
Experience
Career Highlights
- More than 19 years various experience in Clinical Research, Medical Devices, Pharmaceutical Sales and Marketing (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Europe)
Specialities
- Clinical Research, Medical Devices, Auditing, Rare Diseases, Clinical / Medical Professionals Outsourcing, Executive Search, Pharmaceutical Sales and Marketing, Health Care
Clinical Research Services and Consulting
- Feasibility / Capability Research
- Site Selection and Assessment
- Clinical Trial Contract Management
- Ethics Committee / Regulatory Approval Management
- Site Training and Initiation
- Subjects Recruitment Management
- Clinical Research Monitoring
- Clinical Project Management
- Risk Based / Centralized (Remote) Monitoring
- Auditing, Quality Assurance
- Investigational Product Logistics & Destruction
- Site Close-Out
- Phase I - IV Drug Studies
- Medical Device Studies
- Clinical / Medical Professionals Resourcing (Executive Search, Outsourcing)
Professional Achievements in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Freelance Clinical Research Associate (CRA) & Auditor
Freelance (EHDN) National Huntington´´´ s Disease Network Coordinator
01/2014 – by now Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary
NEUROLOGY (Rare Disease)
Freelance (Talentor) Life Sciences Division Manager, Partner
11/2012 - 12/2016 Europe, Asia, US
BIOTECHNOLOGY, PHARMA, MEDICAL DEVICES
Medtronic Clinical Research Specialist
11/2009 – 11/2012 Europe
SPINE & BIOLOGICS
Quintiles Clinical Research Monitor
01/2008 – 10/2009 Czech Republic
NEUROLOGY, INTERNAL MEDICINE
Schering-Plough Product Specialist
01/2007 – 12/2007 Czech Republic
ONCOLOGY
KRKA Medical Representative
06/2005 – 12/2006 Czech Republic
CARDIOLOGY, UROLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, RHEUMATOLOGY
Therapeutic Area Experience
Lead Auditor
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Prospective, multicenter, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel groups, phase 2/3 study.
(Series of site audits performed in Italy)
Lead Auditor
Alzheimer Disease
Multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, parallel-group, phase 3 study.
(Series of site audits performed in Spain and Slovakia)
Lead Auditor
Gastro-Intestinal Stromal Tumor
Prospective, multicenter, randomised, open-label, active-controlled, phase 3 study.
(Series of site audits performed in Netherlands)
Auditor
Prevention of Fracture in Ambulatory Postmenopausal Women with Severe Osteoporosis
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, comparative, phase 3, multi-center study.
(Series of site audits performed in Czech Republic, Poland and Romania)
Auditor
Spasticity in Stroke Study
Randomized, controlled, open-label, parallel-group, multi-center study.
(Series of site audits performed in Germany)
Auditor
Cardiac Indications
Prospective, multicenter, open-label, post market study.
(Series of site audits performed in Czech Republic)
Clinical Research Specialist
Degenerative Cervical Disc Disease (Medical Device Study)
International, prospective, multicenter, non-interventional post market release study intended to collect data prior and after Cervical Disc replacement.
(Responsible for study setup and management of all study related activities in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Serbia)
Senior CRA
Intervertebral Disc Replacement Prosthesis Clinical Evidence (Medical Device Study)
Retrospective, multi-center, non-interventional, post-marketing study.
(Responsible for study setup and management of all study related activities in Czech Republic, Slovakia and Venezuela)
Lead CRA
Huntington's disease
Observational, prospective, multi-national, multi-centre study of HD affected at all stages and their families including premanifest gene carriers, confirmed non-HD mutation carriers and at risk individuals, and a volunteer control group.
(Responsible for monitoring activities supervision in France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal, Denmark and Germany)
Lead CRA
Multiple Sclerosis
Phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled, parallel groups, multicentr study.
(Responsible for monitoring activities supervision in Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland)
Senior CRA
Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
Phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind study comparing the efficacy and safety of continuing versus withdrawing study drug therapy in maintaining remission.
(Responsible for study setup and monitoring of sites in Slovakia)
Senior CRA
Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, parallel group, efficacy and safety study.
(Responsible for study setup and monitoring of sites in Czech Republic)
Senior CRA
Dermatomyositis
Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled trial.
