Hi, I’m
Dr. Divya Sharma
Bangalore
Summary
Healthcare professional with a Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) degree in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Hospital Administration with over ten years of experience curating and reviewing medical and scientific content across multiple therapy areas. Passionate about science and enthusiastic about bringing scientific content to the wider population via traditional and digital channels.
Overview
13
years of professional experience
Work History
NovartisHyderabad
Senior Scientific Writer-II
09.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Writing, supporting and managing projects to prepare high quality medical and scientific communications including abstracts, posters and presentations for congresses; complex manuscripts and plain language summaries; infographics and digital deliverables
- Engagement with stakeholders for end-to end project management and solutioning
- Supported international congress activities by liaising with the authors for submissions and presentations, curating content for ad-board and expert engagements
- Managed document production process from editing to final publication ensuring quality
Rx Prism Health SystemsBangalore
Associate Manager- Scientific Writing
12.2020 - 08.2021
Job overview
- Medical content SME for developing digitally curated content pieces based on intuitive designing and are directed towards customer-centric approach for deeper user experience
- Development of state of the art e-learning modules with principles of instructional design for medical sales representatives, paramedics, health care practitioners (HCPs) and patients to make the learning sessions immersive and interactive for the end-user
- Handling a team of proficient and skilled scientific writers who work in tandem with the creative, information technology and project management team for the smooth execution of a project from start to finish
IndegeneBangalore
Team Lead- Scientific Writing
05.2018 - 11.2020
Job overview
- Working for curating and reviewing medical content for various deliverables across multiple pharmaceutical, consumer health and wellness majors, providing customised marketing, strategic, search engine optimisation (SEO) friendly solutions to enhance the performance of their brands and enable deeper market penetration
- Leading a team of scientific writers who work in coordination with the other teams such as creative, information technology, product commercialisation (PC) to ensure on-conformance and on-time delivery of project requiring close cooperation develop solutions to meet broad array of deliverables
- Customising tailored content deliverables for HCPs and paramedics across therapy areas through a multichannel mix across geographies.
Healthspring-Family Health ExpertsBangalore
On-call Consultant- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
10.2016 - 04.2019
Job overview
- Working as an on-call consultant to help in the diagnosis of pathologies related to head and neck
- Worked in tandem with oral and maxillofacial surgeons in appropriately diagnosing oral and maxillofacial pathologies.
HinfowaysBangalore
Senior Manager- Medical Operations
04.2016 - 04.2018
Job overview
- Lead a team which curated content for a healthcare start-up aiming at developing a content rich platform to educate the patients/ consumers about various medical ailments/pathologies across medical specialties and the suggested treatments
- Proactively identified and solved complex problems impacting operations management and business direction
- Development of website and social media content
- Delivered high-quality, insightful, informative and entertaining written content while meeting tight deadlines
- Curated informational content for patients after in-depth research into topics
- Applied strong writing, editing and proofreading abilities to each assignment to produce best possible content
- Served as key contributor in all phases of artistic concept design, collaborating with key strategists to increase quality of final content
- Consulted specialists across various medical specialties and renowned medical institutions to improve the quality of the content pieces.
Treatment AssistanceBangalore
Freelance Writer
09.2015 - 03.2016
Job overview
- Development of informative content related to medical/ surgical procedures
- Wrote blog and social media posts, website copy and articles, carefully proofreading each on order to provide clear and consistent work.
Fortis HospitalsBangalore
Executive Medical Services
11.2010 - 02.2012
Job overview
- Routine scheduling of RMO's/Residents in the wards
- Taking care of arranging doctors in the emergency in conditions of manpower shortage
- Recruitment of doctors for the IPD wards and emergency
- Quality training for doctors
- Medical Records management and Audit reviewing
- Implementing quality standards as per the JCI standards
- Conducting continuing medical education (CME) programs for updating the knowledge of clinicians on a monthly basis
- Operation theatre utilization monitoring
- Conducting basic life support (BLS)/advanced cardiac life support ( ACLS) trainings for in house clinicians with the help of certified trainers
- Actively participated in re-accreditation of Joint Commission International (JCI) in the organisation.
Education
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
Master of Dental Surgery (MDS): Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology
01.2015
Institute of Health Management Research - Bangalore (IIHMR - B)
Post Graduate Program in Healthcare Management (PGPHM)
01.2011
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
01.2008
Christ Jyoti Higher Secondary School
High School and Higher Secondary
01.2002
Skills
- Content development
- Medical Review
- Content subject matter expert (SME)
- Publications
- Congress coverage
- Strategic brand management
- Instructional design based e-Learning modules
- Promotional marketing and advertising
- Digital deliverables
- Collaborative Teamwork
- Content Strategy and marketing
- Quality Control and Quality Assurance of Documents
Accomplishments
- Received individual and team 'SPARK' awards at Novartis for my contributions to the Ophthalmology and Oncology therapy areas
- Received the 'Make it Happen', 'Best Project Execution' and 'Double-Up' awards for my contributions to various projects at Indegene
- Received an appreciation award for my contribution towards JCI accreditation at Fortis Hospitals in 2011
- Received the 'Best Outgoing Student' award in school in 2002
Projects And Dissertations
- Operation theatre utilization at Fortis Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore in 2010
- Medical record audit at Fortis Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore in 2011
- Effect of Betel quid/ Gutkha chewing on Oral Mucosa and Liver Function in non-alcoholic patients (as a part of MDS training)
Presentations
- 4 presentations at National conferences during MDS training
- 2 presentations at FDI 2015 International conference during MDS training
- 1 Inter-Departmental Meet as a part of Post-graduation training
Training
- Attended a 3-day NABH program certification for guidelines for accreditation standards in hospital and healthcare in the year 2010
- Attended around 20 Regional, National and International conferences during Post-graduation MDS training
Timeline
Senior Scientific Writer-II
Novartis
09.2021 - Current
Associate Manager- Scientific Writing
Rx Prism Health Systems
12.2020 - 08.2021
Team Lead- Scientific Writing
Indegene
05.2018 - 11.2020
On-call Consultant- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Healthspring-Family Health Experts
10.2016 - 04.2019
Senior Manager- Medical Operations
Hinfoways
04.2016 - 04.2018
Freelance Writer
Treatment Assistance
09.2015 - 03.2016
Executive Medical Services
Fortis Hospitals
11.2010 - 02.2012
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
Master of Dental Surgery (MDS): Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology
Institute of Health Management Research - Bangalore (IIHMR - B)
Post Graduate Program in Healthcare Management (PGPHM)
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Christ Jyoti Higher Secondary School
High School and Higher Secondary
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