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London, GB

London, GB

London, England, United Kingdom

• Lead in operational strategy and technical program management for Wayve's Science team, directly supporting Science technical and management leadership in our mission to reimagine autonomous mobility with embodied.
• Development and delivery of operational strategies to improve efficiency and delivery within Wayve's research department (e.g., building Science roadmap with technical leads, internal communications, Science leadership.
• Technical program management for Wayve's efforts in foundation models (e.g., planning and delivery, reporting, supporting development of data strategy and acquisition, etc.).
• Core liaison with internal cross-functional teams to support review, improvement and/or development of new, high-impact processes (e.g., co-development of internal processes with Legal and People & Talent).

London, England, United Kingdom

• Lead in program and product development and delivery to facilitate independent public interest research through consultation and sustainable partnership with global researchers.Key contributions:
• Developed operational program to expand independent researcher access to Meta’s Influence Operations Research Archive (vetted access to policy-violating public content for public interest research)
• Collaborating with Product, Engineering and UX Research teams, supported development and delivery of suite of products for independent researchers and internal policy strategies (e.g., Meta Content Library and API)
• Strategy lead on developing engagement plan with 200+ high-profile research institutions globally
• Lead on external partner engagement, including product training sessions and thematic research presentations

London, England, United Kingdom

• Led development of new partnerships with the UK’s largest research program through building a bold and ambitious non-commercial partnership strategy. Our Future Health aims to recruit a cohort of 5 million adults in.
• Led development and delivery of bespoke partner content, including 20+ customized sessions
• Lead on design and delivery of stakeholder engagement models, including virtual workshops
• Manager of strategic stakeholder meetings, with responsibilities of planning and execution ofsupporting materials for meeting content, organising strategic planning sessions, logistics andreporting to senior leadership
• Lead contract negotiator and management for founding charity members for 16+ partners

London, United Kingdom

• Program manager of an international research alliance focused on the early detection of cancer with 6 strategic partners. Key responsibilities of designing and delivery of strategic and operational procedures including.
• Lead author and project manager of the Early Detection and Diagnosis of Cancer Roadmap, an extensive strategic report outlining recommendations to reach a future where the early detection and diagnosis of cancer is a.
• Led development and delivery of foundational funding operational processes; successfully completed 4 funding rounds in 12 months with over £4m investment
• Lead content designer for the ACED online community, a bespoke platform to facilitate new collaborations within the ACED partnership
• Facilitation of ad hoc funding initiatives, including partnership with Innovate UK for the Integrated Diagnostics funding competition
• Working with other teams across Cancer Research UK, constructing fundraising material to attract philanthropic donations, developing researcher and public-facing communications, and designing and delivering virtual.

London, UK

• Project manager of large-scale scientific reviews, manager of high-level scientific and advisory committees, coordinator of patient involvement in research activities and event planner for bespoke events connecting.
• Lead Project Manager of 2 scientific reviews of charity funded research programs, including recruitment of review committee members, development of evaluation metrics and reporting, stakeholder briefings and.
• Manager and secretariat of Breast Cancer Now’s Science Strategy Committee, including planning meetings, preparation of meeting reports and stakeholder relationship management.
• Delivered bespoke presentations including hosting a monthly tour of Breast Cancer Now’s Research Centre
• Developed and managed a new process and training materials for recruiting and supporting patient representatives on Breast Cancer Now’s scientific advisory committees.
• Concept creator and event manager of Science Simplified, an initiative to promote effective science communication to the public

Toronto, Canada Area

• Laboratory of Dr. Janet RossantManaged an international research collaboration with 6 groups from Canada and Japan in addition to driving a research project investigating the role of stem cells in early human.
• Drove all aspects of an independent research project exploring the role of stem cells in early developmental processes including experimental design, experiment execution, data analysis, process development.
• Led organisation of annual in-person meetings for 6 project collaborators and students at national and international destinations, including relationship management with key stakeholders
• Prepared and delivered over 15 presentations at national and international conferences

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Evaluated commercial potential of technologies and prepared technical and lay summaries for patented technologies at UW as part of an interdisciplinary team of researchers, lawyers and patent experts. Served as a key member of the Research Services team that provided patent and commercialisation support for promising technologies at UW and provided.

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Executed an independent scientific research project that explored the roles of cell growth in breast cancer. Managed all aspects of the research project, prepared protocols, provided mentorship to students and volunteers and presented scientific research findings locally and nationally. Technical proficiencies: flow cytometry analysis including fluorescent.

Windsor, ON, Canada

Event manager of a bespoke donor and volunteer recognition event for a local non-profitorganisation. Served as liaison between group executives and vendors to ensure the vision of the event was fulfilled.

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Served as lead instructor for laboratory section of university level Molecular Biology and Microbiology courses.

Recognized for delivering outstanding customer service and sales achievement on a provincial and national scale.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Biology/Biological Sciences, Cumulative Average: 96.0

Activities and Societies: Faculty of Science Council RepresentativeResearch laboratory of Dr. Lisa A. Porter specializing in breast cancer.

Bootcamp, Data Science (Fundamentals)

Bachelor Of Science (Honours), Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Recipient of prestigious Alumni Award of Distinction, Faculty of Science and Engineering entrance scholarship, York Continuing Scholar.