-: Hi I'm Jacqui Cornelia.
I'm a project director in the healthcare industry
specifically the pharmaceutical industry
research and development.
What I do as a project director is
I take a project from its conception
all the way to the end goal
whichever that is defined by a senior management.
Set strategy in line with senior management
and their corporate goals.
Work with the global team to bring everyone together
identify what needs to get done, cross-functionally
to achieve that goal and motivate people.
Get people in line, encourage them, mentor them,
have vision and do what it takes to complete the goal.
I've worked on many oncology projects
bringing drug development forward for oncology medicines.
In particular, pediatric medicine.
As well as various other cancers.
We basically identify what areas to target
and then we go after, we work with discovery scientists
and many people with expertise
throughout the cross-functional area of an organization
to align people to bring the information together
and to help find, conduct clinical studies for example,
to help find the research needed
in order to get a drug approved to help the patients.
So it's a matter of working with senior management
and knowing what their goals are.
So if they have a certain compound
that they want to bring forward
understanding where that fits in the portfolio
and then working cross-functionally with the team
to make sure that the team members
are aware of those priorities and bringing that forward.
A project will last many, many years.
Hopefully one is fortunate enough to see it to fruition.
It could last, depending on the results
it could last, if there are negative results
two years, four years.
But hopefully a project could last up to 10 years.
10 to 15 years.
During the time with the pharmaceutical industry
there was extensive travel.
Global, which was a fantastic opportunity
to meet and work with team members throughout the world
and bringing them together for the common goal.
So that was a fantastic experience.