Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
Accomplishments
References
Timeline
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Akshul Rana

Auckland,Auckland CBD

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Pharmacovigilance Specialist

Parexel International
  • Supported inspections, visits and audits as well as CA'A management
  • Assisted with the preparation and implementation of pharmacovigilance agreements and contracts
  • Responded to requests from regulatory agencies
  • Conducted case reconciliation with internal departments, distributors, and business partners
  • Evaluated safety profiles, filled in the relevant data on the company software, maintained Excel, wrote signal detection reports, and monitored document filing and archiving
  • Read and analyzed medical scientific literature for triaging and reporting
  • Successfully handled an ad hoc project and a small team for six months.

Professional Casual Staff (Notetaking & Supervising)

University of Auckland
  • Creating comprehensive, accurate and succinct science lecture notes for students enrolled in medical and biological science-related undergraduate degrees at the University of Auckland
  • Coordinating and supervising disabled students' examinations as per their special requirements.

Health and Beauty Advisor

Farmers
11.2023 - Current
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by providing personalized beauty consultations and recommending suitable products.
  • Developed comprehensive knowledge of various beauty brands'' offerings, enabling accurate suggestions based on specific requirements or preferences.
  • Developed in-depth product knowledge and kept up to date with latest trends in beauty to avail of resources and apply best practices.
  • Assisted clients in selecting appropriate skincare routines, resulting in improved skin health and overall satisfaction.
  • Kept up-to-date with industry trends, allowing for knowledgeable recommendations of current best-sellers and emerging products.

Science Tutor

Prime Tuitions
07.2018 - 05.2019
  • Taught fundamentals of science (physics, biology, chemistry) to NCEA level 4 (GCSE level) students.
  • Collaborated with fellow tutors to develop effective teaching strategies, resulting in improved student outcomes.
  • Assisted in the development of curriculum materials, ensuring alignment with state standards and best practices in science education.

Education

Master of Philosophy -

University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
01.2024

Pharmaceutical Science - Master of Science

Kingston University
03.2019

Clinical Research - Master of Science

Punjab Technical University
03.2016

Bachelor of Dental Surgery -

Government Dental College
07.2014

Skills

  • Software proficiency: Endnote, Zotero, Nvivo, RStudio, MS Office
  • Research skills: Literature searches, writing reviews, protocols and medical/pharmaceutical related research papers
  • Medical knowledge including medical terminologies
  • Medicine regulatory knowledge
  • Ethics understanding
  • Ability to work with databases (PubMed, Medline, etc) and familiarity with other related resources (Clintrialsgov, ICMJE and FDA guidelines)
  • Data analysis and interpretation skills
  • Descriptive Statistics
  • Attention to detail
  • Interpersonal and communication skills
  • Time management

Accomplishments

    Research work done during MS Pharmaceutical Science has been published and another piece of research work accomplished during MPhil is currently being prepared for publication.

References

References available upon request

Timeline

Health and Beauty Advisor

Farmers
11.2023 - Current

Science Tutor

Prime Tuitions
07.2018 - 05.2019

Pharmacovigilance Specialist

Parexel International

Professional Casual Staff (Notetaking & Supervising)

University of Auckland

Master of Philosophy -

University of Auckland

Pharmaceutical Science - Master of Science

Kingston University

Clinical Research - Master of Science

Punjab Technical University

Bachelor of Dental Surgery -

Government Dental College
Akshul Rana