Experience

Elevation Strategic Development, LLC

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Consultant, Clinical Biomarkers

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  Seattle, Washington, United States



The Planted Yogi

• Yoga Instructor

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  Seattle, Washington, United States Ciara Martin is the owner of The Planted Yogi and a modern renaissance woman, with a PhD in Molecular Toxicology, a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training certification, as well as certifications in Wilderness First Aid and Home Horticulture. She leads outdoor yoga experiences, as well as offers private in home lessons, in the Seattle area. She is a plant lady, mother of two, scientist, avid hiker and has been practicing yoga for over 20 years. For Ciara, yoga has helped her navigate life’s joys and… Show more Ciara Martin is the owner of The Planted Yogi and a modern renaissance woman, with a PhD in Molecular Toxicology, a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training certification, as well as certifications in Wilderness First Aid and Home Horticulture. She leads outdoor yoga experiences, as well as offers private in home lessons, in the Seattle area. She is a plant lady, mother of two, scientist, avid hiker and has been practicing yoga for over 20 years. For Ciara, yoga has helped her navigate life’s joys and sorrows, stay connected in her body and restore her mind. She has a playful teaching style and focuses on adapting her teaching to her student’s needs. Show less



Beacon Biosignals

• United States
• Software Development

• Scientific Program Manager

  • Apr 2022 - Feb 2023

  Seattle, Washington, United States • Envisioned, initiated, and led 7 new marketing-focused scientific programs focused on scientific publications, grants, conferences, white papers, customer segmentation, industry landscape and collaborations and partnerships. • Partnered with program management team members and leadership to implement cross-functional process and workflow improvements in preparation for Series B expansion.



NanoString Technologies, Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Senior Manager Product Enablement Scientists

  • Mar 2021 - Apr 2022

  Seattle, Washington, United States Collaborated with management to envision, recruit and establish a new functional team of Ph.D. level Product Enablement Scientists (PES) at NanoString that developed scalable tools to enable customer success. Led team of 9 PES that launched 4 key new programs at NanoString: • Spatial Data Analysis Services • Customer Experience labs (one in US and one in EMEA headquarters) • NanoString University, an online learning system for customers and new hires… Show more Collaborated with management to envision, recruit and establish a new functional team of Ph.D. level Product Enablement Scientists (PES) at NanoString that developed scalable tools to enable customer success. Led team of 9 PES that launched 4 key new programs at NanoString: • Spatial Data Analysis Services • Customer Experience labs (one in US and one in EMEA headquarters) • NanoString University, an online learning system for customers and new hires (https://university.nanostring.com/) • Customer focused technical writing

• Senior Product Application Scientist- GeoMx - Digital Spatial Profiling

  • Jan 2019 - Mar 2021

  Greater Seattle Area Provide field training, support, and customer application development for the launch of NanoString's GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiling technology. Ensure the customer experience is communicated back into the R&D, product management and global service and support organizations. • Point-person for post-sales training and support for GeoMx installations within West US and APAC regions. This includes providing on-site wet and dry lab training, experimental design support, data analysis… Show more Provide field training, support, and customer application development for the launch of NanoString's GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiling technology. Ensure the customer experience is communicated back into the R&D, product management and global service and support organizations. • Point-person for post-sales training and support for GeoMx installations within West US and APAC regions. This includes providing on-site wet and dry lab training, experimental design support, data analysis guidance and application-specific insights and guidance. • Partner closely with the Technical Sales Specialist (TSS) in the positioning of new GeoMx platform-associated capabilities and applications as they are released. Develop partnerships that may contribute to early access programs for these capabilities and applications. • In the pre-sales environment, conduct seminars and technical presentations and engage in customer meetings as strategically required. • Provide thorough training and experimental consultation to customers who acquire the platform and applications. • Provide data analysis training/support during the early adoption phase of an engagement • Leverage relationships and platform success, grow utilization at all GeoMx sites. • Contribute to the development and refinement of the processes and materials used by the global support teams to advance the needs of customers • Spearhead and drive initiatives that enhance the customer experience with the use of NanoString’s GeoMx products • Provide customer experience information, requests for applications development, software improvements, technical document development etc. into the associated internal teams, such as R&D, software, marketing and technical writing teams to continually improve the product and associated information.

• Field Application Scientist

  • Sep 2017 - Dec 2018

  San Francisco Bay Area Supporting researchers in designing, implementing, and analyzing experiments using the nCounter platform. Providing technical consultations, product demos, and training to customers Regional Neurobiologist Specialist, supporting neuroscience pre- and post sales activities for the Western US.



