James Whitehurst
Diagnostic & Pharmaceutical Professional | Medical Affairs
- Role
- Sr Manager Medical & Scientific Affairs at Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Location
- Macon, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About James Whitehurst
Cross-disciplinary medical scientist with in vitro diagnostic project management, team leadership, and patient care experience. My understanding of medical science and how it applies to medical practice enables me to deliver scientific information and easily communicate with healthcare providers. I enjoy applying my medical knowledge, diagnostic and pharmaceutical experience, and project management skills to build productive collaborations with clinical researchers and key opinion leaders.My project leadership experience includes design and development of custom clinical chemistry, coagulation, and immunoassay products focused on new esoteric biomarkers as well as established diagnostic tests. I revitalized failing diagnostic products and led teams that transformed marketing inputs into successful product lines. Core competencies include:• External customer communication and collaboration • Cross-functional team contribution and leadership• Training and staff development across a wide range of education and backgrounds• Laboratory & Diagnostic Medicine assay expertise including clinical chemistry, immunoassay, coagulation, and hematology• Scientific project planning and execution• In vitro diagnostics product development• Pharmacology, Pathology, Infectious Disease, Cardiology, Neurology, Molecular Biology
Experience
Sr Manager Medical & Scientific Affairs
Nov 2023 — Present · US
Provide medical insight and support to diagnostic test development for autoimmune diseases in collaboration with cross-functional team members from R&D, product lifecycle management, and Clinical Development. I author technical documentation for assay development, review and approve new marketing assets for medical accuracy, and support U.S. commercial team members with medical expertise. Externally, I am responsible for key opinion leader (KOL) identification and development in support of US initiatives related to autoimmune diseases such as lupus, sjogren\'s, rheumatoid arthritis, idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, vasculitis, celiac disease, and autoimmune hepatitis.
Education
Georgetown University
Master’s Degree, Biotechnology
2004 — 2005
University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Pharmacology
2005 — 2012
University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Medicine
2005 — 2015
Vanderbilt University
Bachelor’s Degree, Chemistry
1997 — 2001
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