Heather Lalite, Mph
About Heather Lalite, Mph
Heather Lalite, MPH, is the Manager, Global Biospecimen Lead at Bristol Myers Squibb, with over 10 years of experience in laboratory and data processing roles.
Current Role at Bristol Myers Squibb
Heather Lalite serves as the Manager, Global Biospecimen Lead at Bristol Myers Squibb. In her role, she is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end management of biospecimens for early development clinical trials. Her work spans across multiple therapeutic areas including fibrosis, hematology, immunology, oncology, and clinical pharmacology. She ensures compliance with standard operating procedures and regulatory standards while coordinating the collection, processing, and analysis of biospecimens.
Previous Roles in Biospecimen and Project Management
Prior to her current role, Heather Lalite has accumulated extensive experience in biospecimen and project management. She has worked as a Project Manager - Labs for end-to-end biomarker support of clinical trials at PPD from 2021 to 2022. Additionally, she served as a Consultant via PPD for Early Development at Bristol Myers Squibb from 2020 to 2022. Her earlier role at PPD as an Associate Project Manager - Labs from 2019 to 2021 involved biomarker support for clinical trials. She also worked as a Contractor via PPD handling biospecimen tracking and reconciliation for Celgene from 2019 to 2020.
Early Career and Academic Background
Heather Lalite’s career began with various roles at Rutgers University. She worked as a Senior Laboratory Technician from 2009 to 2018 and a Student Laboratory Technician from 2008 to 2009. She also served as a Fitness Assistant from 2005 to 2008. Her early work experience includes a brief role as a Sales Associate at Macy's in Rockaway, NJ in 2005. Heather holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) with a dual concentration in Epidemiology and Health Systems and Policy from Rutgers School of Public Health, which she completed in 2018. She also earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Biological Sciences with double minors in Public Health and Spanish from Rutgers University–New Brunswick in 2009.
Expertise and Skills
Heather Lalite brings over 10 years of applied in-laboratory and data processing experience to her professional roles. Her skill set includes expertise in data processing, applied biological research techniques, scientific method, standard operating procedures drafting, GLP, GCP, technical writing, project management, and operations management. She is familiar with statistical software packages like SAS 9.4 for data analysis and specializes in report writing, journalism and media skills, research, and proofreading. Additionally, she is skilled in public health research, policy analysis, and word processing.
Academic Qualifications
Heather Lalite has a well-rounded academic background with degrees from Rutgers University. She completed her Master of Public Health (MPH) with dual concentrations in Epidemiology and Health Systems and Policy from Rutgers School of Public Health in 2018. Prior to that, she earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Biological Sciences with double minors in Public Health and Spanish from Rutgers University–New Brunswick in 2009. Heather also attended Warren Hills Regional High School from 2000 to 2004.