Products / Projects
Business Analysts are responsible for guiding the business to improve their processes and enable the optimization of workflows. I like to think of the business analyst role as the "bridge" that connects the business with the software development team and the "glue" that supports a cohesive cross-department team.
There are times when business needs can be addressed by purchasing a "Commercial Of The Shelf" (COTS) product. In most cases, from my experience, the complexity of business requirements necessitate the development of bespoke (customized) applications. I want to highlight some products/projects responsible for streamlining business processes, elevating the user experience, made things easier to get done, saved time, and contributed to cost saving initiatives.
Federal System Refactor
Senior Technical Business Analyst / SCRUM Master
Collaborated closely within an agile cross-functional team to refactor a complex and heavily regulated Federal legacy system, ensuring seamless replacement and adoption.
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Tumor Model Compendium
Product Manager (v5.0) / Project Manager (v5.0) / Business Analyst (v1.0-v5.0)
Delivered an online “encyclopedia” for cancer data (genomic, proteomic, flow cytometry, histology) from syngeneic tumor models. The Tumor Model Compendium (TMC) enhances tumor model selection through a more effective evaluation of tumor profiles, standard of care, growth curves, novel cancer therapeutics, as well as assess the potency of anticancer drug combinations. Latest launch include xenograft tumor model experimental data. TMC contributed to optimizing several lab workflows through data querying, generating plots for summary in presentations and publications. TMC solved technical challenges with measurement capture, growth curve plotting, plotting and navigating up to 100,000 data points in the browser.
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Oncology Central Cell Bank
Product Manager (v3.0) / Product Owner (v1.0-v3.0) / Project Manager (v1.0, v3.0) / Business Analyst (v1.0-v3.0)
Redesigned the Oncology cell line ordering process by launching a tool capable of submitting and processing cell line orders for internal (on-site) and external (off-site) cell line delivery. The Central Cell Bank (CCB) tool streamlined workflows into a singular user-centric platform. Features include functionality for withdrawing, purchasing, depositing, testing, request fulfillment, storing documents, and enhanced notifications. CCB is integrated with a frozen sample management system through an Application Programming Interface (API). CCB reduced manual intervention, eliminated ambiguity, increased transparency, improved communication, optimized reporting / reconciliation, and supported cost conscious initiatives.
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In Vivo Pharmacology Dashboard
Product Owner (v4.0.4) / Business Analyst (v1.0-v4.0.4)
Launched an in vivo pharmacology site capable of capturing assay protocols and documentation. Information is displayed as an online dashboard which allows for rapid identification of key study information. The metrics reporting and colleague resource "Gantt-like" and heatmap visualizations streamlined the process for quarterly reporting and workload planning/forecasting. The latest release include features for assay technical service requests (TSR) submissions and functionalities for viewing, tracking, and managing TSR requests.
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Scientific and Clinical Analytics and Insights
Dashboard
Business Analyst (v1.0)
Introduced a system with targeted data exploration and analysis capabilities obtained from a unified data repository curated from multiple internal and external systems. The Scientific and Clinical Analytics and Insights Dashboard v1.0 (SCAI Dash) application development strategy deviated from the status quo by leveraging the power of a knowledge graph. The daring (yes, daring) and novel direction removed data barriers and enabled data transparency in domain specific areas which were inherently siloed. Initial launch of SCAI Dash allowed researchers to access datasets and ontologies in Cheminformatics, Pharmacokinetics, Drug Safety, Targets, Genedata, and Spotfire visualizations (clinical data). Capabilities included access to Pfizer’s Global Document Management System (GDMS), as well as white papers and external publications. SCAI Dash's "one-stop" approach optimized workflows, provided meaningful data from a single platform, and empowered researchers to make well-informed decisions. On February 2021, SCAI Dash received the first Pfizer Digital Elevate Award for outstanding work in the Breakthrough Category.
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