Kristen Stead Kelly is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in biochemistry, procurement, and entrepreneurship. Currently serving as a Procurement Engineer at Siemens Healthineers since July 2017, Kristen has also held positions as a Senior Biochemist and Biochemist 2 focusing on assay development. Prior experience includes owning a small business, LuLaRoe Kristen Kelly, where responsibilities encompassed inventory management, invoicing, and achieving sales goals. Kristen's earlier roles include Sales Representative at Azer Scientific and Staff Associate Investigator at DuPont, contributing to microbial metabolic engineering and high-throughput screening in the nutritional and biofuel industries. Educational qualifications include a Master of Science in cell biology and biotechnology from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology from Lehigh University.