Karen Chambers, Ph.D, Prince2

Experience

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  Trinity University

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  Postdoctoral Scientist

  Genetic linkage mapping of Rhesus macaque

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  Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  Postdoctoral Scientist

  Genetic linkage mapping of Baboons

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  Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  Postdoctoral Scientist

  Molecular pedigree construction of wild GibbonsMolecular identification of Ceatcean species for forensic investigationNon-invasive DNA extractionLuminex multi-plexing of molecular markers

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  Rutgers University

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  Postdoctoral Scientist

  HOX gene evolution in ray-finned fish

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  Humana Press (now Springer)

  May 2005 - Oct 2006

  Commissioning Editor

  Commissioned books and managed journals in STM Life Sciences publishing.

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  Wiley

  Oct 2006 - Aug 2024

  Project: Following corporate acquisition, assemble stakeholders in Sales, Author/Customer Services, Finance, Tech, Legal, and Operations in both companies to include acquired assets in existing global sales agreements, including risk mitigation in event tech solution unavailable. Project delivered within tight timeline.Project (in progress): Transition 2000 scientific journals to a new submission and peer-review platform, including:• Change Management for internal colleagues and external Editorial Boards• Training for internal colleagues, outsourced vendor colleagues and external stakeholders• Standardization of portfolio prior to platform migration• Adherence to contractual obligations while in transition• Coordination with tech-side colleagues• Scheduling and resourcing platform migration activities• Post-migration quality assurance• Stakeholders include: internal editorial staff, outsourced vendor staff, external editorial boards and authors, academic societies, legal, marketing, data collection/analysis colleagues, senior and executive leadership Show less Current Protocols: Identify and interview stakeholders, gather requirements, create and monitor timeline, provide status updates, identify impacted electronic systems, track and mitigate risks and issues for re-casting of large biomedical protocols product.Coordinate activities among Editorial, Production, Sales, Marketing, Web Development and Back End Systems toward completion of product and introduction to market.Streamline product workflow leveraging technology to speed time to publication in accordance with corporate goals. Show less

  • Project Manager

    Dec 2021 - Aug 2024

  • Editorial Project Manager

    Jun 2019 - Dec 2021

  • Managing Editor

    Dec 2015 - May 2019

  • Senior Developmental Editor

    Apr 2011 - Dec 2015

  • Commissioning Editor

    Oct 2006 - Apr 2011
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  AIP Publishing

  Aug 2024 - now

  Program Manager