Professional Journey

Experience

From frontline clinical medicine and critical care to principal investigator leadership and Phase III trial operations across global pharmaceutical sponsors.

May 2025 — Present

Founder & Study Investigator

HeallyConnect — Digital Health Research Study | Connecticut

  • Designing and leading a digital health clinical research study through the full lifecycle: IRB submission, protocol development, informed consent administration, participant enrollment, REDCap-based data collection, statistical analysis, and dissemination of findings.
  • Translating clinical expertise into technical requirements for a custom-built HIPAA-compliant digital health platform integrating participant recruitment workflows, electronic survey administration, and longitudinal study management.
  • Developing evaluation frameworks for participant data quality, clinical safety metrics, and study endpoint assessment of an IRB-approved pilot cohort of 15 enrolled participants.
  • Preparing grant applications and presenting research findings to faculty, academic stakeholders, and clinical advisory partners.
June 2024 — Present

Graduate Researcher & Capstone Lead

Yale School of Public Health | New Haven, CT

  • Developed protocol design document (PDD) and authored Yale IRB protocol for human subjects research, incorporating informed consent documents, risk management plans, data management procedures, and safety escalation protocols aligned with FDA regulations.
  • Created a blinded data review framework using MIMIC-IV Real-World Data (11,300+ ICU records), designing analytical pipelines to evaluate clinical safety signals — achieving 91% sensitivity for sepsis onset detection 4 hours in advance.
  • Directed the technical architecture and HIPAA/42 CFR Part 2 privacy framework for a substance use disorder digital health application; led IRB post-approval amendments and regulatory compliance strategy.
  • Coordinated cross-functional stakeholder engagement across clinical, technology, and regulatory partners to define the target product profile (TPP) and translate clinical requirements into executable study designs.
July 2024 — February 2025

Senior Research Associate — Medical Monitoring

Saint Michael Medical Center | Newark, NJ

  • Performed medical monitoring across 8 Phase III clinical trials in HIV therapeutic area — including Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies (bNAbs) and Lenacapavir pivotal studies — sponsored by Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, AbbVie, and Merck.
  • Served as the primary clinical contact for investigators and internal study teams across 8+ investigative sites; contributed to site selection criteria, investigator training materials, and study startup activities.
  • Tracked and reconciled serious adverse events (SAEs), reviewed targeted medical events (TMEs), managed protocol deviations, and led cumulative safety data presentations during Safety Review Team meetings — ensuring 100% adherence to FDA/ICH/GCP safety protocols.
  • Authored and managed approval of informed consent documents; contributed to statistical analysis plan (SAP) inputs, trial master file (TMF) documentation, and blinded data review processes.
  • Established site-level Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) reporting processes and supported endpoint adjudication; exceeded Phase III enrollment targets by 95% through enrollment optimization strategies.
July 2022 — July 2023

Resident Physician, Internal Medicine (ACGME-Accredited)

Richmond University Medical Center | Staten Island, NY

  • Managed complex patient populations across cardiovascular, metabolic, and immunological disease states; contributed to ongoing clinical data review and multidisciplinary treatment planning.
  • Co-authored 2 case reports and peer-reviewed manuscripts through systematic data collection and literature review, collaborating with senior faculty on journal submissions.
June 2021 — July 2024

Physician

Calko Medical Center | Brooklyn, NY

  • Conducted comprehensive patient assessments and clinical data reviews, collaborating on Real World Evidence (RWE) generation and evidence-based therapeutic decision-making for complex patient populations.
  • Provided ongoing clinical and medical data review, interpreting translational findings and supporting safety profile assessments across a high-volume outpatient setting.
October 2021 — July 2022

Clinical Operations Associate

Xenon Health | Jersey City, NJ

  • Managed clinical operations and perioperative safety protocols across multiple ambulatory surgical sites, ensuring regulatory compliance and SOP adherence.
  • Conducted Quality Assurance (QA) audits using EHR systems, identifying safety trends and driving SOP improvements through matrix management across multiple sites.
December 2020 — May 2021

Clinical Research Assistant & CRF Specialist

Labcorp (Covance) | Madison, WI

  • Partnered with Principal Investigators and Medical Monitors on Phase I dose-escalation and First-in-Human safety studies with strict adherence to safety reporting timelines and ICH/GCP requirements.
  • Collaborated with CRO medical teams to validate adverse event data and prepare safety data packages for regulatory submission milestones including PK/PD analysis.
June 2019 — February 2020

Physician

Family Health and Interventional Cardiac Center | Brooklyn, NY

  • Conducted clinical assessments in a cardiac outpatient setting, contributing to therapeutic decision-making, case summary presentations, and patient safety monitoring.
May 2015 — May 2017

Senior Medical Officer, Anesthesiology & Critical Care

Vavuniya District General Hospital | Sri Lanka

  • Directed medical governance for critical care units as independently licensed Senior Medical Officer, leading a multidisciplinary team through acute crisis management and clinical protocol execution.
  • Designed and implemented ICU clinical protocols standardizing fluid management and infection control, achieving a measurable reduction in morbidity rates across the critical care department.
  • Developed clinical training programs for medical and nursing staff, establishing structured education frameworks that improved team readiness and patient safety outcomes.