Carla M. Sette Email & Phone Number

As the statistical lead for GRAIL’s Operations org, led a high-impact team of Data Scientists collaborating closely with process owners to provide essential statistical support and ensure robust analytical methods in alignment with organizational goals. In this role I:• Lead root cause analyses to investigate adverse trends affecting critical clinical lab metrics, as well as anomalous patient sample results for GRAIL’s multi-cancer assay. • Provided statistical expertise for process and software validation and verification continuous improvement initiatives.• Executed impact assessments for quality management activities.• Authored and reviewed key Quality Management System (QMS) documents.• Maintained compliance with ISO 13485 standards by adhering to Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) procedures.• Presented findings to senior leadership to drive data-informed decision-making and implement corrective actions.

Santa Cruz

• Developed R code to solve and characterize equilibria of evolutionary game theory models (systems of ODEs), simulated 1 million games of 2-5 competitors, and statistically assessed the mathematical and ecological properties of stable systems.• Utilized published data fit linear and nonlinear models to describe the mechanisms of plastic developmental morph determination in tadpoles using evolutionary game theory, and modeled landscape-level changes in pond duration and morph frequency under past and future climate scenarios.• Measured thermal physiological properties of tropical New World lizards and assessed habitat suitability using under past and future climate scenarios using biomod2.• Designed experiments for hypothesis testing, performed statistical analyses in R (basic statistics, logistic, linear and non-linear models, ODEs), developed custom R functions, analyzed large datasets using high-performance computing with SLURM scheduler.• Lead collaborations with researchers both locally and internationally to conduct field work in five countries and directed research projects.• Presented research at 2017 11th Latin American Congress of Herpetology.

Santa Cruz, California, United States

• Developed lesson plan in understanding scientific literature utilized in introductory biology course.• Taught 14 quarters of supplementary lectures and labs in introductory and upper division biology courses, in person and online.

San Francisco

• Used qPCR to detect fungal pathogen on museum and field salamander specimens, assessed abiotic factors related to disease presence and prevalence using GLMM.• Presented research at 2013 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology conference and 2014 American Society of Naturalists conference.

Milpitas, Ca

• Performed high throughput mammalian cell culture, HTRF antibody screening, and qPCR in a sterile clean room environment using large, integrated robotic systems.• Developed and optimized new protocols for automated systems. Wrote SOPs for protocols on new automated systems.• Trained other Research assistant-level employees in automation system operation, troubleshooting, and regular maintenance.

Ph.D., Ecology And Evolutionary Biology

Thesis title: Variation and Extinction: Models for Alternative Strategies and Climate Certificates earned: Diversity & Inclusion.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Biology

Bs, Biology