Director, R&D Project Management

• Jun 2022 - Present

● Reporting to CDO, provide chief of staff, strategy, and operations support● Create and manage teams and workstreams for CEO● Support R&D senior leadership team by partnering to execute on strategic and operational objectives● Oversee monitoring and management of the company’s portfolio of nonclinical studies● Manage various enterprise and R&D projects, including design and build of cross-functional lab/office facility

Associate Director, R&D Project Management

• Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

Business Change Manager Sr

• May 2016 - May 2021

● Supported the build-up of the newly formed California Commercial Clinical Quality team by developing and documenting processes, project management templates, training, and onboarding materials● Provided program and project management support for 25 HEDIS clinical quality programs● Managed $8M budget within 5% of target● Partnered with external vendors to plan, execute and track intervention programs● Utilized process improvement and change management expertise to identify efficiency opportunities and best practices● Identified cost savings opportunities, resulting in up to 19% program savings over the previous year● Trained and mentored junior project managers and administrative staff● Participated in the annual HEDIS prioritization exercise to identify priority metrics and plan yearly interventions● Collaborated with internal departments such as Enterprise Clinical Quality, California Marketplace, Multicultural Health, and Colorado Clinical Quality to identify, execute and track cross-functional programs● Volunteered with Anthem’s Open Enrollment Ambassador and Member Connect programs Show less

Business Change Manager

• Jun 2016 - May 2019

Research Operations Manager; Research Operations Senior Associate

• Aug 2005 - Dec 2015

● Led, designed, and delivered a cross-functional, multi-site laboratory capital equipment lifecycle management initiative, resulting in ~$2M annual savings and ~$1.3M in auction proceeds; managed relationships with external service providers ● Sole project lead for a cross-functional, cross-site team focused on Amgen’s Seattle site closure; organized and oversaw the transfer of over 1200 specialized laboratory instruments (capital and non-capital) to multiple sites while managing complex relationships with individuals leaving the company and external service providers ● Project managed the successful integration of ~100 staff into Amgen after the $1.16 billion acquisition of Micromet in Munich, Germany; collaborated with vice presidents across R&D to communicate and implement information, scientific needs, training, and infrastructure; liaised across time zones and cultures of both countries and companies ● Independently and proactively proposed and oversaw the outsourcing of tasks for in vitro assay compound management to a preferred vendor, freeing up internal staff to focus on more specialized responsibilities Show less

In Vivo Scientist

• 2001 - 2005

• Autonomously responsible for managing, breeding and genotyping transgenic mouse colonies for Alzheimer’s research • Planned, executed and reported on GLP in vivo toxicology studies in various animal models • Assisted in telemetry surgeries and studies • Autonomously responsible for managing, breeding and genotyping transgenic mouse colonies for Alzheimer’s research • Planned, executed and reported on GLP in vivo toxicology studies in various animal models • Assisted in telemetry surgeries and studies