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About Tracy Austin
Improving global healthcare and access to quality global healthcare is at the forefront of government and institution agendas. Growing populations present unique challenges to communities, and resources must be aligned with ever-shifting needs. As a strategic transformative Health and Social Care Leader, I’m passionate about tackling the toughest global healthcare issues. Throughout my career, I’ve designed, planned, and deployed high-impact global healthcare transformation projects to achieve performance excellence across large healthcare organizations. As a change agent, I drive cultural change amid ever-shifting paradigms, delivering mission-critical initiatives across diverse portfolios including digital, health intelligence, medical, and technology. This entails overseeing complexity and risk to minimize adverse impacts on patient care and quality by leveraging best practices, evidence-based processes, and emerging technology to optimize results. I believe that development digital and technology health, including the cloud will bring the greatest innovations and benefits to population health, including increasing social good . I am proud to be part of the movement and I'm passionate about helping that transformation.I enjoy working with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders across the value chain to power consistent performance and deliver lasting change.Specialty areas include:Leadership & Management, Account Management, Program & Project Management, Strategic Planning, Budget Administration, Grant Submission & Management, Customer Success Delivery, Healthcare Policy Development, Health Service Redesign, Business Transformation, Healthcare Quality Improvement, Stakeholder Engagement, Data-Driven Strategy, Global Deployment, Cutting-Edge Digital Health, Medical Device Innovation, Public Health Evaluation, Population Health, NHS & Local Authority Service Commissioning, Cancer Screening, Heart Disease, Stroke & Diabetes, Child & Maternal Health Programs, Audits & Regulatory Inspections
Tracy Austin's Current Company Details
Oxford University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust
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Service Lead
London, GB
- Website:
- ouh.nhs.uk
- Employees:
- 5063
Tracy Austin Work Experience Details
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Service LeadOxford University Hospitals Nhs Foundation TrustLondon, Gb
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Senior Implementation Specialist (Uk Nhs)Grail May 2023 - PresentLondon, England, United KingdomDiagnosis of cancer at an early stage is one of the ambitions set out in the NHS Long-Term Plan. In an exciting partnership with the NHS, I drive multiple parallel project assignments to help plan and deliver on our partnership with the NHS England Cancer Programme team. The role also requires deep engagement and alignment with our NHS England Cancer Programme partners to support the roll-out of a national Multi-Cancer Blood Test Programme.In partnership with internal GRAIL and external NHS England partners, I have led the development of the phlebotomy model, including clinical workflows. This includes developing related programme training, instructional videos, e-learning and digital user guides. Proactively, I take the lead in engaging with regional Cancer Alliances and local NHS Trusts, ensuring they are fully briefed on our programme planning. This proactive approach not only keeps them in the loop but also allows us to incorporate their valuable feedback, ensuring timely delivery and mitigating any potential implementation barriers.Chair the NHSE Cancer Programme team and GRAIL weekly joint ops group to deliver joint activities and identify blockers to programme delivery effectively.Key member of internal working groups to ensure readiness to scale the programme effectively. This included developing a UK-based customer service function, logistics, and accessioning the clinical lab at scale—key participant in the recruitment of customer service and logistic staff.As the lead, I am responsible for overseeing the completion of the GRAIL logistics and lab Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Process (FMEA), a critical step in our project. This role allows me to leverage my expertise and ensure the smooth progression of our operations.Work closely with the GRAIL and NHSE Logistics and Biosampling leads to progress the biosampling and logistics implementation plan—part of the procurement team. -
Strategic Partnerships And Initiatives Mgr (Us Health Systems)Grail Nov 2022 - May 2023Seattle, Washington, United StatesI led multiple parallel project assignments to help plan and deliver on our partnership with US health systems. The role also required deep engagement and alignment with US health system partners to support the roll-out of the Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test.As the lead, I orchestrated project planning and stakeholder management in the development of a strategic partnership with the esteemed Sarah Cannon Institute and HCA. Just before the launch of the Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test programme with these two US centers of excellence, I transitioned to the UK to assume a pivotal implementation role.Chaired the joint GRAIL, Sarah Cannon Institute HCA weekly programme board. Key member of internal working groups to ensure readiness to scale the MCED programme effectively.Project lead for a Health Equity project with GRAIL and the Providence Health System—developing project plans and chairing programme planning meetings.
