Principal Scientist

• Jun 2022 - Present

Senior Scientist, Scientific Affairs

• Oct 2019 - Jun 2022

Infectious Disease Specialist

• Jul 2017 - Oct 2019

• Provide scientific and technical expertise and support for our customers through educational presentations, conference calls, generation of collateral, etc. • Main job duties include: communicate with health care professionals on the technical and scientific aspects related to the our portfolio of infectious disease diagnostic assays; develop and engage with KOLs to facilitate relationships and identify sites for clinical studies; work independently but shares knowledge freely with the… Show more • Provide scientific and technical expertise and support for our customers through educational presentations, conference calls, generation of collateral, etc. • Main job duties include: communicate with health care professionals on the technical and scientific aspects related to the our portfolio of infectious disease diagnostic assays; develop and engage with KOLs to facilitate relationships and identify sites for clinical studies; work independently but shares knowledge freely with the team • Provide support to both Field teams and customers by developing educational materials • Collaborate with a diverse array of groups within the company, including Sales, Marketing, Field Applications, service, product management, regulatory, medical affairs and technical support • Working closely with the Marketing team to convey insights gathered in the field • Stay current with the changing medical landscape through attending conferences, scientific meetings and regional tradeshows, reading the latest literature and clinical trials, and translating this data into educational presentations • Demonstrated the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously Show less • Provide scientific and technical expertise and support for our customers through educational presentations, conference calls, generation of collateral, etc. • Main job duties include: communicate with health care professionals on the technical and scientific aspects related to the our portfolio of infectious disease diagnostic assays; develop and engage with KOLs to facilitate relationships and identify sites for clinical studies; work independently but shares knowledge freely with the… Show more • Provide scientific and technical expertise and support for our customers through educational presentations, conference calls, generation of collateral, etc. • Main job duties include: communicate with health care professionals on the technical and scientific aspects related to the our portfolio of infectious disease diagnostic assays; develop and engage with KOLs to facilitate relationships and identify sites for clinical studies; work independently but shares knowledge freely with the team • Provide support to both Field teams and customers by developing educational materials • Collaborate with a diverse array of groups within the company, including Sales, Marketing, Field Applications, service, product management, regulatory, medical affairs and technical support • Working closely with the Marketing team to convey insights gathered in the field • Stay current with the changing medical landscape through attending conferences, scientific meetings and regional tradeshows, reading the latest literature and clinical trials, and translating this data into educational presentations • Demonstrated the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously Show less

PhD Canditate & Graduate Researcher

• Aug 2011 - Jul 2017

• Discovered the regulatory mechanism of a Type VII secretion system in M. tuberculosis and identified a novel environmental signal activating this system • Designed, optimized and implemented many experimental procedures • Direct management of numerous undergraduate and rotating graduate students, involving training SOPs • Managed collaborations with other labs, working towards a common goal • Demonstrated strong ability to multi-task and lead multiple projects… Show more • Discovered the regulatory mechanism of a Type VII secretion system in M. tuberculosis and identified a novel environmental signal activating this system • Designed, optimized and implemented many experimental procedures • Direct management of numerous undergraduate and rotating graduate students, involving training SOPs • Managed collaborations with other labs, working towards a common goal • Demonstrated strong ability to multi-task and lead multiple projects simultaneously • Adept at presenting scientific findings to both experts and non-experts • Leadership experience: Elected student representative of my PhD program, served on the Career Development and Faculty Admissions Committees, which required strong organizational and time management skills Show less • Discovered the regulatory mechanism of a Type VII secretion system in M. tuberculosis and identified a novel environmental signal activating this system • Designed, optimized and implemented many experimental procedures • Direct management of numerous undergraduate and rotating graduate students, involving training SOPs • Managed collaborations with other labs, working towards a common goal • Demonstrated strong ability to multi-task and lead multiple projects… Show more • Discovered the regulatory mechanism of a Type VII secretion system in M. tuberculosis and identified a novel environmental signal activating this system • Designed, optimized and implemented many experimental procedures • Direct management of numerous undergraduate and rotating graduate students, involving training SOPs • Managed collaborations with other labs, working towards a common goal • Demonstrated strong ability to multi-task and lead multiple projects simultaneously • Adept at presenting scientific findings to both experts and non-experts • Leadership experience: Elected student representative of my PhD program, served on the Career Development and Faculty Admissions Committees, which required strong organizational and time management skills Show less

Quality Assurance Contract Engineer and Complaint Analyst

• Feb 2010 - Aug 2011

• Performed release testing and stability studies of chemical and biological indicators to ensure proper performance • Performed and analyzed data from shelf-life, stability and aging studies to validate product claims • Conducted validations of sterilizer vessels • Analyzed and investigated customer product complaints to provide quality customer support • Lead and organized monthly meetings to review sterilization complaints to upper management • Technical writing of test… Show more • Performed release testing and stability studies of chemical and biological indicators to ensure proper performance • Performed and analyzed data from shelf-life, stability and aging studies to validate product claims • Conducted validations of sterilizer vessels • Analyzed and investigated customer product complaints to provide quality customer support • Lead and organized monthly meetings to review sterilization complaints to upper management • Technical writing of test results, test methods, SOPs, and customer complaint summaries Show less • Performed release testing and stability studies of chemical and biological indicators to ensure proper performance • Performed and analyzed data from shelf-life, stability and aging studies to validate product claims • Conducted validations of sterilizer vessels • Analyzed and investigated customer product complaints to provide quality customer support • Lead and organized monthly meetings to review sterilization complaints to upper management • Technical writing of test… Show more • Performed release testing and stability studies of chemical and biological indicators to ensure proper performance • Performed and analyzed data from shelf-life, stability and aging studies to validate product claims • Conducted validations of sterilizer vessels • Analyzed and investigated customer product complaints to provide quality customer support • Lead and organized monthly meetings to review sterilization complaints to upper management • Technical writing of test results, test methods, SOPs, and customer complaint summaries Show less