Kimberly Yu, MPH
Public Health Professional with over 5 years of project management experience. Seeking opportunities in innovative research and health tech.
Project Manager
Seattle, US
[email protected]
Experience
Project Director, Montefiore Medical Center 2015-2017
- Improved operational process of treatment pathway by facilitating system-wide cross-disciplinary shift in treatment of Hepatitis C leading to increase in patients seeking medical care. (i.e. enrolling 1400 patients in care program)
- Managed logistics, budget, communications and reports for key launch meetings aimed at engaging key leadership across hospital systems, community organizations, payers, and Department of Health.
- Increased patient access to care in 10+ primary care clinics, improved conversion of positive diagnosis to treatment, and established training for additional health care providers across various disciplines.
- Coordinated with Financial Administrator to manage budgets and successfully meet deadlines for deliverable goals across 6-8 multiple projects.
- Collaborated closely with Data Managers to develop data management tools and address data collection challenges to improve data collection errors.
- Hired, trained, and supervised team of 16 staff on 6 different projects.
Research Project Director, Albert Einstein College of Medicine 2013-2015
- Achieved over 90% retention rate of research participants through improving best practices for recruitment and research visit implementation.
- Contributed to development of Sharepoint-based research tracking tool.
- Oversaw multiple research projects recruiting from 3 opioid treatment sites, with total enrollment of 200+ patients, focused on HCV treatment and models of care including: NIH R01 study, and Phase III clinical trial.
- Established and maintained IRB protocols for all research studies.
Program Coordinator, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center 2010-2013
- Managed state & federal grants addressing HIV prevention and adolescent reproductive health education.
- Hired, trained, and supervised a staff of 6, and 10+ volunteers.
- Coordinated implementation of evidence-based programs in several local NYC public schools; implemented bilingual (Mandarin & English) health education courses.
- Led quarterly community advisory meetings with key stakeholders from the community.
Additional/Volunteer Experience
Director of Business Operations, Latinas Think Big 2016-2017
- Support the mission to galvanize the big ideas, careers and ventures of Latinas and other women of color, through dynamic summits, career advice, an online community, and influential networks.
- Collaborate with team to launch new initiatives and build the Latinas Think Big community.
- Event coordination for conference with 300+ attendees at the Latinas Think Big Innovation Summit (Oct 2014).
Volunteer Coordinator, Keep A Child Alive 2008-2014
- Recruit, train, and manage 70+ volunteers for annual fundraising event (Black Ball) raising over $1M to support HIV clinics and orphanages in India, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and South Africa. [2011-2014]
- Coordinate logistics for the college campus group Student AIDS Summer conference (300+ attendees) [2008]
Graduate Research Intern, China California Heart Watch 2009
- Conduct assessment of health care knowledge and access by ethnic minority groups in rural Southwest China (i.e. Naxi and Bai).
- Assist in treatment and research of cardiovascular diseases in rural villages.
- Develop written report (Chinese) for local Department of Health.
Education
New York University 2010
Master of Public Health | International Community Health
UC San Diego 2008
Bachelor of Science | Human Biology
Skills
Expert in Microsoft Office applications. Fluent speaking Chinese (Mandarin). Basic Spanish. Basic SAS and SQL skills.
CITI training. ACCESS database experience. QDS/ACASI development.
Dragonboat & Outrigger Canoe paddling.
