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Registration: 03.06.2025

Kseniia Baranova

Specialization: Project Manager
— Proactive Project Manager / Project Coordinator with 2+ years of experience in IT biotechnology industry. — Strong expertise in Agile, Scrum, sprint planning, Jira, data analysis, stakeholder management, and process automation. — Managed implementation of Jira automation (35% increase in efficiency), optimized cross-functional workflows, and contributed to turnaround time reduction by 27%. — Passionate about driving innovation, improving operational processes, and delivering data-driven results. — Eager to support your company in delivering innovative products to the customers by streamlining processes and facilitating effective communication.
— Proactive Project Manager / Project Coordinator with 2+ years of experience in IT biotechnology industry. — Strong expertise in Agile, Scrum, sprint planning, Jira, data analysis, stakeholder management, and process automation. — Managed implementation of Jira automation (35% increase in efficiency), optimized cross-functional workflows, and contributed to turnaround time reduction by 27%. — Passionate about driving innovation, improving operational processes, and delivering data-driven results. — Eager to support your company in delivering innovative products to the customers by streamlining processes and facilitating effective communication.

Skills

Project Management
Project Documentation
Risk Management
Budgeting
Critical Thinking
Agile
Scrum
Sprint Planning
Roadmap Development
Data Analytics
Data Visualization
SQL
Automation
Atlassian Software
Jira
Confluence
Microsoft Office
Metabase
Figma Software
Miro

Work experience

Project Coordinator
06.2022 - 07.2024 |BostonGene
Jira, Agile, Scrum
Key Achievements: ● Managed Jira-based project tracking system, automating 35% of data collection and reducing manual input. ● Developed a troubleshooting guide covering 80-90% of common issues and improving cross-team efficiency. ● Implemented an operational resource planning system saving 10 business hours per week and enhancing ‘First in - First out’ workflow. ● Contributed to reduction of the turnaround time for the company’s main product from 22 business days to 16 calendar days. ● Improved Laboratory Information Management System by conducting on-site analysis, support for the staff and coordinating with the Development Team for the execution of new features. ● Suggested a new version of the Unknown Primary Test, which was approved by stakeholders and started the production process. Main Responsibilities: ● Coordinated cross-functional (incl. definition of scope and tasks) planning and monitored project progress (incl. timelines and quality). ● Led cross-functional teams (bioinformatics, molecular, clinical) in Agile & Scrum environment, ensuring project delivery on time and within scope. ● Established and ensured efficient communication structures among internal and external project stakeholders. ● Ensured information and content flow between interdisciplinary teams (incl. regular reporting to executive management). ● Created technical and design tasks for the development team to implement new features. ● Managed sprint planning, grooming and retrospective meetings. ● Developed standard operating procedures (SOPs) and maintained internal documentation. ● Prepared release notes and ensured new documents were uploaded to MediaLab. ● Conducted data-driven product analysis, identified areas for improvement and presented findings to C-level executives.
Junior Researcher
11.2021 - 05.2022 |Institute of Ecology and Evolution A.N.Severtsov
Researching
● Conducted research in the field of evolutionary development (EvoDevo), focusing on the mechanism affecting the char population in Lake Kronotskoye. ● Performed double differential staining and geometric morphometry to analyse biological samples. ● Measured thyroid hormone levels and biochemical parameters in the blood plasma, muscles and liver of fish. ● Conducted analytical work to support both master diploma and PhD thesis project. ● Prepared reports and presentations for laboratory colloquia and the Academic Council to communicate research findings. ● Coordinated an experiment on juvenile Dolly Varden char, involving artificial manipulation of thyroid hormone levels.

Educational background

Biology (Masters Degree)
2019 - 2021
Moscow State University M.V.Lomonosov
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree)
2015 - 2019
Moscow State University M.V.Lomonosov

Languages

RussianNativeEnglishAdvancedGermanIntermediate