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External Examiner, Department Of Public HealthLondon School Of Hygiene And Tropical Medicine, U. Of London 2008 - Nov 2022London, United KingdomAs an adjunct tutor, I author assignments and questions and evaluate student work for students pursuing the Master of Public Health (MPH). I also drove delivery of MPH management of healthcare services and healthcare evaluation module review to identify improvements, including module redesign. -
Us Operations. Senior Clinical Project ManagerKheiron Medical 2018 - 2022Seattle, Washington, United StatesLeading critical healthcare initiatives and clinical project work across multidisciplinary teams, served as a go-to subject matter expert across the UK, US, and EU. Strategized with the product, clinical, marketing and partnership functions, acted as a conduit between teams to accelerate go-to-market strategy.Key contributions:· Stimulated US product and business growth by increasing and supporting the US distributed team, growing from 1 to 15 employees in <2 years· Fostered an inclusive culture via groups provided cultural competence insight to founders.· Crafted press releases, articles, competitive analysis and content for commercial & marketing collateral · Partnered with the Marketing VP to launch the ‘31 Wishes-for-Breast Cancer’ media campaign· Authored competitive analysis, customer insight and government affairs reports used across global cross-functional teams for strategic purposes· Led and coordinated with internal stakeholders to build a customer support solution using Zendesk· Identified key opportunities in the Scottish/UK market to drive agreement on a critical prospective large clinical trial agreement and solidify strategic governmental networks.· Supported lucrative research agreements, grants and deployment opportunities· Built and outsourced US operations from ground zero to save $300K in personnel costs· Reinvigorated partnerships with key opinion leaders (KOLs) in an account management role - US academic healthcare centers, FDA, American Cancer Society, OEMs, and other key UK/EMEA government officials· Shaped the Public Patient Involvement (PPI) and Clinical advisory group. · Supported production of patient videos and an Aunt Minnie AI communication e-blast with 8.5K+ views, and 33K+ LinkedIn impressions· Helped to secure research studies at respected academic medical centers, a $1.2M NIH grant with the University of Washington, and a $15M UK NHS AI Award. Brought strategic population health insight to the process. -
Senior Healthcare ConsultantOasis Answers, Inc. 2014 - 2015Greater Seattle, UsImplementing a US-wide hospice care performance helpline on behalf of the US National Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS), I advised health practitioners and business managers on KPIs, including collating and interpreting clinical data for CMS payments. -
Assistant Director. Commissioning (Children And Maternity Health Services)Nhs Hampshire 2010 - 2013Hampshire, UkShaping the vision and strategic direction of pediatric and maternal health services across 5 primary care organizations, 5 acute hospitals, and 2 community health providers in an expansive Greater Hampshire territory, I led transformation initiatives across the organization. This included transforming an underperforming child and maternal health strategic delivery team for a premier English health authority, growing the team from 1 to 12 in 3 years and earning an ‘outstanding’ rating from the UK government.Other key contributions:· Stewarded a $20M budget, including leading the procurement team to secure a new healthcare provider· Steered the commissioning team in a strategic review of children’s services and acute & primary healthcare providers· Identified quality gaps, redesigned services, drove critical quality enhancements, and safeguarded the budget amid budget cuts· Yielded $500K in savings, reductions in acute hospital admissions, and decreases in private provider inpatient stay by 20%· Presided over the strategic review of CAMHs services, deploying a new health services provider· Negotiated and supported providers in changing clinical care pathways to optimize clinical services and drive efficacy· Boosted funding by $1.1M to produce 20 new healthcare roles following a strategic review of disabled child services· Expanded home health visiting services to align with the UK NHS, growing the NHS Hampshire workforce by 100%· Halted rising child ER admissions by partnering with primary healthcare providers to institute alternative care pathways· Addressed performance and quality issues with the acute maternity provider, reporting risks to CCG executives and collaborating with internal and the provider senior leadership team· Trained and developed 8 primary care physicians (PCPs) to assume clinical commissioner strategy roles -
Assistant Director/Senior Manager Roles, Department Of Public Health And Commissioning PctsNhs 2006 - 2010Islington,London And Surrey UkDriving the strategy, vision, and quality of cervical, bowel, and breast cancer national screening programs in concert with hospital clinical leads, I led a team of 5 while administering a $3M budget. This entailed establishing primary and prevention cancer programs in partnership with public health practitioners and hospital clinicians, identifying quality gaps using clinical and service data and building improvements to align with national standards.Other key contributions:· Improved screen rates by 10% by rolling out key process enhancements and employing a community health liaison· Evaluated 10 demonstration sites as the research lead· Executed a rigorous social marketing campaign for NHS England· Reallocated $200K in grant funding from an underperforming community healthcare provider and redistributed funding to secure cancer screening equipment· Set forth new performance improvement plans for poor-performing hospitals· Authored the Cancer Chapter (excluding epidemiology) Islington Director of Public Health Report 2010 -
