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Kirkland, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa

Helped a global biopharmaceutical company make their primary oncology research data more findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR) across the enterprise. Provided IT Business Partnering, Product Ownership, and Business Analysis support to over 120 cancer research scientists and their leadership.- Conducted a large-scale data profiling study to identify, catalog, and describe many terabytes of siloed, high-dimensional lab instrument and analytical assay data (e.g., flow cytometry, next-generation sequencing, etc.).- Identified and documented pain points, workflow issues, and opportunities to improve lab scientists’ productivity, effectiveness, and satisfaction through SME interviews, lab walkthroughs, and analysis of historical data.- Developed data models and end-to-end workflows for capturing, annotating, and linking user- and system-generated scientific metadata to electronic lab notebooks (ELNs), Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), enterprise data lakes, and ontology-driven semantic knowledge repositories.- Co-led an innovation proof-of-concept to streamline how bench scientists authenticate to research applications and IT systems in the lab through the integration of wearable devices and RFID technology. The project was voted the most impactful of the department's innovation portfolio projects that were funded that year.

Greater Seattle Area

Business Intelligence & Program Management Consultant | Nonprofit Healthcare System:Helped executives, researchers, and clinical directors at a large nonprofit hospital system improve how they consume and use their most critical data for strategic and operational decision-making.- Developed guidelines and standards for data visualization, quality, workflow, and governance.- Worked with end-users, SMEs, data scientists, data engineers, analysts, product owners, and hospital leaders to support product design, implementation, and maintenance of 10+ dashboards spanning research, clinical operations, service line strategy, philanthropy, healthcare equity, and system management.- Managed end-user requirements gathering and oversaw implementation for high-profile projects: - Enabled the CEO and executive team to monitor performance toward strategic goals from their mobile devices and touch-screen displays near their offices. - Enabled emergency and acute care leaders to prepare for likely spikes in demand via an ML-driven operational dashboard embedded in the ER. - Advised technical and business stakeholders for a population health network seeking to provide secure, role-specific access to patient data to improve the quality of care.Data Strategy Consultant | Hospital Association:Led an analysis of the association’s business opportunity for a new program of member-facing decision support services and developed recommendations.- Interviewed hospital executives about how they use data and business intelligence in their decision-making.- Identified data and regulatory requirements and performed assessments of data service providers.- Developed and deployed an association-wide member survey and analysis dashboard, vetted potential vendors and data collection platforms, and constructed financial models to forecast ROI under different scenarios.- Developed and presented recommendations, action plans, and supporting analyses to executive leadership.

New Haven, Ct

As the first Director of Program Management, I was accountable for companywide programs in product management and research across the company's core markets. Products included an open source, end-to-end data management solution for complex biomedical research, and a HIPAA-compliant data integration and data analytics platform for large-scale patient registries.* Developed, and obtained executive approval of, department's inaugural charter.* Developed a profitable portfolio of products and services across the entire value chain and development lifecycle.* Recruited, retained, and motivated a team of Subject Matter Experts, Product Managers, UX Designers, and Analysts.* Formulated research and development strategy for data products with CEO, Business Development, and Engineering. * Attracted extramural research and development funding and oversaw post-award execution across a matrix of departments and projects.

New Haven, Ct

Oversaw development of a new, profitable program of data services and products that enables health-focused organizations to improve the quality and cost of healthcare. Served as subject matter expert on customer needs, technologies, data standards (e.g., HL7), market trends, and regulations. Identified high-value, repeatable solution patterns and developed them into products and services.* Increased program-specific sales pipeline from 0% to 17% of total revenue within 18 months by conducting competitive analyses, responding to requests for proposals, developing and delivering sales presentations, and attracting new contracts with first customers.* Oversaw development of a standards-based, nationwide clinical data registry that securely aggregates and transforms data from electronic health record (EHR) systems into interactive benchmarking dashboards for front-line providers.* Developed and maintained relationships with 8 electronic health records (EHR) vendors that supply data to registries.

New Haven, Ct

Oversaw Agile Scrum development of a new, open-source web application for exploring biomedical research data. Translated customer needs and competitive positioning into vision, strategy, roadmap, and backlog for the product. Developed training and user documentation to support internal and external customers. Supported Business Development via collateral and sales presentations.* Field-tested satisfactory minimum viable product within 3 months by iteratively refining product with customers.* Increased sprint velocity by 50% in 6 months without increasing bug rate by splitting user stories and improving quality standards.

New Haven, Ct

Developed and managed a portfolio of federal grants driving core product research and development. Advised business on research trends, user needs, and scientific content. Led, reviewed, and presented internal research at academic and trade conferences. Authored educational content on data management and analysis for publication in blogs, white papers, and webinars.* Increased external funding for research and development from 0% to 8% of all revenue over 3 years (annualized) by writing Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) proposals.* Achieved a 3-year acceptance rate of 81% for academic conference submissions through early and frequent editorial review.* Co-authored “Reproducibility Project: Psychology” (Science), which Discover Magazine listed as #8 in "Top 100 Stories of 2015."

Seattle, Wa

Served as Co-Investigator and Project Lead on an NIMH-funded project examining psychophysiological biomarkers of treatment response in adult posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Co-designed the study and instrumentation, hired and trained research staff, served as the laboratory's systems integrator, and developed the data management and analysis pipelines for the project.• Delivered operational research infrastructure on time and within budget.• Developed and documented custom R pipeline to clean, blend, and visualize cognitive, sensor, and survey data.

Greater Seattle Area

As Project Coordinator for a 3-site NIMH-funded clinical trial, managed, advised, and supervised all day-to-day operations, including: data and document management; personnel management; compliance with federal, state, and university regulations; quality assessment and control; logistics; recruitment and retention of research participants; preparation and authorship of scientific reports and presentations. Provided individual psychotherapy for study patientswith posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in two clinical trials. Conducted independent experimental research on attention and learning deficits that may contribute to PTSD.• Achieved study enrollment targets within project period at all sites through early identification of recruitment issues.• Co-authored successful $129K NIH proposal to add new psychophysiological and genomic research capabilities to clinical trial.

Newington, Ct

Completed full-time internship through the Greater Hartford Predoctoral Clinical Psychology Internship Consortium at the Newington VA Medical Center and UConn Medical Center. Rotations included the PTSD Residential Rehabilitation Program, Neuropsychology Clinic (UConn), Substance Abuse Clinic, and Outpatient PTSD Clinic.

New Haven, Ct

Provided statistical and data management consultation to graduate students and faculty in the social sciences using R, SPSS, Stata, and HLM. Specialty topics included linear and hierarchical linear models, mediation and moderation analysis, and resampling-based approaches to statistical inference. Prepared and conducted workshops on statistical software and both statistical and research methods.

Greater Boston Area

Managed federally and industry-funded efficacy studies of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy for anxiety disorders in an ambulatory care setting. Assisted in conducting statistical analyses; preparing grant proposals, poster and slide presentations, and manuscripts; and conceptualizing and developing the center's first website and centralized clinical research database. Prepared and facilitated submission of study protocols for Institutional Review Board approval. Conducted telephone screening interviews with potential study participants, coordinated patients' study visits, and performed clinical laboratory evaluations.

Ph.D., Clinical Psychology

A.B., Psychology, Magna Cum Laude