Debra Anne Mathews, Pharm.D.

O B J E C T I V E
A leadership position which continuously grows my career and effectively utilize
s my experience in senior management, scientific and clinical knowledge, interpe
rsonal and analytical skills, creative professional talents, ability to quickly
master a new skill set, high energy and dedication to serve as an asset to an or
ganizations total profile.
E D U C A T I O N
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, Florida 32307
Field of Study: Pharmacy
Degree Obtained: Doctor of Pharmacy
GPA: 3.19
Date of graduation: April 30, 1994
L I C E N S U R E
Florida Board Registered Pharmacist
E X P E R I E N C E
03/08 Present
Tibotec Therapeutics, Clinical Affairs
Division of Centocor Ortho Biotech Services, LLC
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals
Field Director, Science & Research Liaisons
Atlanta, Georgia
* Serve as the Field Director for the HIV Science and Research Liaisons (SRLs)
* Work with the Tibotec Therapeutics Clinical Affairs Vice-President and Sr. Man
agement to formulate and implement a national clinical field plan to achieve org
anizational goals in a manner that is appropriate and compliant with current reg
ulations
* Manage and professionally develop 5 -7 SRLs and maintain responsibility for mo
nitoring SRL regional field activities, including setting of goals and objective
s, tracking of SRL performance and metric attainment and overall responsibility
for executing the national plan
* Provide advanced input on clinical research priorities and investigator initia
ted study proposals and contribute to the review of research concepts during all
company research review meetings
* Serve as Leadership point for the Access and Reimbursement Team, which helps t
he field medical scientists develop an understanding of reimbursement issues per
tinent to their regional area of coverage
* Serve as SRL Leadership Advisory Board point and key contact, contributing to
strategy, organization and implementation of all Advisory Boards which require f
ield scientific support
* Work closely with the SRL Leadership Team and Vice-President to define up-to-d
ate SRL competencies and to develop a training and certification process to ensu
re that these competencies are achieved and maintained
* Created the TTCA Employee Development Program which is now being used by Corpo
rate HR as the foundation for the creation of a development opportunity program
for individuals across the J&J organization

08/04 02/08
GlaxoSmithKline, Inc.
Director, Regional Medical Scientists HIV (09/05 02/08)
Manager, Regional Medical Scientists HIV (08/04 09/05)
Atlanta, Georgia
* As the sole director for the HIV Field Medical Team, provided guidance and dir
ection to the performance and development of the 12 assigned doctorate-level Reg
ional Medical Scientists (RMS) across the nation
* Provide support to the Medical Services Director for the development of progra
ms and processes that enhance the capacity and capability of the RMS workforce,
including selection, training, development, best practices and communications su
pport
* Establish and maintain key partnerships with World Wide Development organizati
ons that facilitate the development and timely flow of information for clinical
research data and clinical protocols
* Interface with the Leadership of Research & Development, Sales and Marketing t
o develop therapeutic area strategies and RMS support to products and market de
velopment
* Serve as Field Science Leadership during Commercial Strategy Team meetings, pr
oviding a monthly update to all stakeholder leaders
* Serve as Core Member of Clinical Research Review Team, contributing to strateg
y, analysis, data review and monitoring protocol submissions from RMS Team
* Maintain a high degree of expertise in disease therapies, GSK products, resear
ch protocols / ongoing clinical trials and competitor data / information in assi
gned therapeutic area of HIV
* Monitor and measure therapeutic area performance metrics and prepare leadershi
p reports for presentation during Senior Leadership Team Meetings
* Identify and develop work process improvements that reduce RMS administrative
burden thereby increasing customer interface time and leverage best practices ac
ross the team
* Created RMS Successful Practice Booklet, which is a tool that outlines the rol
es, responsibilities and expectations of a field-based medical team working with
in the GSK field organization and is still being utilized by the organization
09/00 08/04
GlaxoSmithKline, Inc.
