lavanya swaminathan

As an empathetic and pragmatic professional, I am deeply committed to fostering growth and delivering results with unwavering integrity and meticulous attention to detail. My approach is rooted in accountability and diligence, ensuring practical and compliant solutions while maintaining a supportive and adaptable environment.

Experience

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GMI Mentor

Global Mentorship Initiative · Jan 2024 – Present

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• Provide guidance to college students through online mentorship, preparing them for their first career roles.

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Associate Content STEM Analyst (US Market Access)

Clarivate (Formerly DRG) · Jul 2023 – Present

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• Conducted primary and secondary research on drugs across multiple indications, analyzing 100+ drug policies per month to identify market access opportunities, barriers, and implications that informed strategic positioning.
• Performed payer and access strategy analysis via data review and restriction policy coding for 500+ drugs across Medicare, Medicaid, PBM, Commercial, HIX, and FedProg channels, supporting market access recommendations.
• Transformed formulary and policy documentation into actionable market access insights, improving data accuracy by 20% through automated AI/ML workflows.
• Partnered with internal and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure quality and timely execution of market access research projects, achieving 95% on-time completion.
• Independently managed multiple project workstreams end-to-end, improving efficiency and reducing turnaround time by 30%.
• Supervised and mentored junior analysts, increasing team productivity by 15% through coaching and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Associate Content Analyst

Clarivate · Jul 2023 – Present

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• US Market Access - Restriction Policy
• Real time data collection and analysis of US Drug Utilization (Drug coverage, Formulary, Prior Authorization, Step therapy) details from various Payer websites for different plans (Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial, PBM, Carve-outs)
• Data review and restriction policy coding of drugs of various therapeutic areas for different US pharma clients.
• Turning data into meaningful market insights by bucketing key pointers using Automated workflow (Singularity-Fingertip Restriction Portal).
• Training and Validation of New trainees by providing feedback and enhancing the quality

Junior Associate Scientific Writer

Indegene · Jun 2022 – Jul 2023

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• Promotional & Medical review (Medical Affairs)
• Creation, updation and review of Promotional material and Non-promotional material on VVPM based on client and regulatory requirements.
• Review and creation of Claims database in NEXT MLR tool using AI/ML for various Pharma clients.

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Junior Associate Scientific Writer (Promotional & Material Review, Medical Affairs)

Indegene Pvt Ltd · Jun 2022 – Jun 2023

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• Managed the end-to-end MLR (Medical, Legal, and Regulatory) review process, facilitating 25+ review committee meetings to ensure compliance with company and industry standards.
• Collaborated with Global Marketing, Medical, and cross-functional teams to align commercial and scientific strategy, contributing to the successful approval of 75+ promotional materials for US and UK life sciences clients.
• Provided expertise in the development, review, and approval of 100+ promotional and non-promotional scientific documents across multiple therapeutic areas for pharmaceutical drugs and devices.
• Conducted research and analyzed scientific and market data, ensuring a 98% accuracy rate in content alignment with strategic and regulatory requirements.
• Performed quality control checks on final materials against approved documents, reducing compliance-related errors by 25%.
• Supported Medical Affairs and Medical Information teams in managing 10+ high-impact project plans, ensuring all milestones were met on time.

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Intern

Kasturba Medical Hospital · Jan 2021 – Dec 2022

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• Participated in daily ward rounds with physicians, responding to clinical and medication-related inquiries.
• Conducted comprehensive literature searches and reviewed scientific evidence to support inquiries with appropriate levels of clinical evidence.
• Reviewed medication orders for alignment with patients' clinical presentation and local treatment guidelines.
• Presented and documented clinical activities performed during clinical postings.

Intern

Kasturba Medical College, Manipal · Jul 2021 – Jun 2022

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• • Attend daily ward rounds along with physicians in the posted units.
• • To check the medication order prescribed to the patients whether in accordance with the patient’s clinical presentation and local guidelines.
• • To do necessary recommendations and interventions in drug regimens to physicians when indicated.
• • To document all the clinical activities performed during the clinical posting.
• • To present the clinically important cases, medication error and ADR reported as PPT presentation to create awareness.

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Intern

Kasturba Medical Hospital · Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

Not yet confirmed

• Attend daily ward rounds along with physicians in the posted units.
• Responding to medical inquiries from physicians.
• Conducting comprehensive literature searches and reviewing scientific evidence to respond to inquiries with appropriate thresholds of evidence.
• To check the medication order prescribed to the patients whether in accordance with the patient’s clinical presentation and local guidelines.
• To present and document all the clinical activities performed during the clinical posting.

What drives their work

The Operator

You refine and optimize processes to ensure smooth and efficient operations.

lavanya's superpower

You excel at identifying inefficiencies and implementing systematic improvements that enhance operational accuracy and output.

How lavanya works

You would excel in teams focused on maintaining high standards, optimizing processes, and ensuring compliance within the healthcare or pharma sector.