Salina Wu

Experience

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  UNIQLO

  Aug 2013 - Jul 2016

  Sales Associate

  - Responsible for stock intake, visual merchandising, and opening/closing store procedures.- Operate POS cash register, handling customer transactions with swiftness and accuracy.- Provide customers with store and product information while ensuring good customer service.- Help resolve customer inquiries in a timely and organized manner.

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  La Clínica de La Raza

  Feb 2015 - May 2015

  Health Education Intern

  - Performed general office tasks such as patient portal registrations, organizing patient files, data entry, and answering phone calls.- Help supervised Peer Health Educators who are responsible for providing class presentations on specific health topics that targets teens and young adults.- Supported several outreach events – help raise awareness, educate and promote healthy habits to the general public.- Assisted medical providers and staff members with various tasks such as creating tables, flyers, brochures, and letters to communities.- Conducted one on one assessment with adolescents, addressing health concerns, and providing referrals to other providers if necessary. Show less

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  Counsyl

  Jul 2016 - Aug 2017

  Accessioning Intake Associate

  - Input, manage, and audit hundreds of requisition data daily.- Train new team members on Intake’s SOPs and protocols.- Investigate delay of order processing and assess ticket trends to minimize reporting setbacks.- Collaborate with different teams to troubleshoot problems and resolve order inquiries.- Create JIRA tickets to report bugs and internal problems and working with the engineer team to resolve those issues.- Compliant with HIPAA, lab and safety, and quality assurance protocols. Show less

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  Invitae

  Aug 2017 - Nov 2023

  - Prepare and process specimens utilizing Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and other assays such as Non Invasive Prenatal Screening (NIPS), Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS), Repeat Primer PCR (RP-PCR), and Array Comparative Genomic Hybridization (aCGH).- Experience with instruments such as: NovaSeqs, Applied Biosystems ABI Genetic Analyzers, Agilent Microarray Scanner, Agilent Bravos, Hamilton Stars, Hamilton Starlets, and Thermocyclers. - Specialized in NIPS and NGS- Manage NIPS productivity/queue TAT, and day to day operations- Analyze and improve organizational processes, quality, productivity and efficiency.- Work with Automation/ELO/ERP to troubleshoot and resolve lab related issues.- Draft and manage assay related SOPs- Train new team members on the overall lab process. Ensure training forms and competencies are completed and up to date. - Perform a high volume of DNA extractions using automated liquid handling systems.- Set up Hamilton STARs and ensure all the necessary equipments are in the proper locations.- Responsible for the storage and disposal of patient samples.- Monitor and maintenance of laboratory supplies and equipment while troubleshooting any errors that may occur.- Perform QC testing on new reagents and controls.- Train new team members on extraction workflow. - Analyze and detect points of improvement, designing and implementing new processes to improve overall workflow.- Manage a sub team while providing guidance and training to increase productivity and individual work performances.- Train new team members on SOPs, protocols, and workflow.- Create JIRA tickets for bugs, data fixes, and backlogs and working with the various team to address related issues. - Input specimens, patient information, and test selections into the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).- Resolve data discrepancies and missing information by creating Salesforce cases and communicating with other teams to ensure faster processing and turnaround time.- Verify specimens to ensure all requirements are met and then sorting the specimens into different assays for DNA extraction.

  • Clinical Laboratory Technician II

    Apr 2021 - Nov 2023

  • Extraction Team Lead

    Nov 2019 - Apr 2021

  • Extraction Technician

    Sept 2018 - Nov 2019

  • Accessioning Team Lead

    Apr 2018 - Sept 2018

  • Laboratory Accessioning Associate

    Aug 2017 - Apr 2018
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  Guardant Health

  Nov 2023 - now

  Clinical Lab Associate II, Quality Control