Lauren Blake, MS

CORE Associate @ Amgen | Graduate of USC Davis School of Gerontology and Marshall School of Business

Los Angeles, California, United States

About

As a recent graduate of the University of Southern California with a Master of Science in Business Entrepreneurship and Innovation and a Bachelor of Science in Lifespan Health, I bring a strong foundation in market analysis, business development, sales, and client engagement. In my previous roles, at Sanofi, Pfizer, and Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and USC Keck School of Medicine, I produced competitive analyses and strategic insights that informed medical professionals, patients and high-level decision-makers. I am eager to apply my leadership skills in research, sales strategy, marketing, communications, and relationship building to drive growth opportunities in business.

Experience

  • Commercial Organization Rotation Experience, Senior Associate at Amgen
    Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    •Increase brand awareness and referral generation for Krystexxa (treatment for uncontrolled gout) through strategic consultative sales with primary care, podiatry, and orthopedic providers •Educate healthcare professionals on identifying and referring potential patients and insurance coverage to treat severe gout •Analyze territory data using Salesforce, Veeva, and LLM tools, prioritizing and pinpointing high-potential candidates •Representing the Krystexxa brand at various professional conferences including the Pri-Med West Conference and Western Foot & Ankle Conference

  • Global Medical Immunology Intern at Sanofi
    May 2024 - Aug 2024 · 4 mos

    •Led a competitive market analysis for developing pipeline medications, increasing market penetration, and sales growth •Wrote a report summarizing current medical literature on treatments in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and psoriasis to Vice Presidents in immunology department •Organized a professional development event for 125 + R&D colleagues, explaining the research grant process

  • USC Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Keck Medicine of USC
    Aug 2023 - Dec 2023 · 5 mos

    •Program’s sole bilingual health educator, contacted English-speaking and Spanish-speaking Alzheimer's patients and families, informing participants about Alzheimer's Disease Research Center events and new patient studies •Researched myasthenia gravis and encephalopathy, presenting findings to faculty and students on symptoms, diagnosing methods, and risk factors associated with conditions •Directed customer-centric training sessions for six Spanish-speaking older adults, recruiting patients for new studies

  • Epidemiology and Biostatistics Intern at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
    Jun 2023 - Jul 2023 · 2 mos

    •Collaborated with a Dana-Farber Cancer Institute post-doctoral research fellow, performing a systematic review of the effects and association of ultra-processed foods and colorectal cancer •Researched and identified specialty areas of study related to healthcare disparities of diverse and global populations

  • USC/Children's Hospital Los Angeles Preceptorship at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)
    May 2023 - May 2023 · 1 mo

    One of ten USC undergraduate students selected to shadow physicians and residents from various departments within Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, including Dentistry, Gastroenterology, Pulmonology, General Pediatrics, and Hospital Medicine.