Senior Regional Medical Scientist I HIV (10/01 08/04)
Senior Regional Medical Scientist HIV (08/01 10/01)
Regional Medical Scientist HIV (09/00 08/01)
Atlanta, Georgia/Denver, Colorado
* Enhancing customer focus by providing medical information, support activities,
and programs that help optimize the utilization of GlaxoSmithKline products in
the HIV/AIDS therapeutic area
* Establishing and maintaining peer-to-peer relationships with key customers
* Delivering scientific presentations to various entities within the medical fie
ld
* Identifying and training physicians, pharmacists, and other healthcare profess
ionals to deliver presentations on behalf of GlaxoSmithKline
* Moderating and facilitating various teleconferences within CDMA-HIV and regio
nal/ local advisory panel programs
* Identifying and assessing potential investigators/sites for GlaxoSmithKline cl
inical experience and outcomes studies
* Reviewing protocols for Investigator Initiated Studies that would be of intere
st to GlaxoSmithKline
* Utilizing the implemented POAs for target customers and agreed upon messages f
or opinion leader development and management
* Demonstrating effective therapeutic partnering within the Clinical Development
and Medical Affairs department by effectively partnering with both Medical Info
rmation and the Clinical Research departments
* Obtaining feedback from various customers within the field and delivering any
key insights to internal customers and colleagues
* Participating on various committees and task force groups within the company,
such as the Multicultural Diversity Task Force and National Medical Association
Convention Planning Committee
* Serving as the liaison for both the Clinical Development & Medical Affairs in
ternal scientist group and the Health Outcomes Department with the field-based H
IV Regional Medical Scientist group
* Serving as the Trainer for the HIV Regional Medical Scientist Passport 2003 ro
llout and the new company-wide clinical trials/feasibility process
* Mentoring new hires and partnering with other RMS on various new data sets or
initiatives to enhance RMS effectiveness
12/99 09/00
Adamo Enterprises, Inc. Pharmacy Staffing
Consultant/Clinical/Staff Pharmacist
Miami, Florida
* Contracting services as an independent, freelance employee to work in a variet
y of clinical areas including infectious disease, oncology, cardiovascular, resp
iratory, mental health, gastrointestinal, diabetes, neurology
* Performing retrospective medical chart reviews and consulting with physicians
on medical therapy
* Providing written and oral drug/disease state information to requesting physic
ians and other healthcare personnel, as well as, patients
* Influencing physician prescribing habits based on my professional knowledge th
rough presentations and in-services
09/96 12/99
North Dade Health Center/Jackson Memorial Hospital/Public Health Trust
AIDS Drug Assistance Program Adherence Manager/Ryan White Clinical Pharmacist
Clinical Practice Pharmacist (03/99 12/99)
Staff Pharmacist (09/96 2/99)
Miami, Florida
* Organizing and establishing pharmacy counseling services for HIV+ patients, wi
th significant reduction of overall clinic costs for patient return visits assoc
iated with adverse drug events
* Formulating and establishing the Adherence Program for North Dade Health Cente
r Special Care Team and using criteria for contribution to the State of Florida
Adherence Program for HIV+ patients
* Participating in state contract negotiations and audits as the North Dade Heal
th Center representative
* Training and educating healthcare staff on HIV/AIDS and treatment through repo
rts and in-services and participating on the Special Care and Diabetes Education
Teams
* Creating formal committee approved pharmacy-specific progress notes and pre-pr
inted prescriptions for the North Dade Health Center Special Care Team
* Maintaining accurate patient data for a variety of Phase IIIb-IV Clinical Tria
ls
* Obtaining knowledge of clinical protocols for various Phase IIIb-IV Clinical T
rials
* Establishing a clinical pharmacy preceptor program for FAMU PharmD Candidates
* Serving as Adjunct Faculty/Preceptor for FAMU PharmD candidates
* Participating in administrative, departmental and interdepartmental meetings a
s the manager of the HIV/AIDS pharmacy service
* Maintaining current and broad base clinical knowledge relating to disease stat
es
* Managing, monitoring and evaluating pharmacy staff
07/96 03/99
Advanced Pharmaceutical Consultants, Inc.
