Valerie Burke
New York,NY
Summary
Motivated Medical Device Sales Representative with nearly two years in demonstrating benefits and features of Boston Scientific products to medical providers and patients. Persuasive and friendly with excellent listening skills. Developed positive relationships with clients to increase networking and business opportunities for company.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Watchman Clinical Speacialist II
Boston Scientific
New York, NY
08.2022 - Current
- Maintained a detailed knowledge of all products offered by the company.
- Networked to build client base and promote products to new and existing clients.
- Conducted market research to identify trends in the medical device industry.
- Attended regular meetings with internal teams to discuss upcoming projects.
- Analyzed competitive landscape to understand current trends in the market.
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Pharmacology at UVM
Burlington, VT
12.2021 - 03.2024
- Longitudinal Alzheimer's mouse model study to examine role of TRPV1 receptors in vascular dementia
- Responsible for taking care of mice, weighing 3x per week, refilling special diets
- In charge of running tail suspension, pole test, and new object recognition behavioral studies weekly
- Entrusted with study protocol design and write-up.
Biological Scientist III
Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County
St. Lucie County, FL
12.2020 - 08.2021
- Performed contact tracing phone interviews with individuals who tested positive for COVID-19
- Established interpersonal relationships via telephone interviews to obtain relevant information
- Educated on COVID-19, proper hand washing techniques, mask-wearing
- Provided isolation/quarantine dates for positive/exposed individuals
- Entered data into the online database Merlin for reporting to CDC.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), The Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
Philadelphia, PA
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Assisted research team with an organizational skills training study (exploring ability of intervention program to help children develop time management and organizational skills)
- Compiled study materials for students to use in the upcoming school year
- Entered and managed data collected from parent, teacher, and student self-report measures using REDCap (audited data for quality assurance/control).
Education
Master of Science - Medical Sciences
University of Vermont
08.2022
Bachelor of Science - Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience
Villanova University
05.2020
Skills
- Relationship Building and Management
- Punctuality
- Patient/Physician Education
- Incident Reporting
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Vigilant and Watchful
- Physical Fitness
Leadership Experience
- Villanova Women's Division I Rowing Team: Four Year Varsity Member - Practiced and competed in the First Varsity Eight, Placed 3rd overall at Conference Championships (2017)
- Villanova Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC): Women's Rowing Team Representative - met with other team representatives weekly to discuss upcoming athletic events, volunteered and organized athletic events, responsible for providing photos from competitions and team events
- Villanova University's All Female A Cappella Group The Sirens: Musical Director for Fall 2016- In charge of communicating, organizing, and running practices, responsible for arranging music to be performed
Volunteering/Fundraising Experience
- Villanova Special Olympics Healthy Athletes: annual station at Fall Fest to inform athletes on how to stay active, eat well, and instruct proper technique on the rowing machine
- Villanova Special Olympics Volleyball scorekeeper
- Adopt-a-Child Philadelphia: Annual SAAC-run program where teams adopt children and provide money to purchase them Christmas gifts, Personally responsible for collecting money from the Rowing team and picking out Christmas gifts for each child
- Villanova Women's Rowing Annual Bowl-a-Thon: annually raised money for rowing team expenses (new equipment, boats, parts)
Affiliations
- Running club of New York City - weekly 4mile loops at different locations across each of New York City's five boroughs
- Karaoke nights at Sid Gold's Request room - monthly karaoke get-together's with a cappella alumni residing in NYC
Hobbies and Interests
- Creating/performing/playing music
- Reading
- Fitness and health
- Women's empowerment
- Volunteering
Timeline
Watchman Clinical Speacialist II
Boston Scientific
08.2022 - Current
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Pharmacology at UVM
12.2021 - 03.2024
Biological Scientist III
Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County
12.2020 - 08.2021
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), The Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
05.2019 - 08.2019
Master of Science - Medical Sciences
University of Vermont
Bachelor of Science - Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience
Villanova University
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