NAYANA NAIR
Kavungal House,Peringannoor.Peramangalam PO.Thrissur,Kerala
Summary
Experienced healthcare program manager with over 5 years in data-driven quality improvement, public health delivery, and healthcare administration across India and the UAE. Eager to build on this foundation through advanced academic training to address global health system challenges
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Quality Manager & Co-Manager
Population Health Insights
Bahraich
02.2022 - Current
- Led quality improvement for the GiveWell-funded Breastfeeding and Newborn Care Project.
- Monitored 30+ staff performance, and optimized infection control, patient privacy, and medical supply utilization.
- Piloted and scaled a newborn care program serving over 2,500 families in low-resource areas.
- Strengthened nurse-patient interactions via improved counseling and documentation protocols.
- Program Co-Manager
Spearheaded the successful pilot and full-scale implementation of HBNC and FBNC interventions for low-birth-weight infants.
Managed recruitment, capacity-building, and stakeholder coordination to ensure seamless care delivery.
Enhanced monitoring and supervision frameworks to reinforce public health outreach and postnatal care continuity.
Lab Admin Executive
Burjeel Hospital
Abu Dhabi
02.2020 - 11.2021
- Streamlined laboratory workflows to consistently maintain Turnaround Time (TAT) above 95%, improving operational efficiency.
- Identified and implemented cost-saving measures, contributing to approximately 20,000 AED in quarterly savings without compromising quality.
- Standardized sample management protocols to ensure full compliance with lab quality standards, and accreditation benchmarks.
Education
MBA - Hospital And Health Management
IIHMR University
Jaipur ,India05-2020
B.Tech - Biotechnology
SRM University
Chennai05-2016
Skills
- Tools and platforms: AppSheet, Microsoft Office, Google Suite, SQL, R, SPSS, STATA
- Healthcare analytics and systems: quality assurance, process optimization, strategic planning
Certification
Quantitative decision-making methods in healthcare, IIHMR University, Dec 2020 – Jan 2021
Lean Six Sigma in healthcare (audit course), IIHMR University, Sept 2019
Practical machine learning, Johns Hopkins University, August 2019
Statistical inference, Johns Hopkins University, July 2019
Regression models, Johns Hopkins University, July 2019
Exploratory Data Analysis, Johns Hopkins University, May, 2019
Getting and cleaning data, Johns Hopkins University, May 2019
R Programming, Johns Hopkins University, April 2019
Internet of Things Workshop, MYCAPTAIN, April 2019
Artificial Intelligence Workshop, MYCAPTAIN, February 2019
The Data Scientist’s Toolbox, Johns Hopkins University, February 2019
Internships
Management Trainee, Laboratory Operations, Burjeel Hospital, February 2020 - July 2020
Management Intern, Projects Department, Al Abeer Educity, Malappuram, April 2019 - June 2019
Internship ,Project Work, Rajiv Gandhi Centre For Biotechnology,Thiruvananthapuram, December 2015 -March 2016
Accomplishments
Published an article on understanding demand for healthcare among families of high-risk newborns, The India Forum, July 2023
Project work, "Isolation, cloning, and sequencing of Calcineurin B-Like Interacting Protein Kinase gene from black pepper," Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, December 2015 - March 2016
Leadrship Roles
- Program co-manager: Supervised a multi-disciplinary field team delivering home-based newborn care, streamlined counseling protocols for low-birth-weight babies, and trained over 20 health workers, improving outreach and reporting compliance
- Committee head, Bioengineering Department (Bluebook), SRM University elected to lead the department’s student committee; led the Bluebook committee for a national-level techno-management fest, coordinating documentation and event content for 10,000+ participants
Community Involvement
- Volunteer, community health camps — facilitated health awareness sessions and basic check-ups for underserved rural families
- Volunteered/Participated in the World Sight Day Walkathon &Conference organized by Shankara Eye Foundation India, October 2019
- Coordinated food and essentials distribution during the Kerala floods in 2019
- Volunteered in National Conference on Frontiers in Biotechnology ,February 2013
Timeline
Program Quality Manager & Co-Manager
Population Health Insights
02.2022 - Current
Lab Admin Executive
Burjeel Hospital
02.2020 - 11.2021
MBA - Hospital And Health Management
IIHMR University
B.Tech - Biotechnology
SRM University
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