Consultant Pharmacist
Miami, Florida
* Reviewing and monitoring patient profiles
* Consulting with physicians and nurses on patient therapy
* Providing drug information to various members of the healthcare staff
* Maintaining inventory
03/96 08/96
South Pointe Pharmacy
IV Pharmacy Manager
Miami Beach, Florida
* Organizing and administrating services for home infusion
* Formulating and implementing a board approved policy and procedure manual
* Maintaining all administrative aspects of the infusion company
* Preparing marketing brochures and pamphlets to enhance clientele
* Establishing contracts for business start-up
* Providing drug/disease state information to physicians and patients
* Preparing reports for QA/QI meetings
* Conducting meetings with representatives from various pharmaceutical companies
* Monitoring and evaluating pharmacy staff
08/94 02/96
University of Miami Hospital and Clinics/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Staff Pharmacist/Consultant Pharmacist Oncology
Miami, Florida
* Preparing and dispensing IV medications under aseptic conditions
* Providing drug information to physicians and nursing staff through in-service,
based on primary drug literature
* Participating on the Institutional Review Board as an ad-hoc member
* Preparing patient data and materials for submission to clinical site monitor f
or various investigational research trials and various Phase I-IV Clinical Oncol
ogy Trials and protocols (including any noted ADR)
* Preparing DUE and QA/QI committee meeting reports
* Maintaining data and dispensing/preparing medications for investigational rese
arch
* Serving as Preceptor for FAMU PharmD candidates
* Serving as professional staff in a variety of clinical trial monitoring progra
ms
* Supervising and monitoring pharmacy staff.
08/93 04/94
Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (Jackson Memorial Hospital and Vete
rans Administration)
Pharmacy Extern
Miami, Florida
* Attending rounds with medical teams
* Consulting with the medical team on patient therapy
* Providing drug information to medical teams and nursing staff through in-servi
ce
* Participating in medical team meetings as an acting pharmacist
* Preparing documents and reports concerning patient case presentations
* Presenting various patient case presentations to medical teams and peers

1993
Capital Health Plan
Summer Intern
Tallahassee, Florida
* Assisting pharmacist in preparing, dispensing and counseling patients on medic
ation
* Inputting computer data and updating computer files to assist pharmacist in ma
intaining compliance with OBRA laws
* Conducting retrospective chart reviews to assist in the stabilization of disea
se states
1992
Parke-Davis, Inc.
Summer Intern Regulatory Department
Ann Arbor, Michigan
* Preparing annual reports including written/oral summaries for departmental mee
tings
* Learning the intricacies of drug development and issues involved in regulatory
affairs
* Assisting department heads with various administrative obligations such as tra
ining new employees on methods of departmental reporting tasks
P R E S E N T A T I O N S
March 2008 present
Tibotec Leadership Team Meetings, National Situational Analysis, SRL Team Meetin
gs
Speaker
Topic: Various (Clinical Data Updates and Overview, Role of SRLs, Updates on Po
licy, Team Updates, Team Reports)
August 2004 February 2008
GlaxoSmithKline RMS/MS Leadership Team, CST, National RMS, National RSD Meetings
Speaker and Moderator
Topic: Various (Role of RMS, Updates on Policy, Team Updates, Team Reports, Gen
eral Data Updates and Overview)
September 2000 August 2004
GlaxoSmithKline HIV Regional and Local Advisory Boards
Moderator and Speaker
Topic: Various (Triple Nucleoside Therapy, Resistance and Sequencing, Protease
Inhibitor Therapy, Therapeutic Efficacy, etc.)
September 2000 August 2004
Various Local and Regional Programs
Regional Medical Scientist, Clinical Development & Medical Affairs
Topic: Various (ART: An Overview, NRTI /NNRTI Therapy, PI Therapy, HIV Infectio
n: An Overview, Resistance and Sequencing, Phenotypic and Genotypic Testing, etc
.)
