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Carla Walker

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