Erin Wallace
Durham,North Carolina
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Operations Manager
High Throughput Sequencing Facility - University of North Carolina
Durham, USA
02.2023 - Current
- Completed a detailed financial audit of all federal contract projects processed from 2022 to 2025 which identified and recovered over $200,000 in outstanding invoices
- Monitors the schedule and budgets, data processing, and deliverables for federal contract projects
- Manages proposals and quotes for new projects or continuations of current contracts
- Oversees all project and laboratory activities including library preparation, quality control, pooling, DNA/RNA sequencing, data analysis, and reporting
Project Manager
Syneos Health
Durham, NC
12.2020 - 12.2022
- Utilized Power BI to create a dashboard to track the progress of projects focused on HIV prevention medications in Latin America and Africa
- Monitored progress and timelines for a multi-site, research project based out of Uganda, Kenya, and Mozambique dedicated to identifying critical gaps in pediatric HIV services and implementing evidence-based interventions
- Operated as a liaison between global and local medical affairs and commercial teams to ensure there is alignment on implementation tasks with long-acting injectable HIV treatment and prevention
Lead Research Assistant
Carolina Applied Informatics Research (CAIR) Group – University of North Carolina
Durham, USA
08.2020 - 02.2021
- Managed a team of four graduate students in the analysis of survey data by developing an implementation plan for automating over 1500 surveys to ensure a four-week turnaround time
- Created data visualizations and infographics through RStudio, Excel, and PowerPoint to effectively communicate the results to stakeholders in the Department of Public Safety and UNC School of Medicine
- Analyzed quantitative and qualitative data to assess level of patient and provider satisfaction of North Carolina telehealth initiative for state prison system in response to COVID-19 to determine if the program is sustainable
- Assessed survey data to determine how telehealth initiative impacted COVID-19 spread in prison system
Project Coordinator
High Throughput Sequencing Facility - University of North Carolina
Durham, USA
08.2016 - 12.2020
- Supervised the workflow, created quotes based on project’s budget, and ensured timeliness of deliverables for over 300 projects, including clinical and nonclinical projects
- Served as primary liaison in an international collaboration with the Galapagos Science Center, the HTSF, and the Universidad San Francisco de Quito
- Developed solutions to sample quality and sequencing issues and presented these options to clients
Education
Master of Biomedical and Health Informatics -
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
12.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Public Policy
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
05.2014
Skills
- Financial auditing
- Project management
- Data analysis
- Proposal development
- Quality control
- Research methodology
Timeline
Research Operations Manager
High Throughput Sequencing Facility - University of North Carolina
02.2023 - Current
Project Manager
Syneos Health
12.2020 - 12.2022
Lead Research Assistant
Carolina Applied Informatics Research (CAIR) Group – University of North Carolina
08.2020 - 02.2021
Project Coordinator
High Throughput Sequencing Facility - University of North Carolina
08.2016 - 12.2020
Master of Biomedical and Health Informatics -
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Bachelor of Arts - Public Policy
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill