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Aug 2024
20m 59s

Driving Training Workflows with Tribal K...

Daniel Faggella
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Today’s guest is Brenda Kahl, Senior Director of Service and Support at Illumina. Illumina is a San Diego-based biotechnology company founded in 1998 that develops and markets systems for genetic analysis, serving sequencing, genotyping, gene expression, and proteomics markets in over 155 countries. Brenda joins us on today’s program to pull apart training challenges for field service operations in biotech spaces and the technology infrastructure necessary to build solutions. Throughout the episode, Brenda gives actionable insights for driving efficiency and cost savings with call center metrics and digital tools, such as tribal knowledge systems that can accommodate new working styles like remote work. If you’ve enjoyed or benefited from some of the insights of this episode, consider leaving us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts, and let us know what you learned, found helpful, or liked most about this show!

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