Erika Ocampo Florendo

Erika Ocampo Florendo has a diverse and extensive work experience in the healthcare industry. Erika Ocampo is currently employed as an Associate Director, Clinical Research Scientist in Clinical Development at Legend Biotech since November 2020. Prior to this, they worked at The Mount Sinai Hospital as a Per Diem Nurse Practitioner in Oncology Outpatient starting from June 2021.

Erika has a strong background in clinical program management and research. Erika Ocampo worked at The Mount Sinai Hospital as a Clinical Program Manager for the Multiple Myeloma Research Program from September 2019 to November 2020. In this role, they established standard operating procedures for clinical trials and supported investigator-initiated trials. Erika Ocampo also served as an Oncology Research Nurse Practitioner for the Multiple Myeloma Research Program from November 2014 to August 2019. Their responsibilities included assessing patient health, initiating therapeutic procedures, prescribing medication, and ordering chemotherapy and supportive care.

Additionally, Erika has experience as an Adjunct Faculty at Hunter College, where they lectured on graduate nursing seminars from August 2015 to May 2018. Erika Ocampo taught primary care, history & physical exams, and proper documentation. Erika Ocampo also facilitated in-class discussions on primary care nurse practitioner roles.

Prior to their roles at The Mount Sinai Hospital and Hunter College, Erika worked as an Oncology Nurse Practitioner at Weill Cornell Medical College from June 2010 to October 2014. Their work focused on gastrointestinal cancer, sarcoma, melanoma, and head and neck cancer. Erika Ocampo provided clinical support, performed exams, managed symptoms, and educated patients.

Earlier in their career, Erika worked as a Research Nurse/Assistant at Columbia University Neurological Institute for a glioblastoma multiforme trial from December 2008 to December 2009. Erika Ocampo recruited patients, managed databases, and handled communication between various parties. Erika Ocampo also served as a Clinical Trials Specialist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center specializing in gastrointestinal cancers from July 2003 to May 2007. Their responsibilities included coordinating various clinical trials.

Erika's career began at Massachusetts General Hospital as a Clinical Research Coordinator from June 2002 to July 2003. Erika Ocampo worked on a menopause study and pharmaceutical studies for osteoporosis, managing patient recruitment, study tests, and data management.

Overall, Erika Ocampo Florendo has a well-rounded and extensive experience in clinical research, program management, and patient care within the healthcare industry.

Erika Ocampo Florendo holds an MS degree in Nursing (Adult Nurse Practitioner) from Columbia University School of Nursing, which they obtained from 2008 to 2010. Before that, they completed their BS degree in Nursing at the same institution from 2007 to 2008. Prior to pursuing their nursing degrees, Erika earned a B.S. in Psychology from UMass Boston from 1999 to 2002. There is no information available regarding their education at International School Manila.