Hi, I’m
Marcela Radilla
Chicago,IL
Summary
Skilled Research Bioinformatics Data Analyst passionate about understanding complex diseases and advancing precision medicine and the healthcare industry. Skilled in analyzing sequencing data. Proven ability to use bioinformatics pipelines, relational data systems, and statistical analysis to develop, troubleshoot, and optimize clinical assays. Expertise in Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and molecular biology. Strong communication, interpersonal skills and ability to translate complex data into meaningful insights when presenting to stakeholders from diverse background. Adaptable and quick learner with a demonstrated ability to integrate new information and technologies.
Overview
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Tempus Labs Inc
R&D Bioinformatics Data Analyst II
08.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Responsible for statistical and bioinformatics analysis to advance projects regarding research on novel technologies, assay development, and continuous improvements to NGS and other molecular assays.
- Interacted with lab, clinical, and bioinformatics databases to retrieve, analyze, and visualize lab QC and sequencing data, in order to answer scientific questions, and advance hypothesis-driven research in assay development, validation, and improvement as well as assay troubleshooting.
- Made use of Open Source tools and packages to perform novel analysis of next-generation sequencing data
- Developed tools for data processing, statistical analysis, and concordance analysis on large datasets using Python and R
- Collaborated with a team of scientists, clinicians, and bioinformaticians to drive process improvement and experimental design
- Communicated findings to stakeholders for scientific decision-making and instrument implementation
Minerva Project - Teaching Assistant
09.2020 - 06.2021
Job overview
- Provided project consultancy for 145 Sophomore year students beginning work on their Undergraduate Thesis
- Facilitated online panels with university alumni to encourage peer feedback and support
- Providing in-depth feedback on student activities related to thesis topic exploration
- Assisted students in assessing the relevance and feasibility of multiple project topics
- Supported students in the implementation of project planning strategies.
Minerva Project - Intern
09.2017 - 05.2020
Job overview
- Facilitated operations for more than 3 teams at Minerva Project
- Conducted research on the Minerva Schools network
- Facilitated operations of the Student Affairs and Admissions teams
- Collaborated with the Financial Aid team to assist students on work-study positions
- Constructed city-specific reports for Minerva students.
Education
Minerva UniversitySan Francisco
Bachelor of Science from Computational Sciences And Natural Sciences
05.2021
University Overview
CS: Concentrating on Data Science and Modern Computational Statistics: Machine Learning, and Modeling and Simulation. NS: Concentrating on Biology: Population Genetics, Biochemistry, Biomedicine, Applied Biotechnology, Systems Biology
- 3.55 GPA
- Study Abroad: Seoul, Korea. Hyderabad, India. Berlin, Germany. Buenos Aires, Argentina. London, UK.
Skills
- Python Programming
- Bash scripting
- Cloud Computing
- GCP
- AWS
- SQL: Expertise querying and bridging Bioinformatics, Clinical, and LIMS databases
- C/ C
- Snakemake: Expertise developing alternative bioinformatics workflows for large datasets
- Data Analysis
- Concordance Analysis
- Bioconductor
- Pandas, Matplotlib
- DAVID
- KEGG
- Modeling, Simulation, ML
- PySTAN
- NetworkX
- PyCX
- Scikit-Learn
- Keras-Tensorflow
Timeline
R&D Bioinformatics Data Analyst II
Tempus Labs Inc
08.2021 - Current
Minerva Project - Teaching Assistant
09.2020 - 06.2021
Minerva Project - Intern
09.2017 - 05.2020
Minerva University
Bachelor of Science from Computational Sciences And Natural Sciences