Experience

Hanford Pharmaceuticals

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Laboratory Administrative Assistant

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  • Providing administrative and laboratory support to Quality Control Chemistry analysts and department managerial staff • Receiving raw material, pharmaceutical excipient, and finished product laboratory samples • Calibrating and executing basic maintenance of lab instruments • Performing basic lab analyses such as pH, Conductivity, and Total Organic Carbon • Receiving laboratory supplies and managing supply inventory • Assisting in transition to new laboratory space • Providing administrative and laboratory support to Quality Control Chemistry analysts and department managerial staff • Receiving raw material, pharmaceutical excipient, and finished product laboratory samples • Calibrating and executing basic maintenance of lab instruments • Performing basic lab analyses such as pH, Conductivity, and Total Organic Carbon • Receiving laboratory supplies and managing supply inventory • Assisting in transition to new laboratory space



SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • Oct 2020 - Jul 2021

  ◦ Scheduled and confirmed patients’ clinical appointments and surgeries in busy hospital neurosurgery clinic. ◦ Scheduled imaging (e.g., CTs, MRIs) appointments both internally and externally for patients. ◦ Located and secured imaging and accompanying reports; ensured these are available for provider’s review at each patient’s appointment. ◦ Maintained clinical and professional schedule for neurosurgeon. ◦ Acted as liaison between neurosurgeon and patients, and between neurosurgeon and internal/external clinical personnel. Show less



Sera Prognostics

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Trials Associate

  • Oct 2016 - May 2020

  - Managed the receipt, documentation, and accessioning of clinical trial specimens using Freezerworks freezer inventory and sample management software. - Ensured timely analysis of research specimens via detailed collaboration with internal laboratory technicians and other laboratory staff. - Managed shipping of clinical trial specimens to external collaborators in compliance with IATA regulations. - Assisted Project Manager with procurement and distribution of clinical trial supplies to study sites. - Assisted with collection, review, processing, and completeness of documents required in clinical trials. - Established and maintained study files (i.e., Trial Master Files). - Assisted in study budget management, goods receipts, and vendor management. - Completed project deliverables accurately and within project timelines and budget. - Managed mid-sized biorepository; fulfilled requests for biorepository specimens from various departments. - Oversaw eight large ultra-low temperature freezers; performed or arranged weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly maintenance protocols to ensure optimum and consistent performance from each unit. - Authored new SOPs and reviewed existing SOPs to ensure quality management system is thorough, contemporary, and accurate. - Developed, designed, and wrote lab manuals and other study-related materials for protocols; reviewed protocols during study development. - Assisted with data entry projects. - Trained and mentored other Clinical Trial Associates Show less



Self-employed

• Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Freelance Designer/Editor

  • Sep 2007 - Oct 2016

  - Fulfilling various design needs for small businesses and organizations - Designing logos, apparel, print collateral, general graphics, and more - Working with clients to develop coherent and accurate brand identities and style guides - Working with certain clients to develop body copy and other language-oriented needs - Editing client-provided copywriting - Creating and using design templates - Developing and executing cohesive and impactful presentations - Fulfilling various design needs for small businesses and organizations - Designing logos, apparel, print collateral, general graphics, and more - Working with clients to develop coherent and accurate brand identities and style guides - Working with certain clients to develop body copy and other language-oriented needs - Editing client-provided copywriting - Creating and using design templates - Developing and executing cohesive and impactful presentations



Huntsman Cancer Institute

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Lab Specialist/Team Lead - Clinical Trials Office

  • Dec 2014 - Sep 2016

  - Was responsible for managing day-to-day operations of laboratory, including management of workflow and lab coverage.- Was involved in the interview and hiring process, training of new hires, and mentoring and retraining of current lab specialists; oversaw continuing education, trial-specific training, and recertification of lab specialists.- Helped create processes and documents such as SP Requests and Request Validation, trial lab supply inventory system, and other lab-specific systems to streamline and organize workflow and allow for cross-coverage among lab specialists, specimen tracking and accountability, documentation, and trial openings and closings.- Handled personnel-related duties such as scheduling, time card management; occasionally assisted lab manager with disciplinary issues and employee performance reviews.- Maintained in-depth knowledge of up to 180 different oncological clinical trial protocols at any given time.- Acted as liaison between Clinical Trials Office and other departments and clinics, as well as between other departments within the CTO.- Assisted Lab Manager with evaluation of overall lab workload and protocol assignments, program development, process improvement, and project oversight.- Oversaw maintenance of lab equipment such as centrifuges and freezers.- Assigned additional projects and responsibilities as needed.- Performed duties of a regular lab specialist (as detailed below). Show less

