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Yan Xu

Minneapolis,USA

Summary

Chief operating officer with extensive experience in operations and facilities management. Expertise in employee engagement and service excellence, driving significant growth outcomes. Proven ability to enhance operational efficiency and quality in high-stakes environments.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Chief Operation Officer

LifeHealth/EasyDx, Inc
Minneappolis, MN
02.2024 - Current
  • Operational Leadership: Oversee and integrate complex operational functions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
  • Financial Management: Handle budget creation and management, as well as financial planning and reporting.

Chief Technology Officer

Topgen
Shanghai, China
09.2022 - 12.2023
  • Oversaw all facets of technology research and development for the company, from initial research and approvals through experimental design, performance verification, and production transition.

NGS CLIA Lab Manager

UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
08.2019 - 03.2022
  • Check every step's quality, report errors and find out a corrective action to avoid any human being's mistake.
  • Provide exemption reports, TAT, the volume of the testing and calculate the cost for the testing to medical director.
  • Improve the workflow and set up a plan for each run.
  • Keep a very good relationship with customers and provide any support they required.
  • Meet CLS and CAP's requirements.
  • Communicate well inside the wet lab and dry lab.

NGS CLIA Lab Scientist

UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
06.2017 - 07.2019
  • Develop new protocol for RNA library preparation.
  • Report the protocol optimization data to the manager and director.
  • Check the lab supply and report to the manager.
  • Run the research, clinical research and clinical samples using 1385 gene panels in the lab for both DNA and RNA.
  • Check each step QC Data and report to the manager.
  • Help manager to check the Epic Order and finalize the order.
  • Do the training for the junior scientists.

NGS CLIA Lab Senior Research Associate

UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
06.2016 - 06.2017
  • Organized and hosted VIP events and was responsible for handling 'exclusive' clients.

Postdoctoral researcher

UT Southwestern Medical
Dallas, TX
06.2010 - 05.2016

Education

Ph.D. - Cell biology

Wuhan University
Wuhan, China
05.2010

Skills

  • NGS
  • Lab management
  • Operation, a company

Languages

English

Timeline

Chief Operation Officer

LifeHealth/EasyDx, Inc
02.2024 - Current

Chief Technology Officer

Topgen
09.2022 - 12.2023

NGS CLIA Lab Manager

UT Southwestern Medical Center
08.2019 - 03.2022

NGS CLIA Lab Scientist

UT Southwestern Medical Center
06.2017 - 07.2019

NGS CLIA Lab Senior Research Associate

UT Southwestern Medical Center
06.2016 - 06.2017

Postdoctoral researcher

UT Southwestern Medical
06.2010 - 05.2016

Ph.D. - Cell biology

Wuhan University
Yan Xu