Expertise and focus:

Clinical Development of medicine - preparation of clinical and preclinical strategies, including study design of preclinical and clinical trials in collaboration with the statisticians and other relevant experts, scientific advice (contact with Health Authorities), conduct and project management of clinical trials, GCP oversigth, audits, medical writing of study documents, training programme development.

Form of mentoring meetings:

Either way, online or offline

Has an experience in:

Academic career, Career in the private sector

Link to CV

Previous mentoring experience: 

I have been regularly (on weekly and monthly basis) mentoring new department employees and junior colleagues since 2016, as a part of onboarding activities or long-term support in colleague's development. I am trained practitioner of transactional analysis for education, including mentoring skills (100 hours of training). This strongly supports my communication and mentoring skills, to personalize approach to the mentee's needs and working style.

Motivation: 

I believe the mentoring is very useful tool for structured personal and career development. I really enjoy the process of teaching and mentoring and I trust I can offer the broader view of the possibilities in future career of PhD students, and consider actual use of the academic skills in the industry, mainly in the pharmaceutical industry.

Career guidance topics you can discuss with the mentor: 

• Identifying and utilizing one's skill set

• Career change, change of field

• Creating a career plan, strategy

• Differences between academic and non-academic careers

• Navigating the job market, employment opportunities

Research related experience the mentor is ready to share with the mentee: 

• Consultation on preparation for a job interview

• Innovative teaching methods

• Networking - introducing people in the field

• Transition from academia to the private sector

• Consultation on required competencies for the private sector

• Project management

• Navigating the job market in the sector I operate in