Sara Sullivan, PharmD
Greenville,SC
Summary
Medical science liaison with experience in gastroenterology and hepatology. Excellent in establishing and maintaining relationships and open communication with KOLs. Self-motivated, adaptable, and goal-oriented. Science driven educator dedicated to improving patient care.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Science Liaison
Salix Pharmaceuticals
03.2023 - Current
- Establish and maintain relationships with KOLs in the areas of hepatology and gastroenterology.
- Provide updated hepatic encephalopathy and IBS guideline education to incoming practice providers and specialty pharmacies.
- Engage in scientific exchange with providers to identify insights in an effort to improve overall patient care.
- Respond to information requests from commercial colleagues and/or providers within 24 hours.
- Identify and recruit research sites for clinical trials.
- Mentor and train incoming MSL team members.
- Lead team sessions to facilitate and drive field strategy and access.
- Attend medical conferences and reported pertinent information back to team and KOLs.
- Research emerging data within the areas of MASH/MAFLD to relay back to team and KOLs.
- Conducted round table to verify accessibility to scientific information
Clinical Pharmacist
Prisma Health Specialty Pharmacy
04.2020 - 03.2023
- Achieved expert knowledge in therapeutic areas of gastroenterology, hepatology, neurology, immunology, rheumatology, and infectious disease.
- Primary liaison for Prisma Health gastroenterology offices relaying drug treatment recommendations, step therapy options, providing primary literature, and communicating expectations between medical offices and specialty pharmacy.
- Worked with providers to follow treatment guidelines and suggest interventions for the treatment of IBD/CD/UC using various biologic therapies.
- Acted as liaison between provider, patient, and insurance to determine appropriate therapy, recommend dosing schedules, perform clinical reviews, and monitor patient outcomes.
- Provided patient counseling in the areas of injection training, side effects, storage guidelines, therapeutic outcome expectancies, lab requirements, and drug interactions biologic therapies.
- Compose appeal letters to insurance companies including primary literature and trial data for drug approval.
- Provided educational presentations for new drug therapy.
- Trained approximately ten new team members.
Pharmacist
Upstate Medical Pharmacy - Prisma Health
12.2014 - 04.2020
- Team Director for medication therapy management providing MTM services for approximately 20 patients weekly.
- Administer vaccinations such as influenza, pneumonia, Tdap, and Shingrix.
- Make pharmaceutical interventions to physicians as necessary.
- Oversee and manage staff of 20 technicians daily.
- Evaluate presentations from pharmacy students from two major universities.
Clinical Pharmacist
Case-Haub Consulting
08.2018 - 08.2019
- Provide medication therapy management to approximately 10 patients daily using OutcomesMTM platform.
- Make recommendations to providers when appropriate for gaps in care, drug interactions, etc.
- Counsel patients on various health aspects such as diabetes self-care, diabetic and blood pressure goals, opioid overdose and naloxone use, blood thinner management, etc.
Pharmacist
CVS Pharmacy
07.2011 - 12.2014
- Regional Flu Liaison organizing vaccine clinics, district goals, and education.
- Pharmacy trainer leading training of approximately 15 new pharmacists.
- Make pharmaceutical interventions to physicians and patients when necessary.
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy
South Carolina College of Pharmacy
Columbia, SC05.2011
Associate of Science - Medicinal And Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Midlands Technical College
Columbia, SC05.2007
Bachelor of Arts - Advertising
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC05.2005
Skills
- Strong presentation performance and coaching
- KOL management
- In-person and virtual HCP engagement
- Medical and drug information expert
- Strong organizational and teaching skills
- Excellent oral and written communication
- Strong learning agility and adaptability
- Emotionally intelligent
- Easily multitasks
- Cross-functional collaboration and teamwork
- Drive for results
- Proficient in Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Strong knowledge of healthcare systems
Timeline
Medical Science Liaison
Salix Pharmaceuticals
03.2023 - Current
Clinical Pharmacist
Prisma Health Specialty Pharmacy
04.2020 - 03.2023
Clinical Pharmacist
Case-Haub Consulting
08.2018 - 08.2019
Pharmacist
Upstate Medical Pharmacy - Prisma Health
12.2014 - 04.2020
Pharmacist
CVS Pharmacy
07.2011 - 12.2014
Doctor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy
South Carolina College of Pharmacy
Associate of Science - Medicinal And Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Midlands Technical College
Bachelor of Arts - Advertising
University of South Carolina
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