Director of Clinical Products

• Nov 2021 - Present

Rapidly promoted from Clinical Development Manager responsible for managing a scientific team into a product-focused role due to my ability to understand the science behind our product and manage the business requirements necessary to commercialize it. In this role, I’ve operationalized the existing RightMed family of products, established scalable processes, and scaffolded innovation by introducing frameworks. I own the strategy for and delivery of clinical products, including innovation… Show more Rapidly promoted from Clinical Development Manager responsible for managing a scientific team into a product-focused role due to my ability to understand the science behind our product and manage the business requirements necessary to commercialize it. In this role, I’ve operationalized the existing RightMed family of products, established scalable processes, and scaffolded innovation by introducing frameworks. I own the strategy for and delivery of clinical products, including innovation, improvements, and maintenance. I manage a team of 3 FTEs and lead cross-functional project teams consisting of 12–20 employees and contractors. SELECT RESULTS: ► Reduced product cost 7% without affecting the sample’s quality by identifying more cost-effective shipping and packaging. ► Launched two products in one year by collaborating with SMEs to determine the drugs to include on specialty add-on reports for mental health and oncology. ► Orchestrated on-time software releases by stepping into a leadership vacuum left by the departure of the Director of Engineering. I optimized team performance by switching from Kanban to SCRUM cycles to power a new software release every 2 weeks. ► Increased new user visits to OneOme’s webpage from a local market by 31.91% and decreased the bounce rate by 16.55% by developing and implementing a local brand awareness campaign. ► Performed pilot marketing, competitive analysis, and point of pricing for products. I collaborated with the Finance and Marketing teams to benchmark pricing, identify gaps in the market, and price different product components.

Clinical Development Manager

• Mar 2021 - Nov 2021

Hired to lead the Clinical Development team during significant organizational changes. Managed priorities, staffing, and training for the department in roadmap projects, ongoing improvements, and general maintenance. Summarized data clearly and concisely to communicate effectively with company leaders and the scientific, laboratory, and commercial teams. SELECT RESULTS: ► Decreased time required to update clinical content of drugs by restructuring and managing the team to improve… Show more Hired to lead the Clinical Development team during significant organizational changes. Managed priorities, staffing, and training for the department in roadmap projects, ongoing improvements, and general maintenance. Summarized data clearly and concisely to communicate effectively with company leaders and the scientific, laboratory, and commercial teams. SELECT RESULTS: ► Decreased time required to update clinical content of drugs by restructuring and managing the team to improve efficiency. ► Engaged talent by aligning individual interests with company goals, fostering goodwill among team members and growing new opportunities for OneOme. ► Promoted 75% of team members within one year after developing and implementing staff development plans.

Lead Instructor

• Jul 2020 - Present

► Demonstrate NREMT skills to students seeking EMR and EMT certification ► Teach fundamental concepts and practices in Emergency Medicine ► Evaluate skill proficiency of students in class and in clinical simulations

Skills Trainer

• Jan 2019 - Jun 2020

► Assist in demonstrating NREMT skills in classes preparing students to EMR and EMT certification exams ► Setup equipment in preparation to classes ► Assist in clinical simulations of emergency medical scenarios

Instructor

• Oct 2022 - Present

Principal Consultant

• Jul 2021 - Present

Senior Program Coordinator, Pharmacogenomics Program, Center for Individualized Medicine

• Jul 2019 - Feb 2021

Progressively promoted to develop the operational strategy for the clinical research teams, build structured processes, and coordinate clinical research staff across multiple projects, departments, and clinical sites. Evaluated the business value and alignment of internal research and product proposals with the program’s strategic goals. Liaised between internal clinical research teams and external academic and commercial collaborators. Created budgets for projects ranging from… Show more Progressively promoted to develop the operational strategy for the clinical research teams, build structured processes, and coordinate clinical research staff across multiple projects, departments, and clinical sites. Evaluated the business value and alignment of internal research and product proposals with the program’s strategic goals. Liaised between internal clinical research teams and external academic and commercial collaborators. Created budgets for projects ranging from $100K–$1M. SELECT RESULTS: ► Coordinated Phage Therapy clinical trial collaboration between the Mayo Clinic and Adaptive Phage Therapeutics. Assisted in ensuring adequate lab space, operational processes, workflows, clinical research coordinators, and access to $100K in funding. ► Provided operational support to diverse projects in the Pharmacogenomics program and High Definition Therapeutic focus area and logistics consulting for exploratory projects on genomics and microbiome. ► Monitored institutional projects using data from The Right 10K Project. I managed program applications, tracked budgets and timelines, and documented deliverables. ► Secured $50K in earmarked Right 10K grant funding to support early career and female investigators’ career development.

