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Amanda Haffarnan

Camanche,IA

Summary

Passionate lifetime learner with experience originating and scaling departments throughout rapid company growth. Utilizes effective communication and organizational skills to drive project success. Track record of fostering productive work environments and achieving set goals. Managerial professional with proven record of streamlining processes and leading high-performance teams. Skills in departmental augmentation through passionate servant leadership, team building, and quality monitoring. Experience in training, validation, and testing algorithms of AI-based quantitative CT analysis software. Collaborative operations manager throughout diverse internal sectors: R&D, engineering, AI algorithm scientists, and project management. Advanced math and science background through undergraduate, graduate, and medical education and professional experience.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Scoring Director

Pearson Education
02.2022 - Current

Awarded mentor-of-the-month in May and June 2024

Precision Analysis Manager

Vida Diagnostics
11.2019 - 01.2022
  • Directed forecasting, hiring, training, mentoring, and quality monitoring of precision analysis department.
  • Directed individual and departmental goal setting to support internal and external goals, implementing scalable and efficient processes.
  • Reported key objectives and results to executive leadership through visualizations and concise reports, supporting informed decision-making processes and strategic planning.
  • Designed custom dashboards and reporting templates tailored to internal and external needs, enhancing visibility into key metrics and trends.
  • Worked cross-functionally with R&D, biomedical engineering, academic and clinical project management, IT, and customer success to implement continuous process improvement through rapid company growth.
  • Collaborated with AI algorithm engineers throughout training, validation, and testing of successive AI algorithm versions to ensure accuracy within analytic processes and data set delivery.
  • Managed continuous process improvement of quantitative CT imaging software, analysis tools, and data set delivery, focused on efficiencies and quality.
  • Managed multiple high-priority projects simultaneously throughout entire sequence, from contract negotiation to final delivery of accurate, timely results while maintaining clear communication with stakeholders.
  • Ensured cross-departmental compliance with HIPAA regulations and confidential AI software protocols.

Pediatric Clinic

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
09.2017 - 05.2019

Saturday Night Out at Children's Museum

Childserve
11.2015 - 02.2019
  • Led volunteers working with children with disabilities.
  • Established strong relationships with local organizations, fostering collaboration and expanding volunteer opportunities.

Molecular Biology/Genetics Research

Iowa State University
09.2011 - 05.2013
  • Objective: Analyze RNAse X25 disruption by RNAi in Drosophila

Neuroscience Research

Universitat de Valencia
05.2011 - 08.2011
  • Objective: analyze PEDF growth factor in Mus musculus models

Living Well Through Intergenerational Fitness Exercise (LIFE)

Iowa State University
09.2010 - 03.2011
  • Analyzed statistical and qualitative study results.
  • Synthesized large volumes of information, identifying key trends and patterns relevant to research objectives.

Math and Science Education

Iowa State University

Mathematics: calculus through differential equations, linear algebra, geometry, discrete mathematics, principles of statistics, statistical methods for research workers, mathematical principles of data science, visual communication of quantitative information, quantitative business analysis and decision making, research and strategic planning for advertising and public relations, quantitative investment analysis, management information systems, logic for mathematics and computer science


Science:
Biology: general biology, neurobiology, molecular and cellular biology, graduate cell biology, biomedical sciences, bioinformatics and computational biology, statistical bioinformatics, bioinformatics algorithms, systems biology, developmental biology, immunobiology, virology, microbiology, microbial ecology, medical bacteriology, introduction to biomedical engineering, advanced anatomy and physiology,


Biochemistry: general biochemistry, molecular biophysics, bioenergetics and metabolism, procaryotic diversity and ecology, glycobiology, enzyme kinetics and metabolism, molecular cell signaling, structural bioinformatics, cellular, molecular and developmental neuroscience

Genetics: molecular genetics, analytical genetics, advanced molecular genetics, statistical genetics, graduate epigenetics, advanced nutrition: nutrigenomics, nutrigenetics, and advanced lipid metabolism

Physics: classical physics, molecular and cell biophysics, nuclear physics, chemical thermodynamics

Chemistry: general chemistry, organic chemistry, chemical kinetics and mechanisms, chemical engineering thermodynamics
Education: mathematics for elementary education, teaching secondary mathematics using university mathematics, teaching science in the primary grades, principles and practices of learning with technology, foundations of educational inquiry

Education

Doctor of Medicine - Pediatrics

Carver College of Medicine
Iowa City, IA

B.S. - Genetics, Nutritional Science, Dietetics

Iowa State University
Ames, IA
05.2013

Skills

  • Servant leadership
  • Team development & scaling
  • Detail-oriented
  • Self motivation & dependability
  • Goal-oriented action planning
  • Cross-departmental communication
  • Interpersonal communication
  • Continuous process improvement
  • Quality driven management
  • AI-based quantitative CT analysis

Timeline

Scoring Director

Pearson Education
02.2022 - Current

Precision Analysis Manager

Vida Diagnostics
11.2019 - 01.2022

Pediatric Clinic

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
09.2017 - 05.2019

Saturday Night Out at Children's Museum

Childserve
11.2015 - 02.2019

Molecular Biology/Genetics Research

Iowa State University
09.2011 - 05.2013

Neuroscience Research

Universitat de Valencia
05.2011 - 08.2011

Living Well Through Intergenerational Fitness Exercise (LIFE)

Iowa State University
09.2010 - 03.2011

Math and Science Education

Iowa State University

Doctor of Medicine - Pediatrics

Carver College of Medicine

B.S. - Genetics, Nutritional Science, Dietetics

Iowa State University
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