Yirun Li

265 College St., Apt. 6C, New Haven, CT 06510 | yirun.li@yale.edu | (984) 888-7217

EDUCATION
Yale University, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA Anticipated Graduation: May 2021
- Master of Public Health in Biostatistics (Concentration in Public Health Modeling)
- Horstmann merit scholarship ($10,000), Student Representative (2019-2020), 2020 Bain Case Competition Top 10%
- Courses: Cost-effectiveness & Decision, Competitive Strategy, Making, Foundation of Accounting, Advanced
Regression Analysis, Advanced SAS&R Programming, Intro to Clinical Trials, Longitudinal & Multilevel Analysis

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA Aug 2015- May 2019
- Bachelor of Science of Public Health in Biostatistics; Second Major in Math (BA); Biology minor (Cum. GPA: 3.8/4.0)
- Highest Honor &Distinction, Buckley Public Service Scholar (600+ hours), International Admissions Ambassador

EXPERIENCE
Project Consultant, Ashoka Global, Arlington, VA, USA (Remote) March 2020-Present
- Research the current corruption landscape and analyze how it undermines the UN Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs)
- Conduct interviews with Ashoka fellows to identify critical areas for improvement and make anti-corruption suggestions
- Draft a report on 12 subtopics about corruptions and organized crimes to inform Ashoka budgeting recommendations
Part-Time Assistant (PTA), Bain & Co., Shanghai, China (Remote) Oct 2019-Present
- Work on 6 consulting cases spanning from NGOs to the telecommunications, nominated for Star PTA for good work
- Conduct desktop research on firm's market-entry strategies, international moves, industrial design process, etc.
- Participate in expert interviews, extract high-level information, and help consultants draft summary reports and slides deck
- Led a team of 4 to perform assigned tasks, including organizational information summary and appendix preparation
Student Consultant, Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut, New Haven, CT, USA Oct 2019-present
- Led a team of four on a healthcare advocacy project and coordinate bi-weekly meetings with stakeholders
- Analyze the financial reports of 25+ hospitals to evaluate the provision and utilization of the community healthcare
- Research the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and state-level legislations especially on the community healthcare mandates
- Wrote an executive report to inform stakeholders key findings and suggestions for future advocacy effort
Clinical Trial Site Start-Up (SSU) Intern, IQVIA, Shanghai, China Jun-Aug 2019
- Facilitated communications within the SSU team and between departments by keeping project progress logs
- Extracted and compiled information of 40+ potential trial sites from past bidding materials and relevant documentations
- Utilized Clinical Trial Managing System (CTMS) to address logistics issues, e.g. scheduling meeting for global projects
- Developed a tracking installation to help SSU leads keep track of their project timelines and checkpoints

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Vice President, Association of Chinese Studetns and Scholars at Yale (ACSSY), New Haven, CT, USA Sep 2019-Present
- Coordinated transportation and logistics for the annual Chinese Student Ivy Ball for 200+ participants
- Organized firm information sessions and interview panels for partner firms, supporting their on-campus recruiting effort
- Plan for the 2020 Fall Ivy Speed Networking Event by inviting alumni speakers, booking venues, and staffing teams
Case Challenge 2nd Place Awardee, Society of Actuaries (SOA), Chapel Hill, NC, USA Feb-Apr 2019
- Presented an automobile insurance policy proposal to SOA judges, finishing with the Second Place worldwide
- Utilized R to clean and wrangle a 10 GB dataset containing automobile insurance premium loss information
- Applied time series analysis to predict premium losses and carried out literature research to draft a report submission
Treasurer, Health Careers Club, Chapel Hill, NC, USA Jan 2016-May 2019
- Served as Food Donation Committee Chair in annual community health fairs for two years, benefiting 300+ residents
- Created and chartered the club’s first point system for over 200 members, increasing the retention rate from 30% to 70%
- Increased club influence through mentorship programs, admissions panels etc., expanding memberships from 20 to 200+

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Technical: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; Familiar with SAS, R, Tableau, MATLAB, SQL
Languages: Chinese (native speaker) and English (fluent)
Publication: [In Review] Targeted Delivery of CIB1-siRNA to TNBC Breast Tumor Cells Using Macrophages as Drug Carriers