Lydia Fikru


Location

New York City, NY
Boston, MA
Education
    Columbia University in the City of New York
    September 2017 - June 2021
    degree
    Bachelor's
    major
    Pre-Medicine
    Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Phillips Academy Andover
Work Experience
    Cureatr
    LifeSci NYC Intern
    June 2020 - present
    company
    Cureatr
    title
    LifeSci NYC Intern
    overview
    - Developed weekly company-wide presentations to provide data and insight on updates and issues in healthcare with a focus on healthcare inequity in the United States - Utilized web-based and external databases to recommend potential partner organization and companies - Collaborated closely with strategy and partnerships team to maintain external partnerships and edit contracts - Conducted comparative M&A analysis and market evaluation to provide insight on competition and recommend opportunities for collaboration and business expansion - Established partnership with St. Johns University to sponsor community outreach programming for high school students of color interested in pursuing STEM careers - Formulated press release and campaign plan for partnership announcement - Collaborated with clinical leadership to research and develop methods of effective outreach to community health centers - Devised strategies to boost enrollment of target research population in clinical trials using local and social media outlets - Streamlined administrative efforts for tele-pharmacy clinical trials - Evaluated Covid-19 burden data to provide free pharmacy software to burdened healthcare systems - Established and co-chaired the Anti-Racism Committee to develop and deliver intensive anti-racist educational programming for company-wide professional development
    Ethiopian and Eritrean Student Association
    Committee Member
    September 2017 - present
    Charles Drew Premedical Society
    Pre-professional Liaison
    September 2017 - present
    Pfizer Oncology
    Hematology Global Commerce Intern
    June 2019 - August 2019
Skills
Languages
AmharicEnglishSpanishSwahili