Karen Moore

Experience

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  Eli Lilly

  Jun 1993 - Aug 2001

  Biochemist

  Biochemical and cell-based assay development for drug discovery

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  Syngenta

  Aug 2001 - Dec 2002

  Research Scientist

  Developed enzymatic and cellular assays for crop protection targets.

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  Paradigm Genetics

  Jan 2003 - Apr 2004

  Cell Biologist

  Developed in vitro liver surrogate models for predictive toxicology and biomarker profiling.

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  Syngenta

  Oct 2005 - now

  Manage the Insect Control Discovery and Herbicide Tolerance Programs within Seeds Research. Responsible for alignment of the program with business strategy and adjacent research programs. Building project and program strategic plans, monitoring and controlling project progress, defining risk management plans and assisting project leads and scientists in responding to issues. Coordinating functional resources across the program. Leading communication with internal and external stakeholders on behalf of the program. Management of collaborations with third parties. Show less Managed vector quality control laboratory and media production operations as part of the transgenic plant research pipeline. Accountable for verification, documentation, and archiving of genetic materials used in transgenic crop research. Delivery of materials and information to support projects in genome editing research. Accountable for production of media and reagents to support all RTP research laboratory functions. Primary lead for projects in operational efficiency improvement for Seeds Research. Show less Primary lead for Seeds Research operational efficiency projects; working in collaboration with global functions to implement cost savings, improved operations and faster delivery to customers using lean management principles. Management of projects supporting multiple research programs including trait discovery and genome editing research in various crops. Management of third party collaborations and the associated budgets. Defining and streamlining key cross-functional processes in Seeds Research. Providing mentoring and change management support to functional organizations and individuals. Show less Supervised a team responsible for quality management activities within the global Genotyping organization. Included administration of verification testing and ring trials, setting and using KPIs to drive efficiency and developing global lab standards for quality. Provided global coordination and technical support for the Stewardship Quality Control testing program including setting strategy for testing. Cross-functional collaboration with Seeds Production and Supply to implement SNP detection for genetic purity testing. Show less Supervised a geographically diverse team responsible for evaluation and optimization of new molecular assay and DNA extraction technologies to support trait testing for seeds breeding programs. Responsible for design and administration of quality control verification testing and ring trial program for the global Genotyping organization and third party trait licensees. Managed projects for delivery to regional high-throughput genotyping lab customers. Managed collaborations with third party technology partners. Show less

  • Program Manager - Seeds Research Project and Program Management

    Aug 2019 - now

  • Team Leader; Quality and Operational Excellence – Transformation and Analysis

    Sept 2017 - Jul 2019

  • Project Lead - Operational Excellence

    Jul 2014 - Aug 2017

  • Team Lead - Genotyping Quality Management

    Jun 2013 - Jul 2014

  • Team Lead - Technology Evaluation, Verification and Optimization

    Mar 2011 - Jun 2013

  • Team Lead - Stewardship Quality Control

    Jun 2008 - Mar 2011

  • Research Scientist

    Oct 2005 - Jun 2008