SEAMUS MCMILLAN

Pharmaceutical Project Management, Clinical Trials, Education, Pharmacoeconomics
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CAREER ASPIRATIONS

To Utilize My Diverse Background And Skills In An Interdisciplinary Environment.

Effective Project Management across different healthcare related disciplines
               and perceptions

Clinical trials data analysis, review and management

Development of drug education programs for physicians, healthcare providers
               and third party payers, including content research, disease progression
               models, and authoring

Pharmacoeconomics, including cost effectiveness comparisons and
               sensitivity analyses

Research, analysis and strategic planning

Computer based multimedia programming for healthcare, including patient
               education, health promotion and physician CME

Other healthcare related applications

Research Fellow, Development Leader and Consultant successful in diverse academic and commercial environments. Combines strong skills as a project manager with a sensitivity to the needs of both the business and academic communities. A proven technical leader with a history of identifying, developing and bringing to market valuable technologies. Productive, innovative and committed to results.
Skills and experience include:

Commercial product development Pharmacoeconomic analyses and models Project management Multimedia patient and physician (CME) education Disease progression algorithms and models Technical and Customer Service management

Content development for clinical programs Physician and Provider education for novel drug applications Team leadership and personnel management Marketing, strategic planning and budget planning Technology transfer and patent analyses Biomedical research and development

Independent Consultant, Eden Prairie, MN (1996 - Present)
Past activities have included CD-ROM content development for major pharmaceutical companies, CD-ROM programming for commercial clients in both healthcare and other industries, and web site design and development for both commercial and non-profit clients. Recent projects include a Patient Education CD-ROM program and a CME CD-ROM, both for the University of Minnesota, as well as content and algorithm development for various pharmacoeconomic analyses such as cost-effectiveness, sensitivity analyses, and risk management.

Second Source Alliance, Eden Prairie, MN (1997 - 2001)
       Executive Director
Cofounded this non-profit organization. Second Source Alliance had two primary goals; the development of interactive multimedia patient education materials to support those suffering from serious chronic or incurable diseases, with particular emphasis on emotional support, and disease prevention and health promotion for low literacy groups.

Division of Health Computer Sciences, University of Minnesota, (1994 to 1996)
        National Library of Medicine Fellow
Significant experience and learning gained in patient informatics and resources, multimedia development, patient education and support, healthcare communications for low literacy audiences, instructional design, network management, web authoring, computer interface design, and program evaluation.

Delphi Associates Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (1993 - Present)
       Principal & Founder
A diversified consultancy that has steadily expanded its services and client base over the years. The company focuses primarily on healthcare education and applications, legal research and cost-effective web design for small companies.

Services include healthcare content development, biomedical technology analyses, educational programming for physicians, patients and medical students, and the development of programs, models and algorithms for pharmacoeconomic cost effectiveness analyses. The latter includes drug-drug comparisons and sensitivity analyses for drug utilization.

Sanofi Diagnostics Pasteur Inc., Chaska, MN (1990 - 1992)
       Director of Immunology, Research and Development
A $70 million developer and marketer of diagnostic products and instruments.

Directed all new product development and R & D support of existing products in the Immunology business group, one of the company's three major market segments, with $20 million in annual revenues. Responsible for strategic planning leading to a 30% budget increase, including review and assessment of novel technologies from academia as candidates for technology transfer. Managed three direct reports and supervised a department of 12; managed a budget of $1.7 million.

LipoGen Inc., Knoxville, TN (1987 -1990)
       Director, Diagnostic Product Development (1989 - 1990)
       Project Manager, Diagnostics (1988 -1989)
       Senior Scientist (1987 - 1988)
A start-up company, specializing in autoimmune diagnostics and the therapeutic uses of liposomes.

One of two Project Managers responsible for the scientific development and successful commercialization of the first recombinant autoimmune diagnostic products; assumed positions of increasing responsibility for the commercialization of all diagnostic products. Responsibilities also included development of manufacturing and QC procedures (SOPs, GMP, etc.) and assistance with FDA compliance and 510k submissions. Supervised two professional groups, with a total of eight scientists and technicians. Managed a department budget approaching $1 million.

Cooper Biomedical Inc., Malvern, PA (1985 - 1987)
       Scientist
An in vitro diagnostics company focused on automated laboratory analyzers and solid phase immunodiagnostics.

Developed a solid phase (latex) enhanced immunonephelometric assay for rubella. Also worked briefly on one of the first solid phase confirmatory assays for HIV (HTLV-III) antibodies.

National Library of Medicine Fellow (1994 to 1996), Health Informatics,
Division of Health Computer Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Post-Doctoral Fellow (1980 to 1982), Laboratory for Experimental Oncology, Department of Pathology,
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California.

Doctor of Philosophy (1980), Department of Experimental Oncology, Faculty of Medicine,
Victoria University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Master of Science (1977), Department of Experimental Oncology, Faculty of Medicine,
Victoria University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honors (1977), Faculty of Science, The Open University,
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. Emphasis: Biological Sciences

General Bachelor of Arts (1974), The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom.

Higher National Certificate - Medical Laboratory Sciences (1970), John Dalton College of Technology, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Continuing Professional Education: 
   Includes training in management practices; finance and accounting; organizational communications;
   marketing strategies; quality control; and FDA regulations.

AWARDS:

Damon Runyon - Walter Winchell Cancer Foundation (New York),
   Research Fellow, 1980 to 1982.

National Library of Medicine Training Grant in Medical Informatics,
   Fellow, 1994 - 1996.

FORMER AND CURRENT PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Association for Bioethics

International Interactive Communications Society

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

Member, Minnesota Commissioner of Health's Task Force on HIV/STD Prevention Planning,
   2001 - Present.

Member, Board of Directors, Twin Cities Schools Telecommunications Group, 1997 - 2001.

Member, Ad Hoc Technology Committee, Eden Prairie School District.

Past service on various NIH SBIR Scientific Review Committees for healthcare related multimedia proposals.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS:

McMillan S.,  "The Patient-Computer Interface"
   University of Minnesota Health Informatics Seminar Series, March 6th, 1997.

Doherty L. and McMillan S.,  Human Growth and Development: A CD-ROM CME Program for Primary Care Physicians"
   University of Minnesota Health Informatics Seminar Series, September 20th, 2001.