PerkinElmer, Inc.

• China

• Biomarker Field Application Scientist

  • Nov 2016 - Aug 2017

  San Francisco Bay Area •Establish and maintain collaborations with industry and academic researchers by aiding the design of multiplex biomarker projects utilizing PerkinElmer's PhenOptics platform •In a pre-sales environment, conduct seminars and lead technical conversations on the applications of PerkinElmer’s biomarker multiplexing technology •Partner closely with regional Sales Specialist to drive interest in PhenOptics platform and position new technologies •Contribute to the R&D process and strategic… Show more •Establish and maintain collaborations with industry and academic researchers by aiding the design of multiplex biomarker projects utilizing PerkinElmer's PhenOptics platform •In a pre-sales environment, conduct seminars and lead technical conversations on the applications of PerkinElmer’s biomarker multiplexing technology •Partner closely with regional Sales Specialist to drive interest in PhenOptics platform and position new technologies •Contribute to the R&D process and strategic goals by sharing client feedback, research articles, and new technological advancements with the business unit •Participation in solution based selling training course from Sales Performance International Show less



Flagship Biosciences, Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scientist II

  • May 2016 - Nov 2016

  Greater Denver Area •Program manager (PM) responsible for RUO and CLIA project design, execution, data analysis and report generation for pre-clinical and clinical client tissue based immunohistochemistry (IHC) and chromogen in situ hybridization (CISH) biomarker studies in oncology, immuno-oncology and other disease areas •As PM, delivered Flagship’s first CLIA Laboratory Developed Test (LDT) with IHC and image analysis to a top pharma client under expedited timeline for use in their Phase 1B clinical trial… Show more •Program manager (PM) responsible for RUO and CLIA project design, execution, data analysis and report generation for pre-clinical and clinical client tissue based immunohistochemistry (IHC) and chromogen in situ hybridization (CISH) biomarker studies in oncology, immuno-oncology and other disease areas •As PM, delivered Flagship’s first CLIA Laboratory Developed Test (LDT) with IHC and image analysis to a top pharma client under expedited timeline for use in their Phase 1B clinical trial, resulting in the client contracting Flagship for the development of 2 additional clinical LDTs •Lead multiple business development efforts, including technology and vendor research, initiation of collaboration, development of business relationships and joint project scoping, coordination and execution •Design, conduct and lead internal R&D efforts for novel assays and applications using IHC and in situ approaches resulting in presentation at AACR

• Scientist I

  • Nov 2015 - May 2016

  Westminster, Colorado

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • Mar 2015 - Oct 2015

  Westminster, Colorado •Business development focused postdoctoral position to develop, conduct and lead internal R&D efforts for novel assays and applications using IHC and in situ approaches which characterize the local tissue environment in oncology, inflammation, and other disease areas •Research and evaluate whole-slide fluorescent imaging platforms and their application within Flagship’s workflow •Write and design patents to expand patent portfolio and protect intellectual property, resulting in the… Show more •Business development focused postdoctoral position to develop, conduct and lead internal R&D efforts for novel assays and applications using IHC and in situ approaches which characterize the local tissue environment in oncology, inflammation, and other disease areas •Research and evaluate whole-slide fluorescent imaging platforms and their application within Flagship’s workflow •Write and design patents to expand patent portfolio and protect intellectual property, resulting in the submission of an image analysis related patent



Self

• Switzerland
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Private Tutor

  • Oct 2014 - Feb 2015

  Boulder -Met with students on a one-to-one or small-group basis to give learning assistance -Condensed and presented complex scientific concepts in a simple and succinct manner -Assisted students in understanding course materials, reviewing problem sets, and anticipating and preparing for exam questions -Maintained a weekly schedule of available hours for student appointments and keep regular and accurate records of tutoring sessions

• Communications Consultant

  • Dec 2013 - Feb 2015

  Boulder, CO •Developed an online database of regulated ecological data by packaging raw data from environmental field studies into standardized report format for Keammerer Ecological Consultants, Inc. •Distilled complex scientific concepts for communication to a diverse audience in 3 invited articles for KnowingNeurons.com •Edited, fact checked, and found appropriate source references for textbook discussing the neurobiology of addiction



UCLA

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student, Molecular Toxicology Ph.D. Interdepartmental Program

