Cabrini University

Executive Assistant

•	Provided high level executive assistant support to the Senior Vice President, GSK Oncology R&D, Medicine Development 
•	Manage and maintain executives’ highly diverse and active appointment schedule.
•	Manage extremely busy and detailed travel schedule, both domestic and international. Arrange all aspects of worldwide travel and accommodations in Asia, Europe, South America and throughout the U.S., preparing visas, complex arrangements and itineraries, including scheduling corporate and charter jets.
•	Maintain executives’ monthly revolving expense account and reconcile executives’ AMEX monthly account.
•	Initiate Confidential Disclosure Agreements and Consulting Agreements for External Experts hired by GSK in connection with ODAC’s, Adcoms, etc.
•	Intensely involved in FDA ODAC (Oncological Drug Advisory Committee) Prep meetings being conducted at FP and in Washington, DC.
•	Scheduled and helped arrange meetings with the FDA, in Washington, DC, EMEA (European Medicines Agency), MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency) in London,  as well as Danish and German Regulatory Agencies Provides admin support at Casopitant Mock ODAC and Votrient  Ad Boards at FP and UP, as required
•	Provides admin support and attended and Oncology Med Dev LT meetings, as well as Oncology Med Dev Quarterly and Semi-Annual Business Reviews
•	Provided high level executive and operational support to the Senior Vice President for the GSK IT global manufacturing and supply functions.

GlaxoSmithKline

GLAXOSMITHKLINE, Philadelphia, PA / King of Prussia, PA     2013 - 2014
Executive Assistant to Vice President Disruptive Innovation, Office of the CEO Future Strategy Group

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
•	GMS IT Community Page Maintainer
•	Custodian for three IT ConnectWare databases. 
•	Established and arranged annual meeting schedule as well as quarterly town halls, in US, UK and Europe.
•	Supervised and mentored a GSK BEEP (GSK Business Experience Education) student.	
•	Provided high level administrative support to the GSK Vice President and Director Worldwide Business Development, Consumer Healthcare;  
•	Provided high level administrative and operational support to the ARCO Chemical Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Board member of a major petrochemical company.  
•	Interact with all levels of worldwide management, in information technology, pharmaceutical sales, manufacturing, engineering, as well as hospital boards and health advisory committees.
•	Ensure professional, effective and efficient daily office operations routinely during executives’ extended absences.
•	Compile data and establish SG&A budget; monitor monthly budget/cost accounting and staffing reports to ensure budgetary consistencies.

GLAXOSMITHKLINE, Philadelphia, PA    
Executive Assistant to Vice President CBS Business Transformation

GLAXOSMITHKLINE, Collegeville, PA      
Executive Assistant to Vice President Oncology Med Dev Hematology 
Executive Assistant to Vice President & MDL, Avodart Oncology Medicine Development, R&D
Executive Assistant to Vice President & MDL, Promacta Oncology Medicine Development, R&D

GLAXOSMITHKLINE, Collegeville, PA             
Executive Assistant to Senior Vice President Oncology Medicine Development, R&D

GLAXOSMITHKLINE, Philadelphia, PA         	2002 – 2008 
Executive Assistant to Senior Vice President IT Global Manufacturing & Supply

GLAXOSMITHKLINE, Philadelphia, PA             
Administrative Assistant to Director – Oncology, U.S. Pharmaceuticals Division

Diana Palena