Lindsey McGuire
UT
Summary
Bioinformatics Master's student and aspiring Data Scientist with a strong clinical and technical background. Excellent performance in graduate-level programming (Python, SQL) and data science courses. Comprehensive experience in applied medical research, laboratory science, and patient care. Proficiency in navigating, interpreting, and transforming data to communicate findings effectively, enhanced by a solid foundation in clinical and scientific principles. Eager to grow and leverage technical and analytical skills to drive data-informed decisions and enhance healthcare outcomes.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
IT Data Solutions Analyst
ARUP Laboratories
Salt Lake City, UT
03.2026 - Current
- Deliver reports, dashboards, and add-hoc data for clinical labs and medical directors for process improvement and decision making
- Complex data querying and aggregation through deep understanding of the database models and clinical context
- Productive communication with stakeholders to identify root issues and desired outcomes
Medical Laboratory Scientist II
ARUP Laboratories
Salt Lake City, UT
04.2023 - 02.2026
- Bacterial culture: identifying pathogens, interpretation of antibiotic susceptibility results and patterns
- Final verification of susceptibility results and cultures
- Maintenance, troubleshooting, and calibration of complex laboratory instruments
- Inventory specialist
Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
06.2022 - 04.2023
- Assisted pathologist with research involving innate immune receptor signaling in HIV-1 infection of macrophages
- Cell culture, DNA extraction, bacterial transformations/transfections, and flow cytometry
- Detailed note-keeping, data gathering, result visualization
Study Assistant
University of Utah Division of Pulmonary Medicine
Salt Lake City, UT
11.2020 - 02.2022
- Use of REDCap databases and Epic Medical Records to contribute to study data
- Recruited and interviewed study participants to collect qualitative data for research studies
- Collection and processing of blood and BAL specimens
Education
Master of Science - Biomedical Informatics - Data Science And AI
University of Utah
05-2027
Bachelor of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
University of Utah
05-2023
Skills
- SQL
- Python
- Data Science/ML libraries (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-Learn, etc)
- GitHub
- Clinical laboratory expertise
Timeline
IT Data Solutions Analyst
ARUP Laboratories
03.2026 - Current
Medical Laboratory Scientist II
ARUP Laboratories
04.2023 - 02.2026
Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of Utah
06.2022 - 04.2023
Study Assistant
University of Utah Division of Pulmonary Medicine
11.2020 - 02.2022
Master of Science - Biomedical Informatics - Data Science And AI
University of Utah
Bachelor of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
University of Utah