  • Sep 2009 - Jun 2014

  Laboratory of Prof. David Krantz My graduate research focused on the molecular mechanisms responsible for pesticide-linked Parkinson's disease in the model organism Drosophila melanogaster. Accomplishments include: •Conveyed results of research findings in technical writings and presentations resulting in 3 peer-reviewed journal articles and presentation at 13 domestic and 2 international conferences •Communicated technical design and value of research studies resulting in $153,000+ in personal research funding… Show more My graduate research focused on the molecular mechanisms responsible for pesticide-linked Parkinson's disease in the model organism Drosophila melanogaster. Accomplishments include: •Conveyed results of research findings in technical writings and presentations resulting in 3 peer-reviewed journal articles and presentation at 13 domestic and 2 international conferences •Communicated technical design and value of research studies resulting in $153,000+ in personal research funding through the authorship of grant, fellowship, and scholarship applications and 9 research awards •Effectively lead, coordinated, and encouraged a diverse team of 10+ undergraduate student researchers, resulting in recognition of excellence by 3 student awards •Developed a novel model of paraquat and maneb induced model of Parkinson's disease. •Characterized the synaptic effects of exposure to the Parkinson's disease-linked pesticide ziram using live-imaging techniques at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction

• Graduate Student Representative, Molecular Toxicology PhD Interdepartmental Program

  • Sep 2011 - Oct 2012

  Graduate student representative for the Molecular Toxicology Interdepartmental PhD program. Responsibilities including conference and event organization and planning, assistance in student recruitment, management of list-serv, promotion of events, and addressing student concerns and questions.



Southern California Chapter of the Society of Toxicology

• Graduate Student Representative, Southern California Chapter of the Society of Toxicology

  • May 2012 - May 2014

  •Represented graduate student interests in the Southern California Chapter of the Society of Toxicology •Remotely coordinated SCSOT annual meetings with multiple stakeholders resulting in two meetings hosted at local biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies



UCLA Institute for the Environment and Sustainability

• Graduate Student Coordinator for Leaders in Sustainability Graduate Student Certificate Program

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2013

  UCLA Leaders in Sustainability is a official UCLA certificate program for graduate students, providing them with sustainability related coursework and leadership experience and training. Program won the Page Prize for sustainability in business curriculum. As a coordinator I: •Advanced Leaders in Sustainability core course through curriculum improvements, assignment development, and speaker recruitment •Mentored interdisciplinary group of students, including directing and reorienting… Show more Leaders in Sustainability is a official UCLA certificate program for graduate students, providing them with sustainability related coursework and leadership experience and training. Program won the Page Prize for sustainability in business curriculum. As a coordinator I: •Advanced Leaders in Sustainability core course through curriculum improvements, assignment development, and speaker recruitment •Mentored interdisciplinary group of students, including directing and reorienting student sustainability leadership projects •Organized and promoted graduation, recruitment, and networking events, updated and managed the program website and list-serv, and acted as a liason between the students and faculty Show less



Myelin Repair Foundation

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  UCLA •Verified the Myelin Repair Foundation’s proposed key tenants of translational research through detailed summary reports of my evaluation of Phase II and III clinical failures •Analyzed the decision making process leading to Phase II/III clinical failure for multiple drugs to support improve clinical trial design for the Myelin Repair Foundation



Crocker Nuclear Laboratory

• Air Quality Technician

  • Jun 2006 - Dec 2007

  Davis, California * Built, maintained, calibrated, repaired and serviced over 170 air quality monitoring sites across the United States as part of the IMPROVE visibility study. * Managed team of up to 15 undergraduate researchers, including hiring, training, mentoring, and day-to-day management responsibilities. * Developed QC and QA protocols to assess baseline contamination of Teflon, nylon and quartz air filters. * Worked remotely to trouble-shoot potential equipment problems with site operators who… Show more * Built, maintained, calibrated, repaired and serviced over 170 air quality monitoring sites across the United States as part of the IMPROVE visibility study. * Managed team of up to 15 undergraduate researchers, including hiring, training, mentoring, and day-to-day management responsibilities. * Developed QC and QA protocols to assess baseline contamination of Teflon, nylon and quartz air filters. * Worked remotely to trouble-shoot potential equipment problems with site operators who had diverse educational and technical backgrounds. Show less



James Cook University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• UC Study Abroad Student, Marine Biology and Tropical Ecology

  • Jan 2005 - May 2005

  Townsville, Australia Classwork, and field and laboratory research conducted focusing on the unique biodiversity and challenges of marine and tropical rainforest habitats. A sampling of required activities include coral reef surveys, collection of mangrove and tropical rainforest fauna including fish, frog and moth species, dissection of marine plants and animals, and extensive literature searches and write-ups of lab reports.