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Carla Walker

Critic · DISC type C
Research Assistant | Ph.D. candidate in Healthcare Management at Universität St.Gallen (HSG)
📍 Sankt Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland

Carla is a Senior Consultant at walkerproject ag and a Ph. D. candidate at the University of St. Gallen, focusing on health economics. She specializes in hospital planning and lean management. Colleagues describe her as eager, professional, and dedicated.

Recently returning from maternity leave, Carla balances her professional pursuits with her personal life. She coaches students on Design Thinking and teambuilding, and shows an interest in how major technology companies like IBM and STMicroelectronics are shaping the future.

She applies her academic research directly by implementing Lean projects in hospital emergency rooms to improve patient flow and reduce wait times.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Research Assistant | Ph.D. candidate in Healthcare Management
Job Level
Junior
Location
Sankt Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland
Personality Overview

How Carla shows up

Objective Thinker
Critic
Information Seeker

They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.

Priorities

Topics Carla cares about

Lean Healthcare
Actively implements Lean projects in hospital emergency rooms to improve workflows and reduce wait times, a core part of her consulting work.
Hospital Planning
A primary focus of her Ph. D. research, she recently presented on cantonal hospital planning approaches at a major Swiss health forum.
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Career

Work history

4-2023
Research Assistant | Ph.D. candidate in Healthcare Management
Universität St.Gallen (HSG)
3-2023
Senior Consultant
walkerproject ag
9-2022 - 10-2022
Coach
FHGR Fachhochschule Graubünden
3-2020
Consultant
walkerproject ag
10-2018 - 3-2020
Investment Manager
Bamboo Capital Partners
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Media appearances

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Education
2016 - 2018
Master of Arts (M.A.)
University of St.Gallen
2017 - 2018
Exchange Semester
EPFL
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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