EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Nov. 2005-Present
Sept. 2000 – Oct. 2005
Scientific and medical director (Clinsearch, Bagneux, France), CRO, phase III-IV and post-market studies for pharmaceutical and medical device industry. Responsibility: networking with KOL, business development, study design, staff training, SOP design for epidemiology, scientific review, medical writing. Type of studies: epidemiological observational studies and interventional studies, epidemiological registries, randomized clinical trials.
Jan. 1993 – Aug. 2000
Senior researcher in epidemiology (INSERM unit 379-Institut Paoli Calmettes, Epidemiology and social sciences applied to medical innovation, Marseille, France): study design, analysis and scientific writing epidemiology and pharmacoeconomics. Type of studies: prevalence, cohorts, cost-benefit and cost-efficiency analysis, KABP study.
Scientific director (Southeastern France Center for Disease Control ORS-PACA, Marseille, France): epidemiological surveillance.
Consultant in clinical research (Center of Clinical Research (CIC), University Hospital of Marseille, France): design, statistical analysis, project direction, and communication of results. Therapeutic Area: Nephrolithiasis and Nutrition. Type of study: randomized nutrition intervention trial.
Sept. 1990 – Jan. 1993
Manager and scientific director (CAREPS, Epidemiology and Health Prevention, Grenoble, France): networking with KOL, participation in national and local working groups in Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, study design and scientific review, staff managing and training, review of statistical analysis plans, medical writing, grant research and fund raising. Main Therapeutic areas: environmental health, immunization and cancer, orphan diseases. Type of studies: KABP studies, case-control, prevalence, epidemiological surveillance, registry, cross-sectional, literature review.
Apr. 1990 – Aug. 1990
Visiting fellow in nutrition epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, granted by the British Medical Research Council - INSERM, London, UK): performing a typology of food dietary intakes in European countries – research paper published.
Jan. 1989- Mar. 1990
Associate professional officer in the nutrition division (Food and Agricultural Organization, United Nations, Roma, Italy): in charge of the design, preparation (paper reviews and experts’ interviews) and writing of nutrition country profiles for French-Speaking African countries and Southeast Asia; organizing a workshop on nutrition surveillance and rapid alert in South-West Africa.
Jan. 1986 – Dec. 1988
Researcher in epidemiology and clinical research (INSERM unit 315, Physiopathology of digestive diseases, Marseille, France): study design, data collection, quality control, statistical analysis and medical writing on dietary factors and alcohol cirrhosis (case-control study).
Consultant in epidemiology (University Hospital of Marseille, France): in charge of the data quality control and database organization and maintenance of the hepato-gastroenterology clinics.
Feb. 1983 – Dec. 1985
Medical consultant in emergency medicine and manager (SOS Médecins, Marseille, France): practice of emergency medicine, meeting with clinics and local authorities, operational and human resources management, accounting, administration.
Jan. 1982 – Jan. 1983
Medical consultant in diving medicine (French Navy, Toulon, France): medical follow up of deep scuba divers.
Management
Communication
Languages
Computer Science
EDUCATION
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
COMMITTEES AND SCIENTIFIC BOARDS
Feb. 1997 – Sep. 2001: Member of the Scientific Commission for Research on Viral Hepatitis (French Agency for AIDS and Viral Hepatitis Research-ANRS, managed by Pr. M. Kazatchkine).
Jan. 1996 – Sep. 1999: Member of the Scientific Board (Center of Clinical Investigation (CIC), National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), University Hospital of Marseille, France, managed by Pr. JP. Bernard and Pr Y. Berland).
Jan. 1997 – Sep. 1999: Member of the Scientific Board (Federative Institute of Research in Nutrition, University of Aix-Marseille II, France, managed by Pr. P. Vague).
Jan. 1995 – Sep. 1999: Member of the Scientific Board (South-Eastern Network for Hepatitis C, Marseille, France, managed by Pr. A. Gauthier).
1999: Member of the national scientific committee (collective expertise) on Vaccination, gathered by the INSERM.
1998: Member of the national scientific committee on “Screening of viral hepatitis C in blood transfusion”, gathered by the Ministry of health and social affairs.
TEACHING
Supervision of students working on research projects, analysis, literature review in epidemiology, health assessment, health economics :