Strategic visionary, versatile leader and Science, Research & Grants Manager, with over 25 years of experience in business and research management, particularly related to public health, food chemistry, and life sciences. Strong background in business management, scientific writing and Corporate Governance/Scientific Advisory Boards. Leads the editorial process for scientific publications and a team of wonderful scientific researchers, writers and consultants, all here to help our clients excel!

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Education

1. MSc in Business & Management Research, Henley Business School, UK, 2011

2. MBA from University of Toronto, Canada, 2009 

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Key Skills RESEARCH & SCIENCE MANAGEMENT​

• Oversee the writing, editing, and submission of scientific manuscripts in academic journals, ensuring adherence to discipline-specific publication standards

• Conduct scientific quality control, ensuring research findings are accurately presented, data integrity is maintained, and manuscripts comply with guidelines

• Manage peer review and revision process, coordinating with co-authors, journal editors, and external reviewers to facilitate feedback

• Provide technical and scientific writing support, including structuring research findings, improving clarity, and ensuring consistency in terminology

• Assist researchers in preparing systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and policy briefs for public health-related research

• Ensure compliance with ethical guidelines and proper citation of sources

• Support the development of white papers, technical reports, and regulatory submissions

• Coordinate with regulatory bodies and institutional ethics committees to ensure that research findings align with public health/food safety/biomedical regulations

• Oversee data visualization and presentation, ensuring statistical accuracy of research findings

• Languages: fluent in Portuguese, French, German and English

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Key Skills GRANT MANAGEMENT

• Identify/assess relevant funding opportunities from government bodies, foundations, and sponsors

• Lead/coordinate grant proposal writing and submission, ensuring alignment with funding agency requirements, incl. EU Horizon, WHO, etc.

• Manage budgets, financial reporting, compliance with funding guidelines

• Ensure timely submissions by tracking deadlines, reporting requirements, and renewal opportunities

• Liaise with funding agencies and other stakeholders to support grant administration and facilitate effective communication

• Organize workshops on grant writing, funding strategies, compliance

• Support post-award grant management, ensuring that funding utilization aligns with project goals, deliverables, and reporting standards

• Languages: fluent in Portuguese, French, German and English

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Notable Projects

• MSc Thesis: Effectiveness of Scientific Advisory Boards as an integrated function of the Board of Directors

• Regulatory Submission with FDA: Led the preparation and quality control of scientific documents for regulatory submissions with the FDA, ensuring compliance and accuracy - leveraging regulatory expertise, attention to detail, and ability to work in high-stakes scientific documentation within public health.

• Grant Writing & Research Funding: Navigate complex funding structures, contribute to cutting-edge medical research initiatives, write-up of persuasive grant proposals.

• Science & Research: ongoing support of food chemistry scientists at a renowned university in Zurich, Switzerland, to prepare manuscripts for scientific publishing and support with dissemination of knowledge.

• Strategic Consulting: conducted a feasibility study on establishing a Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) featuring subject-matter experts from the Material Sciences for a well-known consumer brand. This required a blend of relationship management, scientific networking, and strategic planning.

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