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Jocelyn Shinnen

Glenmoore,PA

Summary

Pharmaceutical professional with extensive Pharmacovigilance (PV) experience, a broad knowledge of medical terminology, drugs, therapeutics, and regulatory requirements with a strong background in the critical analysis of biomedical literature to support clients’ information needs

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead PV Specialist/PV Specialist

Clarivate/ProQuest/Pi2 Solutions, LLC
01.2012 - Current
  • Conduct product literature monitoring and ensure the timely completion of indexing and abstracting to fulfill regulatory requirements by overseeing a team of PV specialists and developing strategies to prioritize workflow
  • Foster and maintain strong client relationships, monitor status of projects, provide monthly metrics for timeliness and output, and verify consistent quality
  • Serve as lead to a team of PV specialists by allocating work, acting as a subject matter expert, communicating updates/changes, and fostering collaboration
  • Critically analyze the biomedical literature and identify safety-relevant information obtained through Dialog searches, Reactions Weekly, and Global Medical Information Escalation alerts by employing extensive knowledge of client products, regulatory needs, and product labels
  • Provide indexing and custom abstracting for articles with a focus on individual case safety reports criteria to support regulatory submissions
  • Process ad hoc requests and respond to inquiries from the clients' PV teams and subsidiaries

Clinical Literature Analyst

Merck And Co. Inc.
11.2000 - 12.2011
  • Performed critical analysis of the clinical literature to identify relevant articles for inclusion in Clinical Literature Information Center (CLIC) database with a focus on safety-relevant information
  • Provided in-depth indexing and created custom-author abstracts of articles in the CLIC database to support various groups within Merck including Regulatory, Marketing, and Clinical Research
  • Managed literature requests from Global Safety and subsidiaries
  • Collaborated with other groups within Merck including Labeling and the Japanese subsidiary Banyu to provide proofreading and editorial support
  • Translated clinical articles from Spanish to English

Merck Research Laboratories (MRL) Communications S

Merck And Co., Inc.
07.2003 - 03.2006
  • Served as a communication liaison between MRL employees and upper management by participating in the creation and management of an internal web-based portal (MRL Information Network [MRLIN]) that contained relevant and timely employee information
  • Created weekly story centerpieces for MRLIN to highlight new breakthrough research, scientific discoveries, employee contributions/accomplishments, worldwide scientific events, and Merck legacy/history
  • Collaborated with MRL upper management and Human Resources to address employee questions and concerns submitted anonymously through the Portal
  • Authored communications and messaging for senior management to be cascaded within in the MRL division

Education

Bachelor of Science - Biology

Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA
05.1996

Skills

  • Relationship Building
  • Adaptability
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Task Prioritization
  • Teamwork and Collaboration

Timeline

Lead PV Specialist/PV Specialist

Clarivate/ProQuest/Pi2 Solutions, LLC
01.2012 - Current

Merck Research Laboratories (MRL) Communications S

Merck And Co., Inc.
07.2003 - 03.2006

Clinical Literature Analyst

Merck And Co. Inc.
11.2000 - 12.2011

Bachelor of Science - Biology

Chestnut Hill College
Jocelyn Shinnen