Will Rivera Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Foster City, Ca, Us

Foster City, Ca, Us

Biomarker Ops is part of Clinical Operations and provides functional support, overseeing operational implementation and execution of the biomarker strategy in clinical trials across all therapeutic areas at Gilead. Collaborate with cross-functional teams linking Research Science and Clinical Operations to meet development milestones which may provide precision medicine to patients.

San Francisco, California, Us

Manage the daily operations of industry sponsored clinical trials and university research studies for 50+ diverse FDA/IRB approved protocols. Sample Types include: blood derivatives, cerebrospinal fluid, urine, tissue, and DNA. Plan and execute all biomarker biology requests for department research studies and projects. Primary platforms: MesoScale, Simoa, and ELISA. Coauthor on multiple published papers.Train/advise clinical research coordinators and primary investigators on clinical study implementation, protocol creation, and biospecimen processing.Successfully multiplied analytics capabilities for the Memory and Aging Center by streamlining the use of new immunoassay panels. As a result, the department has doubled yearly revenue and analytics requests have been steadily increasing. Consistently recognized with outstanding, near perfect, feedback in annual performance evaluations. Earning the organization's highest ranking every evaluation period.

San Francisco, California, Us

Handled all aspects of microarray research and development for single molecule detection. Executed over 100+ experiments.Instrumental in the implementation of new microarray technology. Transitioned the company from contact printing to non-contact ultra-low volume liquid deposition. Ultimately, increasing the company’s microarray throughput by 6x.Quantified/prepared all microarray bound oligonucleotides by method of NanoDrop and gel electrophoresis for both R&D and daily operational needs. Contributory in the shift from Alexa dyes to Cyanine dyes for microarray hybridization.Collaborated with engineering companies pertaining to vapor deposition coating to meet product requirements/specifications, proudly representing Singular Bio and solidifying business relationships that are still on going. Proficient in fluorescence microscopy through Zeiss imaging hardware. Consulted in designing user friendly interfaces in shift from Zen to µManager imaging software.

Washington, Dc, Us

Served as the Non-Commissioned Officer in-charge of the Embarkation Logistics. Managed a team of 20 personnel and served as a liaison between Marine Corp and Naval units. Specialist in load and logistics planning for multiple naval vessels and military aircrafts to include C5, C17, and V22s.Received ‘Operation Iraqi Campaign Medal’ for service in Operation Iraqi Freedom and ‘Meritorious Service Award’ for outstanding conduct in the line of duty.Spearheaded the implementation of the updated Radio Frequency Identification System (RFID) which resulted in Marine Corp Base Hawaii being the first fully-functional RFID system nation-wide.Oversaw sensitive logistical preparations for deceased military personnel to include proper home-bound procedures and base-wide ceremonial protocols.Served as Embark Specialist while deployed to Iraq and processed over 50,000 incoming and outgoing personnel and high-value military assets.Developed multi-media training programs for all in-coming military personnel while stationed at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. Topics covered included base safety, local procedures, rules of engagement, threat levels, and prisoner of war protocols.Secured all transcontinental travel arrangements for high-threat, high-valued captured Iraqi nationals.World-wide areas of experience include United States, Iraq, Japan, and Kuwait.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology, General

Associate'S Degree, Natural Sciences