Sarah Murphy

Experience

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  Grant's Ice Cream at the San Diego County Fair

  Jun 2014 - Jul 2016

  Manager

  - Responsible for directly managing and providing on-the-job training to 5+ employees.- Balanced cash drawer and executed cash/credit card transactions.

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  Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc.

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Regulatory and Quality Affairs Intern

  - Prepared and revised medication guides and promotional materials for FDA submission. - Assisted in leading weekly cross-functional status meetings.- Organized promotional materials and legal documents digitally and in hardcopy.

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  University of California San Diego

  Aug 2017 - Aug 2019

  Resident Assistant

  - Served as role-model and educational resource for high school students in the California State Summer School for Mathematics & Science (COSMOS) program hosted at UCSD and first-year college residents in Revelle College, respectively.- Planned small- and large-scale events for up to 100 attendees as well as led teams to plan meaningful educational events.- Consistently exceeded my goals related to conflict management, event planning, and communication. Commended by supervisor for fostering camaraderie in the Revelle community and maintaining clear, organized communication.- Managed 50+ residents each year, and implemented weekly newsletters to provide ongoing mentorship and resources. - Developed and delivered biweekly events to all residents with a focus on areas including community-building, personal development, academic achievement, civic engagement, and social justice. - Hosted office hours for peer counseling and conflict resolution, and enforced UCSD housing policy and code of conduct. Show less

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  Chi Omega Kappa Lambda at UC San Diego

  Jan 2018 - Jun 2020

  - Active membership in Chi Omega at UCSD requires maintenance of a cumulative 2.5 GPA, attendance at mandatory meetings and philanthropy events, and 5 hours of community service each quarter of the academic year. - Served as leader of the Chi Omega chapter & executive board in an organization with 100+ members.- Strengthened project management skills by driving weekly ongoing communications within chapter and with campus Panhellenic leaders, as well as by providing support to executive board members.- Commended by national representatives for reaching chapter and national goals, maintaining organizational integrity, adherence to national guidelines, and outstanding leadership in chapter. - Supported member educator in planning educational meetings & sharing ritual with new members of Chi Omega at UCSD. - Assisted in planning Bid Day, a sorority event of approximately 100 attendees, in collaborative meetings other organization members.

  • Member

    Oct 2016 - Jun 2020

  • President

    Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

  • Assistant New Member Educator

    Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
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  Revelle Residence Life

  Sept 2019 - Apr 2020

  Office Assistant

  - Worked directly with management to spearhead transformation of job duties to give student workers greater ownership of individual projects.- Responded to questions from students and their families & resident lock-outs, and maintained storage and student checkouts of college's inventory and equipment. Maintained welcoming environment in the college's primary study lounge.

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  Sequenom

  Sept 2020 - May 2023

  - Performs laboratory support by completing reagent preparation and specimen aliquotting using Kingfisher Flex System, Hamilton Microlab STAR, and Integra Viafill in the SARS-CoV-2 & MaterniT21 (NIPT) diagnostic testing assays.- Enhances laboratory services by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; namely, outlining updated training procedures to streamline training and organizing team morale exercises to encourage group unity & success.- Organizes work space and maintain proper sanitation through daily decontamination protocols of equipment, fume hoods, and bench tops.- Verifies equipment function through daily maintenance and advanced troubleshooting in addition to monitoring quality control measures so as to ensure quality results.- Supports laboratory team by serving as a resource to answer questions, train new team members, and partake in educational opportunities, such as reading publications.- Identifies and communicates testing abnormalities to supervisory personnel.- Creates a safe working environment for patients and colleagues by following standard protocols as well as adhering to HIPAA regulations & maintaining patient confidentiality. Show less

  • Lead Laboratory Technician

    Nov 2021 - May 2023

  • Clinical Lab Technician

    Sept 2020 - Nov 2021
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  UCI Health

  Jul 2023 - now

  - ABO/Rh typing and antibody identification for pretransfusion testing in the Blood Bank- Assessment of compatible blood via crossmatching (electronical crossmatch, immediate spin crossmatch, AHG crossmatch, least incompatible crossmatch)- Maintain and operate ECHO Lumena (Immucor) instrumentation- Provide blood to urgent trauma cases at UCI Medical Center, a level 1 trauma center- Miscellaneous blood testing including: cord blood screening, RhIg evaluations, fetal screens, Kleihauer Betke stains, and Direct Antiglobulin Tests (Direct Coombs) Show less

  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist

    Aug 2024 - now

  • CLS Trainee

    Jul 2023 - Jul 2024