Jose Thomas Mylackal

CURRICULUM VITAE JOSE THOMAS MYLACKAL, M.Sc. (Health Sciences) Permanent Residential Address: 3, Mazda Fortune, S. No. 162/2C, Rd. No. 6, Adarsh Colony, Off Airport Road, Tingre Nagar, Pune – 411 015. Address for correspondence: C/o Mr. A. Narayanappa, House #3073, Ground Floor, 10th Cross, 11th Main, HAL II Stage, Indiranagar, Bangalore – 560 038. Tel. No.: - (M) Email:- EDUCATION Class/ Degree Year Institution Grade awarded SSC 1997 St. Vincent’s High School, Pune Distinction HSC 1999 St. Vincent’s Junior College, Pune Second Class B.Sc. (Zoology) 2002 Fergusson College, Pune. First Class M.Sc. (Health Sciences) 2004 Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, University of Pune GPA=6.43/10.00; A OTHER PROFESSIONAL TRAINING UNDERGONE: Attended a number of in-service seminars, workshops and training programmes as detailed chronologically below: No. Period Specialization Title Organiser 1. 11 – 19 February 2004 Cancer Epidemiology Indo – German collaborative workshop on Cancer Epidemiology Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, University of Pune in collaboration with Bremen Institute for Prevention Research and Social Medicine, Germany 2. 02 March 2007 Public Health – Global & India Annual Public Health Seminar Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, University of Pune 3. 28 September 2007 Clinical Genetics Symposium on Inborn Metabolic Disorders and Newborn Screening Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Pune Extension Centre 4. 14 – 16 May 2009 Disaster Management Training program on Disaster Management for Hospitals Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration (YASHADA), Pune 5. 19 June – 11 July 2009 (4 consecutive weekends) Research Methods Weekend Certificate Course in Research Methodology Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences – Deemed University (KIMSU), Karad, Satara Dt., Maharashtra 6. 08 – 09 March 2013 Cancer Epidemiology & Research CME on Breast Cancer – Epidemiology and recent trends in research Indian Medical Association, Pune Branch & Breast Cancer Foundation – India PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Institution NATIONAL AIDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE (NARI), 73, G – Block, MIDC Area, Bhosari, Pune – 411 026. Designation Research Assistant Tenure 31 August 2004 – 30 April 2005 (08 months) Job description Epidemiological Research and Analysis – Primary responsibilities included: Preparation of the study tool (questionnaire) and pre-testing/ piloting the same Executing the operational modalities of the study: survey and interviews Data entry and preliminary data analysis Secondary responsibilities included: Maintenance of appropriate records of ward listings, physical visits, schedules of appointments and interviews Documentation of key findings of the study Preparation of manual of standard operating procedures (SOPs). Institution INTERDISCIPLINARY SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES, University of Pune, Ganeshkhind, Pune – 411 007. Designation Teaching Assistant/ Teaching Associate Tenure December 2005 – November 2009 (04 years) Job description (A) Teaching – Contributed towards teaching the following courses to postgraduate students undergoing the Masters Programmes in Public Health, Health Sciences and Dietetics. Foundation Course in Public Health Human Physiology (3 modules: Neurophysiology, Endocrinology and Reproductive physiology) Non Communicable Diseases – Epidemiology, Pathophysiology and Prevention & Control Advanced Clinical Dietetics (only pathophysiology modules) Applied Research Methods (2 modules: Practical epidemiology, Survey methods and questionnaire design) Diagnostics (Immunology, Hematology and basic microbiology techniques) Laboratory Methods in Health Sciences (Fundamental techniques in microbiology, biochemistry and molecular biology) (B) Applied biomedical research work – Prepared extensive review articles on the: Avian influenza epidemic in Maharashtra and State of emergency preparedness of hospitals in Pune city Assisted with designing a study on 'Fire Preparedness in an Urban Slum in Pune' Assisted with mentoring of dissertations of students Coordinated several field-based, laboratory-based and sero-epidemiological research studies as part of the Applied Research Methods course Preparation of grant applications, research protocols, as well as scientific content for manuscripts (C) Academic Administration – Associated with conduct of entrance examinations and admission procedures for postgraduate courses Associated with the smooth conduct of the departmental theory and practical examinations as scheduled by the University Involved actively with paper-setting and with assessment and moderation of answer-scripts Institution CLIN-SCIENCE RESEARCH SOLUTIONS, PVT. LTD., A – 403, Eves Garden, Baner Road, Baner, Pune – 411 045. Designation Research Associate – Epidemiology & Medical Writing Tenure January 2010 – June 2011 (1½ years) Job description Critically reviewing, compiling and documenting medical/epidemiological literature from bibliographic databases, especially in the field of cancer epidemiology and assisting scientists with writing publications for peer-reviewed international journals Writing manuscripts, systematic reviews and clinical study protocols in oncology and contributed towards designing epidemiological studies Analysis of epidemiological data using MS-Excel and SPSS Development of content for preparation of research write-ups for public circulation and dissemination Developing appropriate scientific content for medical communications materials Training of Research Assistants (2) and Interns (2) Institution SCIFORMIX TECHNOLOGIES, PVT. LTD., Flagship Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. (SEZ), First Floor, IT-6, S. No. 154/6, Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Hinjewadi, Pune – 411 057. Designation Medical Writer Tenure 07 July 2011 – 18 May 2012 (10 months) Job description (A) Authoring and compilation of regulatory documents – Contributed to writing and compiling certain sections of regulatory documents such as Investigational New Drug Annual Reports (INDARs), Periodic Adverse Event Reports (PADERs), Investigators’ Brochures (IBs), Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Reaction Reports (SUSARs), Development