Jessica Bishop

I worked with Ucardia for a year as a consultant before becoming a full-time employee. I was responsible for helping the company move to the next phase of growth. In addition to Chief of Staff, I served as Head of Human Resources and Senior Director of Operations.

• Formulated high-level organizational strategy to collaborate with senior managers on projects and deliver organizational impact.
• Completed financial analysis and pricing for a variety of products.
• Prepare applications and monitor subsequent required submissions to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
• Oversaw projects while ensuring established deadlines were met for a variety of departments including Operations, Commercial, Marketing, Human Resources, Customer Support, Clinical, Implementation Team and Application Development.
• Posted job vacancies, scheduled interviews, advised decision-makers on hiring selections and led onboarding process.
• Created and implemented administrative processes and procedures to prioritize job tasks and establish personnel responsibilities.
• Trained employees on best practices and protocols while managing teams to maintain optimal productivity.
• Served as a sounding board and integral counterpart to the CEO.

While at Qerity, I was responsible for consulting for companies ranging from start-ups to large, revenue generating organizations. I also had the opportunity to co-found a company.

• Managed program operations and provided strategic leadership for interim management clients.
• Assisted with grant management, fundraising and other resources to successfully run programs.
• Evaluated organizational quality management systems for clients and assisted in process improvement for ISO 9001 certification.
• Assisted with market assessments and strategic plans.
• Conducted strategic analyses to drive maximum impact of program development.
• Developed detailed budgets, pro-formas, and managed cap tables.
• Assisted with recruiting, hiring and onboarding experts needed for various projects.
• Liaised between organizations, partners, stakeholders and members to promote and improve services and communication.
• Guided company expansion from US-based into international markets.

• Managed projects to support student success such as oversight of the University's degree audit system.
• Completed tasks that required high-level technical skills such as scribing and quality assurance testing of new builds from testing environments into live environments.
• Oversaw the graduation process and reviewed student academic records to ensure that all requirements of the University of Nebraska were met as well as specific campus and departmental requirements.
• Ensured that University initiatives were met such as increased graduation rates and student retention.
• Coordinated with Department Chairs to ensure new program requirements were met through the new academic program approval processes.

• Delivered presentations during public meetings to inform and recruit community members.
• Advocated for policy change and funding with local, state and national bodies.
• Prepared and disseminated public information.
• Trained employees on best practices and protocols for project grants while managing teams to maintain optimal productivity.
• Oversaw grant life cycle from application to close out.
• Ensured financial accountability by creating and maintaining budgets that met grant guidelines.

• Organized and maintained records, inventory and materials.
• Recruited patients for large-scale National Institutes of Health funded study.
• Managed informed consent forms, personal waivers and other critical paperwork.
• Supported the work of various scientists by completing literature reviews, collecting relative data and co-authored publications.
• Leveraged SPSS qualitative analysis software to identify data set correlations while performing qualitative analysis.
• Managed summer internship program to provide students with a meaningful educational experience in the field of research.
• Completed data collection from research participants, prepared clinical specimens and performed necessary clinical evaluations on human subjects.
• Co-instructed 400-level coursework at partner organization, University of South Dakota.

• Underwent training in Medical Research Management for medical device and drug trials.
• Navigated FDA requirements for trials on human subjects.
• Learned about Good Clinical Practices.
• Participated in company and department meetings.
• Prepared administrative and financial reports.
• Worked alongside senior team members to learn related job tasks and roles.
• Entered and filed documents and records into system.
• Identified opportunities to assist others and took initiative to seek out additional projects.