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Oakland, California, United States

Coordinate a multidisciplinary collaboration used to apply a scientific and focused value analysis process to determine the value of technology, products, and clinical services—while simultaneously complementing process improvement, improved patient outcomes, safety and quality practices, and financial stewardship for Alameda Health System.

San Ramon, California, United States

Providing support to essential projects being run by PG&E.

Work Remote

Support a team of surgical support representatives through the performance of a wide variety of operational and strategic functions:Office management• Coordinate schedules and work activities for a team that provides support to surgeons performing joint repair and replacement procedures.• Ensure every member of the team has everything essential to provide knowledgeable support to surgeon and hospital partners to care for patients with joint injury.• Support all stages of surgical case management for highest quality care and recovery of patients.• Support team in accounts receivable and collection of payment for services.• Provide full office support for effective candidate selection, on-boarding and training and many other day-to-day business logistics.• Support and resolve human resource, employee and department safety, and risk management issues effectively.Inventory management• Design and evaluate LEAN processes to improve inventory management and product turnover.• Create and maintain complex, multi-dimensional spreadsheets for effective inventory management.• Manage the operations and inventory for a wide array of surgical implants, instruments and procedures to optimize overall supply chain performance for affordability, availability, quality and risk.Strategic planning• Develop new and innovative ways of partnering with physicians, team members and device manufacturers to support high quality service standards to meet patient and surgical staff expectations.• Collaborate with implant and instrument vendors to ensure effective care and treatment to patients with joint injury.• Collaborate closely with executives to develop the level of services and the day-to-day operations of the company required for quality patient care.• Develop, implement, and support departmental processes which support business objectives and ensure they are met.

The Permanente Medical Group, Northern California

Managed a team of medical assistants to provide quality care through a wide variety of activities:Program management• Managed 25-30 staff and two service areas providing ambulatory support to members/patients diagnosed with chronic conditions and respiratory/sleep disorders.• Ensured Program Assistants and staff provide the highest quality of care which comply with The Joint Commission, federal, state, and local requirements.• Determined the appropriate staff mix for department and developed processes to screen, interview, hire, train, and maintain the competency of all department staff.Strategic planning• Collaborated with Physician Team Leader and Department Chief in developing the level of patient services and the day-to-day operations of the department.• Strategized on effective management of several chronic condition initiatives within the program (asthma, diabetes, hypertension, chronic pain, special needs, and quality).• Designed, implemented and evaluated processes to improve systems and patient care results across the continuum of care.• Monitored financial performance, identified and implemented strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of care/service.Operations management• Acted as patient advocate resolving patient care issues.• Developed and managed budgets and resource allocations.• Developed and implemented departmental policies and procedures which support the organizations goals and business objectives to ensure they are met.• Managed and resolved human resource, labor relations, employee and department safety, and risk management issues.

San Francisco Bay Area

Provided insight and guidance to drive a variety of laboratory improvement initiatives through:Strategic planning• Supported laboratory leaders to coordinate strategic lab initiatives across all of Kaiser.• Developed business strategies that consider and evaluate potential organizational opportunities to improve quality and efficiency.• Established common system and workflow solutions for all Kaiser Lab Services for optimal operational savings.• Performed program management activities for laboratory organizational initiatives.Best practices / compliance coordination• Coordinated unified responses to newly published regulatory draft recommendations.• Managed development/modification of workflow processes to address regulatory changes.• Standardized materials and consumables that meet regulatory requirements to optimize Kaiser’s buying power and ensure quality care delivery.• Managed communications from major regulatory bodies such as CMS, FDA, CAP and TJC.Integrated coordination• Coordinated communication between many different departments (such as procurement, finance, legal, compliance, laboratory, etc) and across all Kaiser Permanente regions. Collaborative team approach to manage a wide variety of projects and initiatives.• Was responsible for regular meeting coordination, calendar management, facilitation and report-outs on project status and team activities.• Co-chaired Kaiser Permanente’s Laboratory Compliance Community of Practice Committee.

San Francisco Bay Area

Managed a multi-functional research laboratory to ensure optimal performance by coordinating a wide variety of activities:Operations management • Optimized laboratory workflow using LEAN concepts to increase efficiency.• Managed logistical planning and operations to ensure optimal functionality across all laboratories in the organization.• Integral member of project transition team responsible for realignment of processes and laboratory space as a result of company-wide focus change.• Safety Officer responsible for all aspects of safety such as employee training, waste permits and disposal, inspections and Cal/OSHA compliance.• Facilitated regular project planning and status report meetings through coordination of a variety of executive calendars.• Project manager for laboratory space redesign and equipment installation.• Coordinated building maintenance including plumbing, HVAC and electrical.• Project manager for emergency power upgrade installation.Materials management• Established materials planning & logistics for vendor-sponsored centralized media/reagent stocking programs• Led price negotiations, organized vendor shows and maintained vendor relations.• Managed material procurement, storage, handling, inventory, disposal and documentation using eRequester, ReQlogic, MS Dynamics GP, and MS Excel.

San Francisco Bay Area

Established and managed a centralized cell culture core facility in support of a multi-departmental hESC initiative through:Data & inventory management• Integral member of data system design and implementation team.• Implemented a Kanban system to operationalize storage, handling, inventory, disposal and documentation processes for all materials necessary to complete research projects across many departments.• Managed the creation and curation of extensive cell banks both commercially available cells and proprietary hES cells.• Designed and managed cell culture reagent & materials optimization experiments using a matrix design. Results used to increase culture efficiency, cell yield, viability, various desirable expression levels, as well as decrease man hours, reagents, consumables, & time.Operations management • Project manager for the design and construction of a state-of-the-art cell culture facility using LEAN workflow concepts to maximize efficiency of resulting cell culture core facility.• Established and managed an extensive standardized reagents program for use by research departments across the organization.• Hands on leadership of cell culture protocol development & implementation, including cell culture, banking, curation and data management.• Project manager for the selection & installation of remote equipment monitor system.• Extensive experience scheduling & meeting organization using MS Outlook and teleconferencing through various WebEx portals.

San Francisco Bay Area

Managed a team to support the initiatives of a wide variety of research teams through:Operations management • Project manager for the design and construction of a state-of-the-art cell culture facility using LEAN workflow concepts to maximize workflow efficiency and output of new facility.• Established a process and protocols for planning and preparation of wide array of standardized reagents.• Integral participant in daily purchasing, shipping/receiving planning and logistics. Lead price negotiations and maintained vendor relations.• Project team lead for full facility relocation from Fremont to Redwood City.• Extensive experience scheduling & meeting organization using MS Outlook, presentations & graphics using MS PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, and MS Visio.Data & inventory management• Integral member of LIMS data system design & implementation team.• Responsible for data input, access, accuracy, and updates for wide variety of data sets using MS Excel, MS Access and custom in-house LIMS system.• Created a process for material planning & logistics for centralized media/reagent stocking programs for use across all organizational departments.Cell culture• Hands on leadership of all cell culture process development & implementation such as media formulation, culture conditions optimization & cryo-preservation methods.• Project manager for the creation and curation of a 12,000 line cell bank with a strong emphasis on human tumor cell lines for use in in vivo xenograft studies.• Technical and logistical support for all researchers performing cell culture tasks across several departments.• Highly proficient at all aspects of cell banking, curation and data management.

Research projects• Designed and managed cell culture reagent & materials optimization experiments using a matrix design. Results used to increase culture efficiency, cell yield, viability, various desirable expression levels, as well as decrease man hours, reagents, consumables, & time.• Designed and managed multiple subcutaneous xenograft models in nude/SCID mice using a diverse range of human tumor cell lines for the purpose of validating anti-cancer targets.• Established murine intraperitoneal diffusion chamber implant model used, in conjunction with flow cytometry, to validate novel targets for anti-microbial drug development in various S. pneumoniae and S. aureus knockouts.