Qualifications and Experience

A seasoned quantitative and qualitative researcher, Sophya is responsible for all phases of the operations including development, sales, marketing, compliance, human resources, and more. She directs successful fulfillment of local and national grant requirements, leads in the development, implementation, delivery and training for national programs. Sophya represents company at state, regional and national conferences. Most recently, Sophya has presented domestically in over 10 states as well as internationally in United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and USA.  She manages all aspects of talent acquisition and development.

Sophya joined TRIZ Biopharma Innovations as a research manager and she quickly grew within our organization. She joins us from NYU Langone Medical Center; Bellevue Hospital; Hospital for Joint Diseases; and Veterans’ Affairs Hospital where her research focus was on Geriatric Neuropsychology where she was a Principal Investigator of “Postoperative cognitive decline, inflammation, and plasma levels of beta-amyloids” for 3 years. Prior to that, she has taught Psychology at CCNY.

Sophya is a member of Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology; Foundation for Perioperative Research and Education; and American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Sophya’s volunteer experience includes work at the Palisades General Hospital in NJ. She has also studied Psychometrics at The Center for Brain Health in New York. Sophya has completed a Clinical Psychology Internship at JBFCS. Additionally, she was a psychotherapy columnist for Russian Parents newspaper with distribution on the East and West Coasts.

Sophya has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, a Master’s Degree in Clinical/Organizational psychology, and most recently a Master’s in Human Resources Management from New York University.