June 1999
National Minority Health Professions Foundation HIV/AIDS Prevention Campaign
Respondent on the State-of-the-Art Treatment Panel
Topic: South Florida HIV/AIDS Town Hall Meeting
May 1999
Radio Station WMBM 1490 AM
Take Time for Your Health Talk Show
Special Guest Speaker
Topic: HIV/AIDS and Treatment

May 1999
North Dade Health Center
Special Care Team Meeting In-service
Topic: #1) Agenerase (Amprenavir)
#2) Preparation of Capsules from Norvir (Ritonavir) Liquid
May 1999
S.I.N.G.S. (Sisters In Need Gathering Strength) - HIV University
Special Guest Speaker
Topic: Basic Knowledge of HIV/AIDS
March 1999
Radio Station WMBM 1490 AM
Take Time for Your Health Talk Show
Special Guest Speaker
Topic: HIV/AIDS, An Overview
February 1999
United Missionary Baptist Church/Opa-Locka Rotaract Club
1st Annual Youth Conference - Miami, Florida
Special Guest Speaker
Topic: Sex, AIDS and Peer Pressure
January 1999
North Dade Health Center - Board of Directors Meeting
Special Guest Speaker
Topic: The AIDS Drug Assistance Program
September 1998
Cable Television TAP Channel
Primary Care Physicians Group - Miami, Florida
Your Health Informational Program
Special Guest Speaker
Topic: HIV Infection / AIDS and Therapy
March 1997
Open Bible Community Church of North Miami, Inc. - Miami, Florida
Healthcare Career Panelist
Topic: Information on Careers in the Healthcare Field
December 1996
Radio Station WMBM 1490 AM
Your Health Matters Talk Show
Special Guest Speaker
Topic: Disease States and Treatment
June 1996
Maya Angelou Elementary School - Miami, Florida
Special Guest Speaker
Topic: Career Day
P U B L I C A T I O N S
Unpublished Work:
Pharmacy Involvement and HIV/AIDS: Is It Necessary?. Submitted to Drug Topics
Pharmacy Journal, May 1999, Viewpoint Section of the Journal.
Other:
1999 - Created the first-ever official Pharmacy-specific progress note to be uti
lized by North Dade Health Center/Public Health Trust Special Care Clinical Phar
macist
1999 - Created a standard pre-printed prescription for ALL Antiretroviral Drugs
to be utilized by the North Dade Health Center Special Care Team Physicians
1999 - Formulated and established a written Adherence Program for the North Dade
Health Center Special Care Team
1996 - Created a Florida Board of Pharmacy approved Policy and Procedure Manual
for South Pointe Pharmacy Home Infusion Services
S P E C I A L P R O J E C T S
* 2010 Created the Employee Development Program for Tibotec Therapeutics Clinic
al Affairs. This program is now being used by Corporate HR as the foundation fo
r the creation of a development opportunity program for individuals across the J
&J organization
* 2006 Created the Successful Practices for the Regional Medical Scientists boo
klet for GlaxoSmithKline RMS Organization, which outlines roles, responsibilitie
s and expectations of field based medical scientists in the Pharmaceutical Indus
try
* 1999 Created a syllabus for the Pharmacology for Nurses course for Barry Univ
ersity in Miami, Florida
H O N O R S and A W A R D S
Nominations in Biltmore Whos Who for Executives and Professionals 2009
GlaxoSmithKline Spirit Award (for Management) 2007
GlaxoSmithKline R&D Spirit Award - 2003
GlaxoSmithKline Spirit Award (from Sales) - 2002
Credentialed as a Clinical Pharmacist by Jackson Memorial Hospital/Public Health
Trust Clinical Credentialing Team - 1999
North Dade Health Center Employee of the Month - December 1998
Nomination - Volunteer News Media Liaison for FSHP 1998-1999 media outreach prog
ram
Outstanding Young Women of America 1997
Nomination in Whos Who in Healthcare Professions 1997
Commendation - Diabetes Education Committee 1997 (North Dade Health Center)
Commendation - Open Bible Community Church of North Miami, Inc. 1997
National Deans List 1994
Deans Award 1994
Academic Pharmaceutical Scholarship 1990-1992

References available upon request