Nick Ward Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

- Partnered on creating a REDCap-based, automated evaluation process between students and their research mentors.- Developed and implemented analyses using R and Prism to identify statistically significant trends in doctoral student career choices following graduation. Findings reported in peer-reviewed publication.- Aligned with grants team on data needs across multiple rounds of federal grant applications; fulfilled requests by querying PostgreSQL relational database of student… Show more - Partnered on creating a REDCap-based, automated evaluation process between students and their research mentors.- Developed and implemented analyses using R and Prism to identify statistically significant trends in doctoral student career choices following graduation. Findings reported in peer-reviewed publication.- Aligned with grants team on data needs across multiple rounds of federal grant applications; fulfilled requests by querying PostgreSQL relational database of student records.- Taught Introductory Biostatistics course to classes of 80+ biomedical PhD students for two years. Show less

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

- Worked directly with clients and internal leadership to identify and monitor KPIs; conducted analyses of sales, subscriber lifetime value, claims losses, post-claim subscriber churn, insurance regulatory compliance.- Constructed and collaborated on metric forecasts and annual operating plan (AOP) inputs for five insurance and extended warranty programs.- Evaluated subscriber growth, average claim cost, and claim frequency data to explain variances to AOP; made strategic… Show more - Worked directly with clients and internal leadership to identify and monitor KPIs; conducted analyses of sales, subscriber lifetime value, claims losses, post-claim subscriber churn, insurance regulatory compliance.- Constructed and collaborated on metric forecasts and annual operating plan (AOP) inputs for five insurance and extended warranty programs.- Evaluated subscriber growth, average claim cost, and claim frequency data to explain variances to AOP; made strategic recommendations to internal and client stakeholders based on drivers of variance.- Collected, analyzed, and delivered data through weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports to internal, client, and underwriter stakeholders; established expectations and reporting schedules for new reports.- Guided internal and client discussions using PowerBI dashboards to segment data in real time.- Successfully delivered on all data integrity requests across multiple program audits conducted by both clients and insurance regulators.- Collaborated across business functions (e.g., client services, fraud/risk management, finance, IT, workforce management) to deliver solutions for internal and external business needs, including RFP activities.- Regularly used advanced Excel skills for analyses: pivot tables, lookup functions, and coding VBA macros to automate manual processes.- Used Structured Query Language (SQL) regularly to retrieve and summarize data stored in relational databases. Show less

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

- Continuation of previous role with added responsibility of driving on-the-ground laboratory setup at a new institution- Established new relationships with institutional resources and research partners- Migrated research projects between institutions while driving research productivity

Nashville, Tn

- Collected, analyzed, and reported data on demanding timelines in support of a federal grant.- Published three peer-reviewed articles, presented twice at international meetings, and regularly at departmental seminars.- Built cross-department relationships with research groups on campus, resulting in formation of collaborative research efforts.- Collaborated on coding and data analysis using Matlab, R, and Git.- Trained and mentored graduate and undergraduate students; taught… Show more - Collected, analyzed, and reported data on demanding timelines in support of a federal grant.- Published three peer-reviewed articles, presented twice at international meetings, and regularly at departmental seminars.- Built cross-department relationships with research groups on campus, resulting in formation of collaborative research efforts.- Collaborated on coding and data analysis using Matlab, R, and Git.- Trained and mentored graduate and undergraduate students; taught undergraduate Neuroscience course. Show less

Nashville, Tn

- Generated and analyzed experimental data used to secure federal grant awarded to lab.- Used Excel and SigmaPlot software to organize data and conduct statistical analyses.- Author on five research manuscripts, presented five times at national/international meetings, regularly at departmental seminars, and frequently at internal lab meetings.

Ph.D., Neuroscience

B.S., Biological Sciences