• Laboratory Specialist - Clinical Trials Office

  • May 2013 - Sep 2016

  - Worked in the Clinical Trials Office with patients who were on various oncological clinical trials, especially phase I trials.- Cooperated with clinical research coordinators, data managers, regulatory coordinators, trial sponsors, trial monitors, clinicians, researchers, nurses, investigators, and various other key research, lab, and clinical personnel throughout the institution.- Collected, processed, stored, and shipped human biological specimens (i.e., blood, tissue, etc.) from clinical trial participants according to individual protocols, ICH GCP guidelines, and IATA guidelines.- Maintained appropriate documentation for all specimen collections and other trial-related procedures.- Regularly administered ECG procedure on patients.- Performed phlebotomy on patients regularly, including venipuncture and IV collections.- Worked with histology lab and gross room to fulfill requests for tissue specimens (FFPE blocks, slides); attended biopsies for fresh tissue specimen collections.- Fulfilled various other basic laboratory responsibilities.- Observed concepts and practices learned from CITI training modules. Show less



ARUP Laboratories

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Support Lab Technician/Phlebotomist

  • Jul 2011 - May 2013

  - Laboratory Technician for Research Support division of the ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology.- Cooperated directly with ARUP’s Clinical Research Coordinator and scientists from different internal labs in order to organize, plan, and order supplies for various kinds of clinical human research studies.- Consented and enrolled subjects; collected biological specimens and demographic/clinical information from clinical research study participants, working within study-specific IRB protocols, both on- and off-site, for many different studies.- Processed and stored specimens according to protocols.- Was responsible for acquiring and distributing to research study participants any applicable compensatory monies.- Performed venipuncture/phlebotomy, both for clinical research studies and various other departmental research-related needs.- Entered and verified lab test results or other data into spreadsheets/databases or ARUP’s laboratory information system.- Managed large quantities of stored clinical research specimens.- Fulfilled external requests to purchase ARUP’s discardable medical specimens by locating qualifying samples, de-identifying them, then preparing and shipping them to other research facilities.- Observed concepts and practices learned from CITI training modules.- Was assigned other projects or tasks as needed. Show less

• Processing Technician

  • Jul 2005 - Jul 2011

  - Data-entry and related detail-oriented laboratory work in a medical pathology reference lab- Efficiently handled and routed large numbers of patient samples and corresponding information- Became familiar with ARUP style guide, brand, and company culture



Futures Through Choices

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Rehabilitative Trainer

  • Aug 2004 - Jul 2005

  - Performed rehabilitative training to clients of all ages who had various types and severities of mental and/or physical disabilities in different group-home settings. - Aided clients with housekeeping, grooming, and other basic tasks. - Provided transport for clients to work- or recreation-related activities when necessary. - Administered clients’ prescriptions and documented doing so every day. - Helped diabetic clients perform routine blood-sugar level checks and helped administer insulin injections when needed. - Traveled and boarded with clients on out-of-town trips when necessary, providing client assistance/support round-the-clock. - Received CPR and light self-defense training. Show less



Old Navy

• Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Front End Supervisor/Trainer/Sales Lead

  • Mar 2001 - May 2004

  - Responsible for direct supervision of sales staff, cash control, and setting/meeting team goals - Trained new hires and assisted sales supervisors with hiring process - Merchandised various departments; was familiar with Old Navy brand and culture - Set examples of leadership, first-rate salesmanship, and excellent customer service - Responsible for direct supervision of sales staff, cash control, and setting/meeting team goals - Trained new hires and assisted sales supervisors with hiring process - Merchandised various departments; was familiar with Old Navy brand and culture - Set examples of leadership, first-rate salesmanship, and excellent customer service