P U B L I C A T I O N S
I’m the go-to problem solver with 10 years administrative experience & expertise in: digital marketing to see a task through end to end as part of a big picture, biomedical engineering to understand how all parts of the whole must function and research to build and measure progress. Enrolled in Harvard CS50 to build programming skills. A B O U T ME
R E L E V A N T E X P E R I E N C E
E D U C A T I O N
ROYENA TANAZ
C r e a t i v e P r o b l e m S o l v e r
adgtcr@r.postjobfree.com
linkedin.com/in/rtanaz
New York, NY
C O N T A C T
Epigenetics in ALS
Co-Author, BBA, 2018
Nano-pulse stimulation
induces potent immune
responses in breast cancer
Co-Author, IJC, 2017
Membrane channel gene
expression in cartilage
Co-Author, FASEB, 2016
Digital Marketing
Nanodegree
Udacity 2018
Master of Engineering Degree
Biomedical Engineering
Old Dominion U, 2017
Molecular Diagnostics
Graduate Certificate
Old Dominion U, 2015
Biology, B.S.
Virginia Commonwealth U
2012
Lake Braddock SS
AP Diploma 2008
Stuyvesant HS
Top 2%, 2004-2005
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY Grants Coordinator, May 2019- present
• Applies 10 years of administrative experience, research expertise to all projects and tasks
• Conducts tasks with efficiency to best provide support by ensuring timeliness and organization
• Working through entire COVID19 pandemic as essential healthcare worker
• Relays COVID19 dynamic policies from senior admin to lab personnel and disperses PPE
• Prepares Federal, State, Foundation and Sponsored grants and contract applications
• Reviews Pre-Award grants & contract proposals prior to submissions for accuracy & compliance
• Serves as liaison among principle investigators, consultants, sub-contractors and administrators
• Facilitates Post-Award implementation of scientific and budgetary objectives
• Executes highly nuanced administrative tasks for 2 PIs, 10 postdocs and 4 grad students
• Manages schedules and prepares travel logistics and liability for investigators
• Plans events and itineraries for visiting and internal scientists physicians
• Maintains budget preparation and general ledgers with statistical reports
• Completes all purchasing and reimbursements for active grants and enforces budgets
• Tracks grant expenses real-time to ensure a live balance is always available
• Trains new staff on internal systems and federal grant platforms
• Assists HR to process international visas and onboarding of new lab personnel
• Implements biomedical research experience when reviewing scientific component of grants
• Participates in the Rising Professionals Group to support peers and enhance professional growth
• Upholds utmost confidentiality & safety through training and IACUC/IRB/HIPAA protocols Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY Floor Coordinator May 2019- present
• Develops interpersonal relationships with peers to encourage positive productive interactions
• Troubleshoots operations, logistics, IT & servicing inquiries for a busy hub of the institute
• Communicates through chain of operations to keep leadership on the same page as the ground
• Serves as bridge from administration to research faculty and students
• Assists Building Management by enforcing and improving floor compliance CUNY Brooklyn College- Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn, NY Adjunct Lecturer and Research Assistant, July 2017-May 2019
• Taught CHEM1100 lab and recitation to 24 undergraduate students
• Incorporated the scientific method and a real world problem-solving approach in lectures
• Encouraged an interactive learning environment to support team-driven discussions & questions
• Synthesized complex information for delivery to various levels of understanding
• Supervised research projects while teaching and managing the lab with an FDNY C-14 license
• Delivered administrative support to principal investigator and enforced lab compliance
• Contributed scientific data to grants, lab protocols and literature for publication
• Trained 15 student researchers in the scientific method and research techniques
• Applied biomedical techniques to iPSCs & fibroblasts for western blots & immunohistochemistry
• Arranged ordering, inventory, and repairs of all project consumables and equipment Frank Reidy Center for Bioelectrics at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA Research Assistant, August 2015- June 2017
• Executed complex projects with diverse team of scientists & engineers that lead to publications
• Applied SPSS statistical programming to analyze experimental data
• Investigated hepatocellular carcinoma, metastatic breast cancer, and lymphoma
• Met with grant executives to discuss strategy, budget, calendar and deliverables DIGITAL MARKETING
Digital Marketing Skills:
Google Adwords, Google
Analytics, Facebook Ads,
Mailchimp, SEMrush, Moz
Social Media and Marketing
Campaigns: Instagram,
Medium, Twitter, Pinterest,
Linkedin, Facebook
Other: Writing, Public
Speaking, Conversational
Spanish, Fluency in Bengali,
Hindi, and Urdu