Nancy Van Overstraeten, Research Coordinator/ Clinops manager

Post-doctoral fellow (2015- )

 

PhD in biomedical sciences (University of Liège, Liège, 2006)

Master in Biomedical Sceinces (University of Liège, Liège, 2001)

Master in manipulation of laboratory animals (University of Liège, Liège, 2003)

Bio-engineer in chemistry (Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-La-Neuve, 1992-1997)

 

 

May 2015-now: Clinical Operations Manager

Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) and Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc (CUSL)

  • Lead and coordinate an international multi-centric clinical study
  • Define roles and responsabilities of partners
  • Management of contracts, budget and time for deliverables and milestones
  • Risk mitigation
  • Responsible for reporting
  • Interface between stakeholders/partners/procurement
  • Communication tools: website (creation and management), logo, social networks (community manager)

September 2016-now: Research coordinator of the Institute for Experimental and Clinical Research (IREC)

Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)

  • Setup of operational processes aligned with business priorities
  • Translational research facilitator
  • Head of quality assurance
  • Risk mitigation
  • Interface between stakeholders/partners/procurement
  • Communication tools: website (creation and management), logo, social networks (community manager)

 

 

January 2015-april 2015: Project coordinator

Department of scientific writing and regulatory affairs, 4clinics

  • Development of project schedules and follow-up and distribution of tasks
  • Development of tracking tools
  • Calculation of metrics
  • Liaison between operational team and management team
  • Scientific writing of clinical trial documents (synopsis, ICF, narratives,…)
  • Quality officer

March 2014-October 2015: various professional projects (publications, book proposal, peer-reviews) and trainings (management, emotional intelligence)

November 2013-March 2014: Expert scientist in R&D (clinical studies of a major vaccine)

Vaccine discovery and development (VDD) Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK), Rixensart

  • Head of a unit responsible for 3 laboratories (20 people) performing development and clinical testing (immunoassays)
  • Strategy planning online with business priorities
  • Follow up and continuous development: improvement of quality and integration of innovation in techniques and procedures according to a lean management

February 2010-October 2013: Project manager in R&D (senior postdoc researcher)

Information and Communication Technologies, Electronics and Applied Mathematics (ICTEAM) Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Louvain-La-Neuve

  • Project management: update of working packages and tasks; follow up of checkpoints for securing an on time delivery; networking; reporting
  • Development of medical devices based on biosensors for diagnostic purpose (IVD): Product design, optimization, troubleshooting and validation
  • Use of surface physico-chemical methods: ellipsometry, XRR, XPS, zeta potential, double-layer, microfluidic physics, wettabillity

May 2006-May 2010: Project manager in R&D (postdoc researcher)

Research Unit in Cellular Biochemistry and Biology (URBC) University of Namur (Unamur), Namur

  • Project management: update of working packages and tasks; follow up of checkpoints for securing an on time deliver; reporting
  • Development of a gene therapy-based treatment against skin cancer (carcinoma)
  • Expertise in cancer cell culture, confocal and fluorescence microscopy imaging, flow cytometry, killing assay with hydroxyurea, MTT assay

November 1998-October 2000: Project manager

Section of Biosafety and Biotechnology (SBB) Institute for Public Health-Louis Pasteur, Brussels

  • Project management: detection of GMO in food
  • Development and improvement of methods
  • National harmonization of methods
  • Representation of Belgium to OECD taskforce

November 1997-May 1998: Research assistant in R&D

Cellular and Environmental Physiology Department (CEP), Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI), Dundee, Scotland, UK

  • Project assistant: study of the dormancy in potato
  • Development and improvement of biochemimical methods
  • Oversea experience
 

 

  • Multidisciplinary scientific background
  • Project and people management
  • Project development and lifecycle
  • Scientific report expert
  • Budget management
  • Communication
  • Natural leader
  • Results-oriented
  • Pro-active
  • Organized
  • Efficient
  • Network builder

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ms Nancy Van Overstraeten

Collaboratrice scientifique

SSS/IREC  --  Institut de recherche expérimentale et clinique (IREC)


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