Assistant Professor Of Surgery

• Jan 2017 - Feb 2021

Research Associate, Center for Individualized Medicine

• Jul 2018 - Jul 2019

Promoted to further develop precision medicine products and services. SELECT RESULTS: ► Developed and led the Microbiome Research Platform and service workflow, which supported 27 distinct Principal Investigators’ projects in its first year alone. This institution-wide service supports the integration of microbiome analysis at all levels of need, ranging from full sequencing to early-stage ideation. ► Co-Created the Translational Research Resource Service (name changed to Omics… Show more Promoted to further develop precision medicine products and services. SELECT RESULTS: ► Developed and led the Microbiome Research Platform and service workflow, which supported 27 distinct Principal Investigators’ projects in its first year alone. This institution-wide service supports the integration of microbiome analysis at all levels of need, ranging from full sequencing to early-stage ideation. ► Co-Created the Translational Research Resource Service (name changed to Omics Concierge Service) to support researchers’ access to stored Omics data. ► Owned planning and early-stage development of “Answers in Hours,” a rapid microbial detection product.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Individualized Medicine

• Jul 2015 - Jul 2018

Hired to conduct original research in comparative genomics and the microbiome. Served as project manager for interdisciplinary teams responsible for carrying out clinical trials. SELECT RESULTS: ► Led a clinical trial on the personalized prediction of the glycemic index with DayTwo, a start-up based in Israel. I managed the project by establishing priorities and assignments with interdisciplinary teams. ► Designed and developed an innovative metabolic modeling software (MMinte),… Show more Hired to conduct original research in comparative genomics and the microbiome. Served as project manager for interdisciplinary teams responsible for carrying out clinical trials. SELECT RESULTS: ► Led a clinical trial on the personalized prediction of the glycemic index with DayTwo, a start-up based in Israel. I managed the project by establishing priorities and assignments with interdisciplinary teams. ► Designed and developed an innovative metabolic modeling software (MMinte), which was made available for open-source use to accelerate the pace of research on community-level microbial interactions.

Postdoctoral Fellow

• Jul 2012 - Jul 2015

► Develop experimental protocols and perform experiments to measure the effects of the populations of different bacteria under competitive conditions ► Optimize DNA isolation and quantification protocols using quantitative PCR to estimate bacterial population sizes ► Isolate DNA from samples for bacterial species identification based on 16S rRNA gene amplification using Illumina sequencing technology ► Use molecular and computational tools to determine the identity and abundance of the… Show more ► Develop experimental protocols and perform experiments to measure the effects of the populations of different bacteria under competitive conditions ► Optimize DNA isolation and quantification protocols using quantitative PCR to estimate bacterial population sizes ► Isolate DNA from samples for bacterial species identification based on 16S rRNA gene amplification using Illumina sequencing technology ► Use molecular and computational tools to determine the identity and abundance of the bacterial taxa present in samples collected ► Perform ELISA assays on culture supernatants for the identification and quantification of compounds secreted by different species of bacteria ► Use ecological models and statistical tools (R statistical program) to analyze population size estimates and infer species interactions ► Delegate tasks to collaborators and students according to their skills ► Prepare reports to be submitted to peer review journals and presented at national scientific meetings ► Coordinate collaborative actions between members of the lab at U. Idaho and labs at other universities Show less ► Develop experimental protocols and perform experiments to measure the effects of the populations of different bacteria under competitive conditions ► Optimize DNA isolation and quantification protocols using quantitative PCR to estimate bacterial population sizes ► Isolate DNA from samples for bacterial species identification based on 16S rRNA gene amplification using Illumina sequencing technology ► Use molecular and computational tools to determine the identity and abundance of the… Show more ► Develop experimental protocols and perform experiments to measure the effects of the populations of different bacteria under competitive conditions ► Optimize DNA isolation and quantification protocols using quantitative PCR to estimate bacterial population sizes ► Isolate DNA from samples for bacterial species identification based on 16S rRNA gene amplification using Illumina sequencing technology ► Use molecular and computational tools to determine the identity and abundance of the bacterial taxa present in samples collected ► Perform ELISA assays on culture supernatants for the identification and quantification of compounds secreted by different species of bacteria ► Use ecological models and statistical tools (R statistical program) to analyze population size estimates and infer species interactions ► Delegate tasks to collaborators and students according to their skills ► Prepare reports to be submitted to peer review journals and presented at national scientific meetings ► Coordinate collaborative actions between members of the lab at U. Idaho and labs at other universities Show less

Challenge Facilitator

• 2011 - 2012

► Remotely met and facilitated meetings with scientists (Problem Solvers) from several countries working in solutions to challenges designed by Fortune 500 companies ► Organized remote meetings between Problem Solvers working on challenges ► Wrote meeting minutes and distributed them to the meeting participants ► Served as an intermediary between the Fortune 500 companies that developed the challenges, IdeaConnection.com and the problem solvers

Problem Solver

• 2011 - 2012

► Remotely met and worked with scientists from several countries to develop solutions to challenges designed by Fortune 500 companies ► Wrote White Papers delineating possible solutions to challenges