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Tarrah Kirkpatrick, MS

Windsor,CO

Summary

Accomplished leader in Research Informatics with a proven track record in cross-functional team leadership and process improvement. Successfully spearheaded strategic initiatives in advanced analytics and real-world data, consistently achieving 100% of program annual goals. Core competencies include consensus building and strategic planning, aimed at enhancing research outcomes and advancements in data-driven research methodologies.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Director, Research Informatics

CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
DUARTE, CA (REMOTE)
06.2024 - Current
  • Managed a team of 20 staff members comprising business analysts, project managers and program managers.
  • Guided strategic vision of Research Informatics to align with enterprise objectives.
  • Coordinated with privacy, compliance, legal, IRB and governance boards to ensure institutional contract and policy alignment.
  • Designed strategic framework encompassing crucial deadlines, budgeting plans, and financial priorities within a $14M Research Informatics program.

Senior Manager, Research Informatics/Precision Medicine

CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
DUARTE, CA (REMOTE)
01.2021 - 01.2024
  • Lead a team of 20 direct reports including business analysts, project managers and program managers
  • Drive Precision Medicine initiatives to achieve enterprise goals across a diverse portfolio of projects
  • Portfolio consists of 12 large projects ranging in scope from vendor platform implementation to real word evidence data projects
  • Interface with privacy, compliance, and institutional review boards to ensure alignment across the institution for research activities
  • Define program roadmap including critical milestones, budget, and strategic goals within the Precision Medicine (budget of $5.5M) and Research Informatics (budget of $6.1M) programs

Senior Program/Project Manager, Precision Medicine

CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
DUARTE, CA (REMOTE)
01.2020 - 01.2021
  • Achieved 100% annual program goal fulfillment in Research Informatics Precision Medicine.
  • Facilitated direct interactions with medical professionals and senior leaders, ensuring cohesive departmental efforts.

Business Analyst

CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
DUARTE, CA (REMOTE)
01.2019 - 01.2020
  • Successfully onboarded disease research registries through development and expansion of Registry of Hope software platform.
  • Created, managed, and communicated project timelines, deliverables, and budget requirements for the Registry of Hope platform to all leadership levels.
  • Led and contributed to agile software development activities including requirements gathering, software development, and data migration.

Senior Business Analyst

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
SAN MATEO, CA (REMOTE)
01.2011 - 01.2017
  • Portfolio management, prioritization, alignment, and process improvement across the software project portfolio in the division of Research Informatics
  • Engaged at all steps of the software development life cycle, from requirements gathering and documentation to user acceptance training, to ensure stakeholder business needs were met
  • Led development team in Agile Scrum methodology including sprint planning and sprint retrospective activities
  • Primary liaison to users across multiple applications for issue submission, investigation and tracking

Scientific Writer

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
SAN MATEO, CA
01.2011 - 01.2011
  • Authored comprehensive white paper in medical device industry to enhance media presence.

Clinical Research Project Manager, Operations

NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK
FORT WASHINGTON, PA (REMOTE)
01.2008 - 01.2010
  • Led the operational effort to standardize processes and harmonize data collection in the large-scale NCCN national data collection effort

Clinical Research Project Manager, Operations

HARVARD UNIVERISITY/DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
01.2003 - 01.2008
  • Supervised team of Clinical Research Coordinators in a hematologic malignancies research program throughout entire clinical research lifecycle.

Clinical Research Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
TUCSON, ARIZONA
01.2002 - 01.2003
  • Managed all clinical research activities in prostate cancer studies from study start up, through patient recruitment, followup, medication compliance and study closure.

Education

Master of Science - Pharmacology and Toxicology

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA - COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Tucson, Arizona

Bachelor of Science - Animal Sciences

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS – SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

Skills

  • Cross-functional team leadership
  • Operations management
  • Process improvement
  • Consensus and conflict resolution
  • Analytical Problem Solving
  • Superior communication skills
  • Contract negotiation
  • Budgeting and Financial Planning
  • Real World Data and Evidence
  • Advanced Analytics

Affiliations

  • Appointed Member of the School Accountability Committee, Poudre School District, 2024-present
  • Appointed Member of the Gifted and Talented Advisory Board, Poudre School District, 2022-present
  • Appointed Member of the Biospecimen and Data Review Committee, City of Hope, 2021-present
  • Appointed Member of the Precision Medicine Data Networks and Analytics Governance Workstream, City of Hope, 2020-present
  • Appointed Member of the Precision Medicine Core Team, City of Hope, 2020-present
  • Membership in the International Institute of Business Analysts, 2015-2020

