Hi, I’m
Susan Song
Faculty
Pittsburgh, PA,PA
Languages
English
Full Professional
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native or Bilingual
Chinese (Cantonese)
Full Professional
Japanese
Limited Working
Spanish
Elementary
Summary
Trained physician scientist passionate about bridging biomedical science and its clinical translation to make a direct impact. Seeking for a senior position in Medical Affairs/Medical Communications.
Demonstrated excellent scientific writing with $3M+ in grant funding and 10+ peer-reviewed publications during the 8 years as faculty in neuroscience research. Led multifunctional teams of 5-10. Established strong scientific communication with 10+ oral/poster presentations, and maintained professional relationship and collaboration with multidisciplinary KOLs.
Overview
7
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Skills
- Scientific Writing
- Publication
- Presentation
- Public Speaking
- Leadership
- Communication
- Collaboration
- People Management
- Program Management
- Time Management
- Research
- Neurology
- Neuroscience
- Life Sciences
- Analytical Thinking
- Critical Thinking
Work History
University Of Pittsburgh
Research Assistant Professor
01.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Lead multifunctional teams of 5-10 in conducting neuroscience research utilizing single cell RNA-seq and transcriptome analysis. Explored translational potential of novel clinical trial drugs in CNS disease setting.
- Conceptualized and wrote grants to National Institute of Health and American Heart Association, leading to over $2M of funding.
- Published 2 manuscripts on scientific journals, and abstracts and posters at national/international conferences.
- Gave oral presentations at conferences facing clinicians and scientists. Prepared slide decks and conducted scientific communication in biweekly internal meetings.
- Provided expertise as SME externally to peer-review journals, and internally with multidisciplinary collaborators.
- Maintained professional relationship and collaboration with multidisciplinary KOLs across different departments and institutes.
- Leveraged interpersonal and communication skills to supervise and mentor junior employees at various career stages, from post-doctorate to undergraduate levels, in conducting research, presentation, and scientific writing, and career development.
University Of Pittsburgh
Research Instructor
01.2020 - 12.2021
Job overview
- Conducted neuroscience research and expanded expertise in neuroinflammation across 5 projects, leading to 6 publications in peer-review journals.
- Gave oral and poster presentations at national/international conferences, including award-winning oral presentation at Veterans Affairs.
- Prepared slide decks and conducted scientific communication in biweekly internal meetings.
- Conceptualized and wrote grants to National Institute of Health, Department of Defense, and National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
- Functioned as SME externally to peer-review journals, and internally with multidisciplinary collaborators.
- Maintained professional relationship and collaboration with multidisciplinary KOLs across different departments.
- Leveraged interpersonal and communication skills to mentor 2 graduate students, 2 undergraduate students, and 1 lab technician in conducting research, presentation, and scientific writing.
University Of Pittsburgh
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
10.2015 - 12.2019
Job overview
- Contributed to and actively participated in research conception, design and execution to address defined problems in the realm of neuroinflammation and neuroimmunology.
- Collaborated with colleague scientists spanning 4 projects, leading to 5 publications in peer-reviewed journals.
- Wrote grant proposals to American Heart Association, Veterans Affairs, and National Institute of Health, leading to over $1M in funding.
- Gave oral and poster presentations at national/international conferences, including an award-winning presentation at annual conference of Society for Neuroscience.
- Prepared slide decks and conducted scientific communication in biweekly internal meetings.
- Leveraged interpersonal and communication skills to mentor 3 undergraduate students and 2 lab technicians in developing scientific hypotheses, conducting rigorous experiments, and scientific writing.
Education
Southern Medical UniversityGuangzhou, China
M.D., Ph.D. from Medicine
06.2015
Certification
Medical License in Neurology (China)
Professional Certificate in Project Management (Google)
Hobbies
Yoga, running, hiking, singing, ukulele, watercolor painting
Availability
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