(Responsible for study setup and monitoring of site in Czech Republic)
Senior CRA
Clinical evaluation of total artificial heart for patients with advanced heart failure (Medical Device Study)
Prospective, international, multi-center, interventional, single-arm study.
(Responsible for study setup of site in Czech Republic)
Senior CRA
Functional Mitral Valve Regurgitation (Medical Device Study)
Prospective, multi-center, single-arm trial.
(Responsible for study setup and monitoring of site in Czech Republic)
Senior CRA
Measurement of Low-energy Stimulation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (Medical Device Study)
Non-significant risk, prospective trial.
(Responsible for study closure of sites in Czech Republic)
Senior CRA
ActiveModerate Crohn's Disease
Prospective, multi-center, single-arm trial.
Phase 3, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, multicenter, multiregional trial.
(Responsible for study monitoring of sites in Czech Republic)
Senior CRA
Study of the Combined Lysis of Thrombus with Ultrasound and Systemic Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Emergent Revascularization in Acute Ischemic Stroke (Medical Device Study)
Randomized, placebo controlled, double-blind study.
(Responsible for study setup and monitoring of sites in Czech Republic)
Senior CRA
Study of Recombinant Factor IX Product in Previously Treated Pediatric Subjects with Hemophilia B
Non-randomized, open label design that includes an initial pharmacokinetics evaluation in all participants, followed by six months (50 exposure days) of treatment.
(Responsible for feasibility / selection of investigators, study setup, regulatory matters and monitoring of sites in Czech Republic)
Senior CRA
Induction treatment of active Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
Open label single arm pilot study to investigate the safety and efficacy of intravenous multiple administrations of fully human anti-interferon gamma (anti-IFNγ) monoclonal antibody, as induction therapy in patients with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis.
(Responsible for study setup and regulatory matters of site in Czech Republic)
Senior CRA
Malignant Wounds (Medical Device Study)
Prospective, open, non-controlled clinical investigation to evaluate the adequacy of a new dressing in patients with malignant wounds.
(Responsible for study setup and monitoring of sites in Czech Republic)
Senior CRA
Huntington's disease
Observational, prospective, multi-national, multi-centre study without experimental treatment.
(Responsible for study setup of sites in Czech Republic and Hungary)
Senior CRA
Improved Dialysis Efficiency (Medical Device Study)
Observational, prospective,multi-national, multi-centre studywithout xperimental treatment.
(Responsible for study setup and monitoring of sites in Czech Republic)
Senior CRA
Moderately or Strongly Exuding Venous and Mixed Ulcers (Medical Device Study)
Randomised, multi-centre, non-inferiority investigation.
(Responsible for study setup and monitoring of sites in Czech Republic)
Senior CRA
Venous Leg Ulcers (Medical Device Study)
Multicenter, post-marketing clinical investigation to evaluace the performance and safety of a soft silicone foam dressing in exuding Venous Leg Ulcers.
(Responsible for study setup and monitoring of sites in Czech Republic)
Senior CRA
Primary Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty (Medical Device Study)
Prospective, randomised, uncontrolled, single-centre, post-market surveillance study.
(Responsible for study setup and monitoring of site in Slovakia)
Senior CRA
Degenerative Disc Disease, Facet Joint Disease and/or Pseudo Arthrosis Post Anterior Instrumentation (Medical Device Study)
Multi-center, prospective, single-arm, post market clinical follow up study to assess outcomes in subjects with chronic low back pain.
(Responsible for study setup and monitoring of site in Slovakia)
Senior CRA
Stress Urinary Incontinence Treatment with Clinical Performance Evaluation (Medical Device Study)
Prospective, multicenter, observational, single arm, post-market release study.
(Responsible for feasibility / selection of investigators and study setup in Czech Republic)
Senior CRA
Survey of Inhibitors in Plasma-Product Exposed Toddlers
Independent, international, multicentre, prospective, controlled, randomised, open label clinical trial.
(Responsible for study setup and monitoring of sites in Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Senior CRA
Minimal Access Spinal Technologies Fusion Procedures for the Treatment of the Degenerative Lumbar Spine (Medical Device Study)
Prospective, multicenter, observational, post-market release study.
