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Work History
Education
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SARA ELLEN STRINGFELLOW

Birmingham,Alabama

Summary

Motivated professional with a robust work ethic and adaptability. Extensive experience in women's health, utilizing expertise to facilitate commercial transformation. Proven laboratory skills enhance effective change management in dynamic settings. Recognized for delivering high-quality results while thriving under pressure and fostering a collaborative team environment.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Lead, Corporate and Client Education Lead

TMRW Life Sciences
01.2021 - Current
  • Facilitated client satisfaction by conducting meetings and visits to address product performance.
  • Delivered comprehensive training on software, automation, robotics, and TMRW labware.
  • Executed testing and rollout of new software systems to ensure seamless integration.
  • Conducted staff training sessions focused on embryology, IVF, and TMRW products.
  • Developed strategic product initiatives tailored to IVF clinic operational needs.
  • Maintained resources in Learning Management System for staff and clinic partnerships.
  • Created educational videos for ongoing client education programs.
  • Acted as liaison between sales and marketing, incorporating clinical insights into strategies.

Sole Proprietor/Embryology Consultant

Stringfellow Embryology Consulting, LLC
01.2016 - Current
  • Per Diem Embryology Services
  • Staff training and consulting
  • Mentor and job placement assistance
  • New laboratory design and setup
  • Protocol and Procedure writing

Coordinator of Cryobiology Services and Senior Embryologist

ART Program of Alabama
01.2016 - Current
  • Effective oversight of day-to-day quality control measures and assurances
  • Development and optimization of protocols and procedures
  • Maintaining regulatory compliance and oversight of cryosystem auditing procedures
  • Providing effective management, training, and leadership for lab members, including team task management, scheduling, and procedure coordination among departments
  • Performing technical procedures, including specialties in vitrification, ICSI, and embryo biopsy
  • Expansive marketing of services to other area physicians
  • Management of laboratory inventory and purchasing
  • Acting departmental safety officer

Assistant Biologist

Southern Research Institute
  • Department of Virology, Dr. William Shannon
  • Effective management and development of primary and secondary antiviral assays and somatic cell culture
  • Management of viral production and cryopreservation
  • Large-scale screening of anti-viral agents for the treatment of biochemical weapons

Education

Bachelor of Science - Cellular Biology

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Skills

  • Cryopreservation
  • Software integration
  • Laboratory design
  • Protocol development
  • Quality control
  • Client education
  • Customer relationship management
  • Staff training
  • Technical consulting
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Project management
  • Effective communication
  • Team leadership
  • Problem solving
  • Strategic planning
  • Marketing initiatives
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Relationship building
  • Flexible and adaptable
  • Google drive
  • Networking
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Time management
  • Organizational skills
  • Excellent communication
  • Friendly, positive attitude
  • Embryo/Oocyte Vitrification and Warming
  • Testicular biopsy freezing
  • Sperm cryopreservation
  • Oocyte cryopreservation
  • Embryo cryopreservation
  • IVF Procedures
  • Micromanipulation
  • Egg retrieval
  • Intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
  • Embryo assessment
  • Embryo transfer
  • Laser-assisted embryo hatching
  • Embryo biopsy
  • Andrology
  • Semen analysis
  • Kruger strict morphology
  • Sperm preparation for intra-uterine insemination
  • Infectious Drug Screening
  • Chemical Analysis of Blood
  • Complete Blood Cell Count

Affiliations

  • American Society of Reproductive Medicine
  • American Association of Tissue Banks
  • Certified Reproductive Cryotechnology Specialist (CRCS through AATB)

Professional Presentations

  • American Society of Reproductive Medicine, Blastocyst Re-expansion after Cryopreservation
  • American Society of Reproductive Medicine, Oral Presentation to Reproductive Laboratory Technologist Group “Protein Supplementation in Culture Media”
  • American Society of Reproductive Medicine, Alpha Chymotrypsin Effects on Semen Viscosity
  • American Society of Reproductive Medicine, Sperm Separation Techniques

Procedural Skills

  • Cryopreservation
  • Embryo/Oocyte Vitrification and Warming
  • Testicular biopsy freezing
  • Sperm, oocyte, embryo cryopreservation
  • IVF Procedures and Micromanipulation
  • Egg retrieval
  • Intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
  • Embryo assessment and transfer
  • Laser-assisted embryo hatching
  • Embryo biopsy
  • Andrology
  • Semen analysis
  • Kruger strict morphology
  • Sperm preparation for intra-uterine insemination
  • Clinical Screens
  • Infectious Drug Screening
  • Chemical Analysis of Blood
  • Complete Blood Cell Count

Timeline

Senior Lead, Corporate and Client Education Lead

TMRW Life Sciences
01.2021 - Current

Sole Proprietor/Embryology Consultant

Stringfellow Embryology Consulting, LLC
01.2016 - Current

Coordinator of Cryobiology Services and Senior Embryologist

ART Program of Alabama
01.2016 - Current

Assistant Biologist

Southern Research Institute

Bachelor of Science - Cellular Biology

The University of Alabama
SARA ELLEN STRINGFELLOW