Safety Update Reports (DSURs), Annual Safety Update Reports (ASURs), and Canadian Annual Reports (CARs) (B) Authoring and compilation of labelling documents – Contributed to writing and compiling certain sections of the following labelling documents together with handling their associated workflows – Company Core Data Sheets (CCDSs), Consumer Medication Information (CMI), Drug monographs, Patient information leaflets (PILs), and Package inserts (PIs) (C) Quality Control (QC) – Handled internal QC processes for Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Reaction Reports (SUSARs) and Canadian Annual Reports (CARs) Assisted with development of QC metrics for various processes of the Medical & Scientific Writing Team, updated the metrics on a weekly basis and prepared monthly QC reports based on findings (D) Training – Imparted training to newly-hired executive staff on Canadian Annual Reports (CARs) and preparation of QC metrics Institution CLIN-SCIENCE RESEARCH SOLUTIONS, PVT. LTD., A – 403, Eves Garden, Baner Road, Baner, Pune – 411 045. Designation Manager – Research & Medical Writing Services Tenure June 2012 – November 2013 (1½ years) Job description (A) Quality Assurance – Responsible for maintaining quality of medical/epidemiological articles, brochures, manuscripts, abstracts, scientific compendia and systematic reviews in the disciplines of oncology, hematology, palliative care, gynecology and dermatology (B) Team Management – Responsible for managing a medical content development team (Medical Writers & Research Associates) for preparation of medical communications materials as well as systematic reviews Training team members as and when required (C) Courseware Development – Involved in development of content/ courseware for courses on: Fundamentals of Epidemiology for Health Sciences Nutritional Epidemiology Clinical Research Fundamentals Institution CLINIBYTE HEALTH SCIENCES, PVT. LTD., #33, 2nd Floor, “TRIDENT,” Primrose Road, Off M.G. Road, Richmond Town, Bangalore – 560025. Designation Science Manager Tenure 02 December 2013 – 05 August 2014 (08 months) Job description (A) Management of Research and Development Team – Spearheaded two major observational studies and was primarily responsible for mentoring personnel involved in carrying out these studies Development of Standard Operating Procedures for observational studies Assisting with the preparation of research manuscripts/systematic reviews Extracting relevant epidemiological information from medical/scientific articles (B) Management of Medical Writing/ Medical Communications Team – Associated with mentoring associates for development of content for medical communications materials (brochures, leave-behind-literature, posters, visual aids, etc.) for a huge base of clientele ranging from pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, research institutes, and so on. All these materials are prepared using information backed by peer-reviewed scientific data (C) Training of employees – Developed appropriate training modules and trained employees on: Scientific Writing and content development – skills and techniques Good publication practices (GPP) and the ethics of publications Fundamentals of manuscript writing Fundamentals of Observational Research Institution SAATCHI & SAATCHI FOCUS NETWORK (HEALTH DIVISION), PVT. LTD., 37/6, Aga Abbas Ali Road, Ulsoor, Bangalore – 560042. Designation Sr. Medical Writer & Project Manager Tenure 15 December 2014 – till date (02 years and 07 months) Job description Medical writing and project management – Serves as the principal writer for all medical communications and medico-marketing communications projects. Serves as the scientific interface of the Company on telephonic and video-conferencing calls with clients and project stakeholders. Development of content for leave-behind literature (LBLs), product monographs, visual aids, scientific detailers, dossiers, scientific booklets, training modules, patient and provider education materials, scientific brochures, systematic reviews and other forms of biomedical and medico-marketing communication materials. Medical review of content developed by other writers and independent consultants. Medical approval and final sign-off on several medical communications documents. Management of three accounts on an end-to-end basis, encompassing client servicing, medical writing and review and overall operations. Skills Acquired: Teaching skills – Ability to teach courses pertaining to Physiology/ Epidemiology/ Public Health/ Community Medicine/ Preventive and Social Medicine, with competence and proficiency. Research Skills – End-to-end activities right from conceptualization of the research study all the way to execution including development of study tools, SOPs, training of data collectors, data collection and data entry; project supervision and budgeting.. Writing skills - Include the profound ability to compile reports and reviews together with the ability to understand, compile, collate, analyze and describe epidemiological and scientific data. I have the ability to write in a flawless manner using simple and lucid language; and the ability to use MS Office, handling large datasets on MS-Excel and SPSS, and proficiency in the use of Reference Manager. Administrative skills – Personnel management and team management skills together with the ability to successfully impart high-impact training sessions. Significant professional achievements: Selected to represent University of Pune in the Maharashtra State Innovative Research Competition-cum-Festival, “Avishkar”, held at Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati in the Category ‘Medicine and Pharmacy’ and presented a poster on the Avian Influenza outbreaks in Maharashtra at the ‘Post-PG level’. This selection was made after rigorous and challenging rounds of scrutiny and screening, internally carried out at the University of Pune. Participated in the review and development of curricula for India’s first UGC-funded Masters in Public Health Programme and the proposed Masters in Public Health Nutrition courses at the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, University of Pune. Awarded the Sciformix Talent Recognition (STAR) Award upon processing maximum number of documents, as part of a team, and receiving positive client feedback and appreciation.