Abstracts/Publications

  • The City of Hope POSEIDON enterprise-wide platform for real-world data and evidence in cancer., Courdy S, Hulse M, Nadaf S, Mao S, Pozhitkov A, Berger S, Chang J, Achuthan S, Kancharla C, Kunz I, Peddinti A, Sarmiento R, Seetharamu K, Kirkpatrick T, Dilsizian B, Morris M, Bonner J, Gray S, McDonnell K, Gruber S., ASCO Annual Meeting, 2021
  • A Comprehensive Variant Analysis System for Molecular Pathology., Pozhitkov A, Bolisetty S, Martinez, F, Honnavali K, Kirkpatrick T, Guirgus M, Rout R, Shah A, Pillai R., AMIA Joint Summit Meeting, 2017
  • CTOL2 Concept-based Search Using Natural Language Processing., Zhu W, Kirkpatrick T, Lin J, Shah A and Niland J., AMIA Joint Summit Meeting, 2016
  • Why Robotic Surgery Simulation is Critical for Surgeons: The Benefits to Hospitals., Sherwood Communications., 2011
  • Routine screening for psychosocial distress following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation., Lee SJ, Loberiza FR, Antin, JH, Kirkpatrick T, Prokop L, Alyea EP, Cutler C, Ho VT, Richardson PR, Schlossman RL, Fisher DC, Logan B, Soiffer RJ., Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 35, 1, 77-83, 2005
  • Creating a National Cohort of Myeloproliferative Disorders Using the Internet: A Feasibility Study., Wadleigh M, Kirkpatrick T, Gonzales A, Levine R, Gilliland DG, Lee S., Blood, 104, 11, 2004
  • Patient-physician communication about hematologic malignancies., Lee SJ, Sullivan A, Back AL, Block SD, Goldman R, Tulsky J, Alexander S, Kirkpatrick T, Stewart SK, Weeks JC., Blood, 104, 11, 2004
  • Novel mechanisms of sublethal oxidant toxicity: Induction of premature senescence in human fibroblasts confers tumor promotion activity., Dilley TK, Bowden GT and Chen QM., Experimental Cell Research, 290, 1, 38-48, 2003
  • Molecular mechanism of selenium in chemoprevention of prostate cancer., Stratton MS, Dilley T, Ahmann FR., Nutritional Biotechnology in the Food and Feed Industries. Proceedings of the 19th Annual Symposium., 2003
  • Treatment of Carcinogenesis In 'Principles of Molecular Oncology, 2nd Edition.', Stratton MS, Stratton SP, Dionne SO, Dilley T, Jongewaard IN, Thompson T, Garland L, Hakim I, Ranger-Moore J, Alberts DS., 2003
  • Novel Mechanisms of sublethal oxidant toxicity., Dilley TK, Bowden GT, Chen QM., Toxicologist, 46, 2002
  • Novel mechanism of oxidative in carcinogenesis: Induction of premature senescence with oxidants confers tumor promotion activity., Dilley TK, Bowden GT, Chen QM., Skin Carcinogenesis Conference, Tucson, AZ, 2001
  • Novel mechanism of oxidative stress in carcinogenesis: Induction of premature senescence with oxidants confers tumor promotion activity., Dilley TK, Suplido S, Bowden GT and Chen QM., Toxicologist, 45, 2001
  • Inactivation of p53 inhibits apoptosis but induces oncotic cell death associated with mitosis in oxidant response of human diploid fibroblasts., Chen QM, Merrett JB, Dilley TK and Purdom S., Toxicologist, 45, 2001

Timeline

Director, Research Informatics

CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
06.2024 - Current

Senior Manager, Research Informatics/Precision Medicine

CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
01.2021 - 01.2024

Senior Program/Project Manager, Precision Medicine

CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
01.2020 - 01.2021

Business Analyst

CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
01.2019 - 01.2020

Senior Business Analyst

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
01.2011 - 01.2017

Scientific Writer

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
01.2011 - 01.2011

Clinical Research Project Manager, Operations

NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK
01.2008 - 01.2010

Clinical Research Project Manager, Operations

HARVARD UNIVERISITY/DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
01.2003 - 01.2008

Clinical Research Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
01.2002 - 01.2003

Master of Science - Pharmacology and Toxicology

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA - COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

Bachelor of Science - Animal Sciences

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS – SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
Tarrah Kirkpatrick, MS