Jess Lai promoted to lead program manager
We are delighted to announce the promotion of Jessica "Jess" Lai to lead program manager, in effect as of March 29. With extensive experience as a central scheduling supervisor (for Nationwide Children's Hospital) and patient access manager (for Ohio State University Medical Center), Lai was recruited to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2021 as a senior program manager for VICTR. She has been essential to the success of numerous projects that depend on large-scale data coordination, such as Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV), the Influenza and Other Viruses in the AcutelY Ill (IVY) Network, the Respiratory Virus Transmission Network (RVTN), and more. She is also a key player in process creation and improvement for the Vanderbilt Biostatistics Data Coordinating Center (VBDCC), our Biostatistics Clinics, and other research support entities. She is from Puerto Rico, and her favorite activities outside of work include cooking, biking, and listening to podcasts.
Jess Lai (left) chats with Lauren King and Nicole Gunnison during the department's winter celebration luncheon, January 2024