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Hire Laura F.
United States
USD 189 /hr

25-yrs+ Exp: Pharma/Biotech/Med Device/Start-up | Sales Enablement | Up and Downstream Marketing | Instructional Design

Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, Non-Medical Regulatory Writing, Technical Writing, Business & Legal Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing, General Proofreading & Editing
Research Market Research, User Research, Meta-Research, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection
Consulting Business Strategy Consulting, Go-to-Market Strategy Consulting, Digital Strategy Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting, Regulatory Consulting
Data & AI Data Insights
Product Development Concept Development
Work Experience

Independent Consultant

Elle Faken Consulting

October 2025 - Present

Independent Contractor

Elle Faken Consulting

September 2025 - Present

Director, Research Training Programs

Brown University

August 2024 - October 2025

Director, Research Training

Brown University

August 2024 - October 2025

Associate Director, Global Scientific Training Lead

Takeda Pharmaceuticals

August 2023 - August 2024

Associate Director, Global Scientific Training Lead

Takeda

August 2023 - August 2024

Associate Director, Commercial Training (Sales Enablement)

Akoya Biosciences

October 2019 - June 2023

Senior Manger, Clinical Strategy

Akoya Biosciences

October 2019 - June 2023

Market Segment Leader

PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences Inc

January 2018 - September 2019

Market Segment Leader

PerkinElmer

January 2018 - September 2019

Associate Director, Product Management

WCG Clinical (Analgesic Solutions)

August 2016 - November 2017

WCG Clinical

August 2016 - November 2017

Manager, Distributor Sales

Sysmex America, Inc.

September 2014 - May 2016

Manager, Distributor Sales

Sysmex America Inc

September 2014 - April 2016

Global Marketing and Business Development Manager

Sysmex (Japan)

October 2011 - September 2014

Global Marketing and Business Development Manager

Sysmex Corporation, Kobe, Japan

October 2011 - September 2014

Clinical Research Associate II

Sysmex America, Inc.

June 2008 - October 2011

Clinical Research Associate II

Sysmex America Inc

June 2008 - October 2011

Education

Bachelors

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

- Present

Bachelors

University of WI-Milwaukee

August 1993 - August 1998

Certifications
Publications
CONFERENCE POSTER
Laura Faken (2012). Expression, purification and activity of human lactate dehydrogenase using novel silkworm-baculovirus platform. PEGS.
Laura Faken (2003). Patient Views on Quality and Errors: Data From The MEMO (Minimizing Error Maximizing Outcomes) Study. Society of General Internal Medicine.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mark Linzer, Linda Baier Manwell, Eric S. Williams, James A. Bobula, Roger L. Brown, Anita B. Varkey, Bernice Man, Julia E. McMurray, Ann Maguire, Barbara Horner-Ibler, et al. (2009). Working Conditions in Primary Care: Physician Reactions and Care Quality . Annals of Internal Medicine.
Manwell LB, Williams ES, Babbott S, Rabatin JS, Linzer M (2009). Physician perspectives on quality and error in the outpatient setting. WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin.
Anita B. Varkey (2009). Separate and Unequal . Archives of Internal Medicine.
Hilit F. Mechaber, Rachel B. Levine, Linda Baier Manwell, Marlon P. Mundt, Mark Linzer, for the MEMO Investigators (2008). Part-Time Physicians…Prevalent, Connected, and Satisfied . Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Hilit F. Mechaber, Rachel B. Levine, Linda Baier Manwell, Marlon P. Mundt, Mark Linzer, for the MEMO Investigators (2008). Part-Time Physicians…Prevalent, Connected, and Satisfied . Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Eric S. Williams, Linda Baier Manwell, Thomas R. Konrad, Mark Linzer (2007). The relationship of organizational culture, stress, satisfaction, and burnout with physician-reported error and suboptimal patient care . Health Care Management Review.
Deborah Dowell, Ann Maguire, Laura Paluch, Linda Manwell, Perry An, Karla Felix, Eric Williams (2005). Urban Outpatient Views on Quality and Safety in Primary Care . Healthcare Quarterly.
Linzer M, Baier Manwell L, Mundt M, Williams E, Maguire A, McMurray J, Plane MB (2005). Organizational Climate, Stress, and Error in Primary Care: The MEMO Study .