Senior Manager. Department Of Public HealthNhs London Sha (North East London) 2005 - 2006London, UkLeading performance management and quality improvement initiatives, I worked with cross-functional teams to target sexual health, teenage pregnancy, and substance misuse programs of acute and primary care providers across Northeast London.Key contributions:· Governed 10 teenage pregnancy programs across East London in collaboration with national government leads· Revitalized faltering teenage programs by utilizing national service specification metrics· Devised innovative methods to reach marginalised groups of young women including expanding the role of school nurses to decrease teen pregnancy rates by 10%+· Appointed to the Office of the UK Prime Minister (Tony Blair) teenage pregnancy review board as SHA representative· Liaised between health commissioners, Government Office London (GOL), and the Department of Health to curate joint agreements for shared local public health priorities· Alleviated service pressures, increased access to services, and reduced clinic wait times by 15% -
Senior Planning And Senior Public Health ManagerNhs Greater Glasgow And Clyde 2000 - 2005Glasgow, ScotlandOrchestrating city-wide managed clinical networks, I served on a team that addressed heart disease, diabetes, and stroke prevention for a 1.2M population coined as ‘the sick man of Europe’ with rising rates of vascular disease. I mobilized multidisciplinary stakeholders across the network including patients, top-tier academics, and clinicians, pioneering a model program adopted by 10 Scotland regions and deemed by the government as a ‘beacon for best practices’. Other key contributions: •Cultivated relationships with globally renowned medical heart and stroke academics to create new services •Developed evidence-based clinical guidelines utilized across Glasgow’s primary, tertiary, and acute care sectors •Acquired >$6M in grant funding from the Scottish Government to fund acute, primary care, and public health programs •Created heart failure services and cardiac rehabilitation services for minority and ethnic communities •Facilitated an IT training program for >300 community nurses and allied health professionals in collaboration with the University of Glasgow •Designed evidence-based clinical guidelines including management of high blood pressure and cholesterol in primary care •Implemented a new heart failure service and commissioned extended roles for multiple healthcare providers •Built a culturally competent cardiac rehabilitation service and employed a specialist nurse to capture a 20% improvement in population attendance -
Nursing PositionsGuy'S And St Thomas' Nhs Foundation Trust 1995 - 2000London, United Kingdom And ScotlandWorking across several healthcare systems including Guys and St Thomas’ Hospitals (one of the UK’s top healthcare systems), I administered registered nursing services, working within the field of Ear, Nose, and Throat surgery and HIV/AIDS sexual health.Key contributions:· Organized an IBM employee health service initiative to assess employee risk for cardiac disease, referring 100+ staff to PCPs· Selected as editorial advisor for 18 months for the Nursing Times, the largest publication for nurses· Earned a reputation as a respected authority as a frequently sought-after spokesperson for the Royal College of Nursing (RCN)· Convened regular meetings with top cross-party government health ministers to collaborate on nurse recruitment and retention campaigns and address tough issues impacting an aging population· Represented the hospital in front of the news media, garnering 2 live appearances in a highly visible BBC Newsnight program -
Columnist/Writer/Editorial AdviserNursing Times 1993 - 1997London, United KingdomOver 20 articles published. Lead for clinical Q&A section. Wrote a bi-monthly opinion column for Europe’s largest nursing journalFirst Student Editor appointed by Nursing Times for their Student Supplement Wrote chapter on Health Promotion, Occupational Health Book. https://www.amazon.com/Occupational-Health-Nursing-Katie-Oakley/dp/0470988150
Tracy Austin Education Details
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Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (Adult)
Frequently Asked Questions about Tracy Austin
What company does Tracy Austin work for?
Tracy Austin works for Oxford University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust
What is Tracy Austin's role at the current company?
Tracy Austin's current role is Service Lead.
What schools did Tracy Austin attend?
Tracy Austin attended City University London, London School Of Hygiene And Tropical Medicine, U. Of London, University Of Strathclyde, Glasgow Caledonian University, King's College London, U. Of London.
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Tracy Austin's colleagues are Ramy Sedarous, Wajid Jawaid, Mario Petrou, Christian Povey, Aanchal Singh, Adeboye Kabiru, Sophie Devery.
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