Experience

Coriell Life Sciences

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Operations

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  Greater Philadelphia Area Support product execution to ensure a positive client, patient, and provider experience by (1) supporting our sales and legal teams to execute contracts, (2) seamlessly onboarding clients, (3) catalyzing product implementation, (4) managing client programs via regular status updates and annual analyses, and (5) assisting account management. Collaborate on cross- and intra-departmental projects to increase operational efficiencies and identify opportunities to advance and expand… Show more Support product execution to ensure a positive client, patient, and provider experience by (1) supporting our sales and legal teams to execute contracts, (2) seamlessly onboarding clients, (3) catalyzing product implementation, (4) managing client programs via regular status updates and annual analyses, and (5) assisting account management. Collaborate on cross- and intra-departmental projects to increase operational efficiencies and identify opportunities to advance and expand systems. Analyze operational processes, outcomes, and client experience to facilitate continuous product design and optimization relative to cost, quality, and go-to-market strategy. People Manager | Product Manager | Project Management | Process Improvement | Executive Leadership

• Operations Manager

  • Jul 2017 - Oct 2019

  Greater Philadelphia Area Designed, implemented, and managed the launch of a new life sciences solution (medication safety program leveraging pharmacogenomic testing). Development and optimization of various operational procedures, including the onboarding of new clients, patient engagement, orchestration of sample collection and processing, and customer support functions. Built and managed vendor relationships.



Coriell Institute for Medical Research

• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Grants and Scientific Programs Associate

  • Feb 2015 - Jul 2017

  Developed this new role to (1) build a streamlined grant submission process, (2) systematically assess new research growth opportunities, and (3) identify funding opportunities in the federal, state, and private sectors. Submitted 40+ novel research proposals totaling over $160 million. Increased the amount of proposal submissions each year by 100%. Increased proposal win rate by 10% and established multi-year funding relationships. Expanded funders database by 124%.

• Research Associate, Coriell Personalized Medicine Collaborative

  • Mar 2014 - Jul 2017

  Increased participant enrollment by 18.8% for the Coriell Personalized Medicine Collaborative’s $10 million-dollar genomic utility research contract with the United States Air Force. Developed 12+ disease-specific risk reports with the scientific team by performing comprehensive literature reviews to identify genetic and non-genetic risk factors.

• Research Associate, Cellular and Molecular Biology Laboratories

  • May 2011 - Mar 2014

  Created and streamlined a ‘disease in a dish’ model and protocol for the directed differentiation of hESC and hiPSC lines (e.g., cardiomyocytes, dopaminergic neurons, and podocytes). Established, characterized, and cryopreserved hundreds of new diseased and apparently healthy cell lines.