SANDRA M. NERO

Education:

Erie Community College, North, 1972-1974
Williamsville, New York
Associate Degree in Applied Science
(Medical Office Assistant)

Experience:

SUZANNE BRUCE AND ASSOCIATES, P.A.
The Center for Skin Research
1900 St. James Place, Suite 650
Houston, Texas 77056

Clinical Research Coordinator






March 2000 -
Present
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Department of Dermatology
Houston, Texas

Senior Clinical Study Coordinator
Clinical Study Coordinator)


Responsibilities:
Coordinated all activities associated with the preparation and conduct of Dermatology clinical research studies. Served as key liaison between pharmaceutical sponsors and/or their representatives and study site investigators, including support personnel.

Reviewed proposed protocols, prepared study budgets, prepared protocol applications and patient informed consent forms for submission to IRB, prepared advertisements and public service announcements for patient recruitment, coordinated support facilities/personnel, screened potential study patients on telephone and in clinic, took medical histories and vital signs, assisted investigator during patient visits, dispensed study medication and patient instructions, scheduled patient appointments, completed case report forms and generated source documents, reconciled data queries, organized and maintained all study regulatory files. Trained and supervised coordinator assistants.

May 1999: Successfully completed an FDA Routine Field Inspection for Data Validation for Hyal Pharmaceuticals' actinic keratoses study (primary site, top enroller).

While at Baylor, have coordinated clinical studies for the following dermatological indications: acne, actinic keratoses, atopic dermatitis, eczema, herpes genitalis/labialis/zoster, hirsutism, photo-damage (including solar lentigines and wrinkles), psoriasis, skin structure infections, tinea corporis/ cruris/pedis, urticaria, venous stasis leg ulcers.





1991- March 2000
1988 - 1991
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
WESTWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Buffalo, New York

Administrative Clinical Research Assistant
Bristol-Myers Pharmaceutical R&D Division
Department of Clinical Research

Responsibilities:
Coordinated administrative activities and served as key liaison with study site personnel (assured proper implementation of research protocols, initiated and reviewed documentation necessary for the timely initiation and orderly progress of clinical studies, assisted with monitoring ongoing studies, conducted batchfield edits). Study coordinator of in-house clinical research studies (prepared ads for patient recruitment, screened patients, coordinated facilities, scheduled patient appointments, dispensed medications and patient instructions, prepared all documents). Administratively, coordinated grant information, maintained adverse drug experience report files, maintained physician/consumer files.

Department Secretary
Bristol-Myers Pharmaceutical R&D Division
Department of Clinical Research

Executive Secretary
Bristol-Myers Pharmaceutical R&D Division
Westwood Pharmaceuticals Inc.
R&D Administration

Secretary/Senior Secretary
Westwood Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology





1987 - 1988
















1983-1987



1982-1983




1977-1982
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
Department of Psychiatry
Buffalo, New York

Stenographer
Division of Community Psychiatry





1974-1977
Community Service:

Provide photoeducation to student and adult populations during community health fairs.

Professional Membership:

Dermatology Nurses Association
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