Sana Zakaria

Research Leader in Science and Emerging Technologies at RAND Europe
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(386) 825-5501
Location
London Area, United Kingdom, GB
Languages
  • Urdu Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency

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Experience

  • RAND Europe
    • United Kingdom
    • Research Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Research Leader in Science and Emerging Technologies
      • Mar 2022 - Present

  • NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research)
    • Research Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Head of Impact
      • Mar 2021 - Mar 2022

    • Research and Impact Lead
      • Feb 2020 - Mar 2021

      Leading a review of NIHR funded experimental medicine research infrastructure: Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs) & Clinical Research Facilities (CRFs), on behalf of DHSC, to support the 2022 funding cycle.

  • British Heart Foundation
    • United Kingdom
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Head of Strategic Performance and Impact
      • Nov 2018 - Mar 2021

      Developing robust frameworks and methodologies to articulate the organisation's impact in the context of the larger research and health policy ecosystem. Driving top-down and bottom-up culture change to make evidence capture and utilising evidence accessible for everyone.

    • Strategic Evaluation Lead
      • Nov 2017 - Nov 2018

      Leading on evidence and performance management to drive strategic change

    • Evaluation & Impact Analyst
      • Feb 2016 - Oct 2017

      Developing a Centre of Excellence for Evaluation in the Strategy Unit. Key work areas include:Research design and field workImpact reportingPerformance reporting and KPI settingNetworking & stakeholder engagementSWOT analysis, PDSA cycles, Theory of Change

    • Service Innovation & Evaluation Portfolio officer
      • Sep 2014 - Feb 2016

      Developing and translating evidence from healthcare interventions to influence service-level & policy-level change in the NHS and the wider public sector.

  • Youth Concern
    • United Kingdom
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Member Board Of Trustees
      • Dec 2016 - Aug 2018

  • King's College London
    • United Kingdom
    • Research Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Visiting Researcher
      • Jan 2014 - May 2014

    • PhD student in Developmental Neurobiology
      • Sep 2010 - Jan 2014

    • Histology Demonstrator
      • Sep 2011 - Dec 2011

  • Headstart School
    • Pakistan
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • GCSE Biology teacher
      • Sep 2007 - Apr 2009

Education

  • King's College London, U. of London
    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Developmental Biology
    2010 - 2014
  • University College London, U. of London
    Master's degree, Molecular Medicine
    2006 - 2007
  • Mahidol University
    Bachelor's degree, Biomedical Sciences, General
    2002 - 2005
  • American School of Bangkok
    High School, GPA 4.0 (scale of 1-4)
    2001 - 2002

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