pattern and hospital metrics.
  • Review of data set and analysis of signal pattern in different communities use in implementation of study protocol.
  • General statistical report writing, development of data Set from raw files using Program R and SAS
  • Performance management (PM) model and continuous quality improvement (CQI) methods in analysis of data
  • Medical writing, review of clinical trial, data analysis and writing of reports, etc.
  • Active participation in ongoing hospital clinical research and drug trial/new treatment protocol reviews
  • Literature review and research into possible drug interaction in clinical trial patient
  • Review of data with principal investigators (PI) and other members of the clinical trial team

General Physician- Infectious Disease

Lagos State Health Service Commission
01.2010 - 08.2012
  • Teamed with other physicians, specialists, and health care providers to provide well-rounded care for HIV , TB and other infectious disease
  • Thoroughly examined patients and elicited medical history data to use in assessing health and identifying conditions.
  • Teamed with other physicians, specialists, and health care providers to provide well-rounded care for HIV , TB and other infectious disease
  • Thoroughly examined patients and elicited medical history data to use in assessing health and identifying conditions.
  • Diagnosed and treated patients suffering from infectious disease
  • Reviews enrollment progress, pre-screening and screening success rates, screen failure rates, safety, and retention of participants.

Medical Internship

Federal Medical Centre Makurdi
10.2008 - 12.2009
  • Performed outpatient and inpatient care of medical and surgical patient with infectious disease
  • General evaluation of patient's enrolling in clinical trial.
  • Performed outpatient and inpatient care of medical and surgical patient with infectious disease.
  • General evaluation of patient's enrolling in clinical trial
  • Polio vaccine signal detection, investigation and reporting to pharmaceutical companies and/or NAFDAC ( FDA equivalent)

Education

Masters of Public Health -

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS
12.2014

M.D. -

University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Ibadan , Nigeria
09.2008

Skills

  • AE and SAE reporting
  • Signal detection & evaluation
  • Data analysis and mining
  • Coding (MedDRA/WHODD)
  • Regulatory compliance
  • DSUR/PSUR/PADER/PBRER
  • Risk management RMP/REMS
  • Literature surveillance
  • Case processing (AE/SAE)
  • Drug labels: CCDS/USPI/SmPC
  • Safety database- Argus
  • Medical & scientific writing
  • Benefit-risk evaluation
  • Regulatory responses
  • GVP Modules, ICH-GCP
  • SAE reconciliation
  • Medical Review of ICSRs
  • Causality assessment
  • Safety signal assessment
  • Risk Classification
  • Statistical analysis
  • Medical review ICSR
  • Cross-functional communication
  • SOP development
  • MedDRA SMQ, CMQ, FMQ
  • 7 and 15-Day SUSAR
  • Safety management plan
  • Adverse event triage
  • Drug classification systems
  • Drug interaction assessment
  • Clinical trial protocols
  • RECIST Oncology
  • Data Line Listing Review
  • Medical literature evaluation
  • Regulatory intelligence

Timeline

Drug Safety Physician

Arog Pharmaceuticals
04.2022 - Current

Snr PV Scientist- GSSRM

Janssen Research & Development(Johnson & Johnson)
02.2021 - 04.2022

Snr Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety Spec

Principia BioPharma Inc
06.2019 - 01.2021

Drug Safety Specialist

Abide Therapeutics
01.2018 - 06.2019

Snr Clinical Research Study Coordinator

Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center
01.2016 - 01.2018

Clinical Data Specialist

Prime Health Care Management Inc.
02.2014 - 01.2016

General Physician- Infectious Disease

Lagos State Health Service Commission
01.2010 - 08.2012

Medical Internship

Federal Medical Centre Makurdi
10.2008 - 12.2009

Masters of Public Health -

University of Southern Mississippi

M.D. -

University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Afolarin Ishola