(Responsible for study setup and monitoring of sites in Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Senior CRA
Herniectomy versus Herniectomy with a Spinal Stabilization System for the Treatment of Complex Disc Disease (Medical Device Study)
Prospective, randomized, controlled, multi-center trial to assess surgical and clinical outcomes.
(Responsible for study setup and monitoring of sites in Czech Republic)
Senior CRA
Autonomic regulation therapy to enhance myocardial function and reduce progression of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (Medical Device Study)
Multi-center, open-label, randomized, controlled clinical trial with an adaptive design.
(Responsible for monitoring and closure of sites in Czech Republic)
Senior CRA
Clinical and radiographic early outcomes of hip arthroplasty with cementless stem (Medical Device Study)
Post-market study.
(Responsible for study setup and monitoring of site in Czech Republic)
Senior CRA
Outcomes of stem with cup after total hip arthroplasty (Medical Device Study)
Prospective, randomized clinical study.
(Responsible for study setup and monitoring of site in Slovakia)
Senior CRA
Clinical and radiographic early outcomes of total knee arthroplasty (Medical Device Study)
Prospective, post-marketing study.
(Responsible for study setup and monitoring of site in Slovakia)
Senior CRA
Treatment of predominantly chronic venous leg ulcers (Medical Device Study)
Multicentre, prospective, randomized, open-label, assessor blinded study.
(Responsible for study setup, monitoring and closure of sites in Czech Republic)
CRA I and II
Pilot Neck Vertebral Compression Fractures Study (Medical Device Study)
Basic & pre-clinical research, cadaver models.
(Responsible for study setup and monitoring of sites in Slovakia)
CRA I and II
Multiple Sclerosis
Phase II, multicenter, randomized, parallel-group, partially blinded, placebo controlled study in patients with RRMS.
(Responsible for feasibility / selection of investigators, study setup, regulatory matters and monitoring of sites in Czech Republic)
CRA I and II
Diabetes Mellitus
Experimental biobank repository study.
(Responsible for feasibility / selection of investigators, study setup, regulatory matters and monitoring of sites in Czech Republic)
Executive Search Area Experience
- Clinical / Medical Professionals outsourcing
- International Life Sciences search assignments management
- Global research for candidates / sourcing
- Interviewing candidates
- Assessment preparation
- Client management / hiring strategy contribution
- Successfull placements in key positions: Chief Medical Officer, Chief Development Officer, Global Regulatory and Quality Affairs Manager, Country Manager, Medical Director, Clinical Project Director
- Successfull placements in middle-level management and specialist positions: Regulatory Manager, Pharmacovigilance Manager, Data Manager, Market Access Manager, Medical Monitor, Medical Writer
Education
MBA Healthcare Management
- (2016 – 2020) The Institute of Law and Jurisprudence, Prague (Czech Republic)
B.A. Nutrition
- (2002 – 2005) Masaryk University Brno (Czech Republic)
DiS. (Graduateship) Diplomate Physiotherapist
- (1999 – 2002) Physiotherapy College Kladno (Czech Republic)
Languages
- English Working proficiency
- Czech Native language
- Slovak Fluent
Qualification and Training
(2025´) Clinical Research Monitoring (SUKL)
(2022) Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS)
(2018) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
(2012) Project Management (ETP – trained by Fergus O´ ´Connell)
(2012) Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Preparation
(2010) Project Management Essentials (Project Life Cycle, Project Scheduling and Cost Control, Risk management, Coaching, Project Quality management, Communication & Integration management, Decision Making)
(2009) ISO 14155-1, ISO 14155-2
(2008) Managing Site Recruitment as a CRA
(2008) The European Clinical Trials Directive
(2008) Investigator Site Compliance with 21 CRF Part 11 Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures
(2008) eDC – Impact on Monitoring
(2008) Electronic Data Capture (eDC)
(2008) Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
(2008) Site Visit Report and Follow-up Letter Writing
(2007) Privacy Awareness
(2007) Clinical Research & Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
Other Relevant Details
European driving licence (active driver)
PC - Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS), TrialXS, Rave Medidata, Inform, Informant, Veeva Vault, MS Office – working proficiency (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point), DICOM and many others.