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Conducted laboratory protocols, data analysis and technical writing supporting two projects studying how biomolecular data on diet and health status can support modern populations.

Providence St Joseph Health, Corporate Finance I Seattle, USA I 11.2021 – 06.2022Owning and developing the financial modelling and reporting to support the Women and Children’s Institute and Heart Institute across the system. Major activities included: •Querying databases using SQL for routine reporting and custom analyses •Presenting quarterly financial reports to institute leadership •Assessing current performance data for process improvement opportunities. Partnered with clinical leaders to deploy a streamlined process for patient flow in labor and delivery reducing costs and freeing up capacity•Designing end user reporting dashboards in Tableau for financial tracking by key stakeholders

Program manager responsible for the strategy and business development of the Cancer Prevention and Supportive Care Service lines. Major tasks included:•Leading a five-year strategic planning retreat and developing annual goals•Developing a major funding proposal for a cutting-edge supportive care center•Building a comprehensive staffing model for the social work program based on patient demand and appropriate panel size per provider, leading to a predictive approach to staffing and an additional new FTE

Internal consultant for the Service Line Management team. Major initiatives include: •Leading the deployment of telehealth to more than 300 providers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, managing 6 staff members who supported patients and providers, and designed and implemented process improvements to support the mass transition to telehealth for SCCA •Conducting a current state assessment of the Blood and Marrow Transplant Patient Pathway from arrival to transplant; partnered with Seattle Children’s to plan and pilot a new pathway for Neuroblastoma patients to reduce time to conditioning and patient travel burden•Designing, piloting, and implementing a standardized advance practice provider resource request template across service lines to improve the efficiency of new staffing requests submitted to senior leadership•Developing longitudinal follow up guidelines with key stakeholders in preparation for the implementation of a Sarcoma Surveillance Clinic to reduce patient attrition and more accurately predict volume

• Develop tools to manage tasks and planning processes for the STTR Biospecimen Retreat• Research and compile biospecimen and biorepository best practices for action teams at the STTR Retreat• Design graphics to better explain biospecimen flow and management in the Pacific Northwest • Train STTR interns on the focus of the team and clinical repository management

•Analyzed state and federal policies to develop recommendations for leadership to support the Medicaid Transformation Demonstration (MTD) Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) Program •Managed the development of the Value Based Payment Roadmap and MTD Annual Operational Report for CMS •Conducted a state assessment on MTD workforce resources and strategies to develop targeted assistance to the ACHs •Collaborated with DSRIP Support Team to develop MTD funding and measurement schedules and funding strategies •Represented HCA at Accountable Community of Health Board meetings and Medicaid VBP (MVP) Action Team meetings