Chelsea Nayan

Experience

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  The Work Clinic

  Jul 2013 - Sept 2016

  Office Coordinator, Administrative Assistant, Webmaster

  · Developed and implemented staff training manuals for a high-turnover employment system to standardize HIPAA-compliant operating procedures, reducing training time by two months· Headed their paper-to-digital data transition using electronic healthcare system software by sortingand organizing over two-thousand patient data sets within one year· Designed their website and authored their content using WordPress with added customizations in CSS

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  Restorative Technologies Laboratory

  Mar 2016 - Jul 2017

  Research Assistant

  Joined the Respiratory Spinal Cord Injury Project at the University of Washington· Advanced research in treating respiratory pathway damage from spinal cord injury through the development of several neuroprosthetic prototypes via intraspinal microstimulation by assisting with array assembly, murine surgery, tissue staining, and collaborating with other labs internationally· Created the design framework for their website using WordPress, Bootstrap, and custom CSS

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  Allen Institute

  Sept 2017 - Nov 2020

  Research Associate II

  Joined the Neurosurgery and Behavior Team:· Develop and manage the Visual Behavior Brain Health data set used to support quality control and track issues in brain health by analyzing serial two-photon tomography image series· Use MS Excel, Tableau, Python, and R to generate KPI data visualizations to drive operational changes for the The Allen Brain Observatory (e.g. provided evidence that an extensive antibiotic regimen did not reduce the amount of brain abscesses in experimental subjects)· Cross-collaborate with the Mechanical and Production Engineering Team and the Software Engineering Team to beta-test several Python-built GUIs and top-of-the-line behavior training and two-photon imaging rigs for pipeline project development· Perform in vivo two-photon calcium imaging to target specific layers in neural tissue from intrinsic signal imaging-generated maps for the Visual Behavior Pipeline, performed over five-hundred murine surgeries, specializing in cranial window headframe implants and viral vector injections· Spearheaded the development and implementation of the Behavior Operator Training Program to achieve standardization of best practices in the Detection of Change paradigm project and homogenize new-hire training into an established timeline Show less

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  Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.

  Nov 2020 - Jul 2022

  Study Manager

  - Managed accessioning for pharmaceutical and biotech projects by ensuring timely completion of product deliveries from effectively managing stakeholders to coordinating with cross-functional teams to meet project deadlines and client expectations.- Developed and implemented protocols to ensure adherence to regulatory compliance standards, guaranteeing data quality and meeting management requirements for each order.- Created, maintained, and presented Tableau dashboard reports for several stakeholders to track KPI metrics, highlight bottle-neck discrepancies, and drive workflow decisions.- Bright Spot Awardee (Jun '22) by improving scientific workflows for data delivery to Academic customers.- Created custom JSON scripts to ensure constraint conformity and data integrity for each project. Show less

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  Sage Bionetworks

  Jul 2022 - now

  Data Manager

  - Oversee the collection, harmonization, and delivery of clinical and cancer genomic sequencing data from over 18 international centers, encompassing over 180,000 patients and 200,000 samples across 5 public releases and over 15 consortium releases.- Spearheaded the development of the GENIE portal in collaboration with the Sage web engineering team, improving data accessibility and findability.- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure the maintenance of high service standards and stakeholder satisfaction.- Drive processing advancements by authoring technical design implementations, refining codebases, monitoring workflow orchestrators, and resolving processing bugs to maintain data integrity.- Address privacy concerns by developing robust protocols for storing, describing, and sharing heterogeneous data, while managing access to sensitive human datasets in collaboration with the Sage ethics and data governance team to ensure ethical standards and data security.- Investigated, reported, and presented on significant data discrepancies to multiple stakeholders, leading to crucial policy changes requiring extensive implementation periods.- Implemented and developed the JIRA ticketing system for project tracking to ensure project deliverables are completed in a timely and effective manner. Show less