Knowledgeable Research Administrator with over 20 years of experience in academic medicine and nonprofit research business operations, in search of a research program manager position. Excellent reputation for teamwork collaborations, resolving problems, and driving overall operational improvements, with documented success in developing policies, leading training programs, and managing both financial and regulatory reporting to achieve and maintain key financial and compliance metrics. Methodical with exceptional presentation and communication skills, a financial analysis education, and a strong background working with federal and state regulations.
Skills
Compliance Management
Regulatory Affairs
Research and data analysis
Accounting
Advanced financial analysis, forecasting, and operational reporting
ERP software
Operational Improvement
Project Management
Budget Analysis
Microsoft Excel
Organizational Skills
Preparing Reports
Project Organization
Planning
Written Communication
Work History
IACUC and IBC Research Compliance Administrator, 08/2016 to Current National Jewish Health – City, STATE,
Manage and perform all related operational activities of Animal Welfare Program (IACUC) and Institutional Bio-safety Program (IBC), including over 700 submissions per year
Manage new software implementation project for both IACUC and IBC
Directs and prepares all annual review reports (IACUC and IBC protocols) for all regulatory agencies, as well as: AAALAC Program Description, USDA Registration, and OLAW Assurance Documents
Created, implemented, and manages personnel training program policy and Just In Time Congruency Review Process related to all NIH funding
IACUC and IBC Subject expert for all regulatory and operational best practices for research regulatory office, Investigators, and senior leadership
Coordinates and co-directs IACUC and IBC meetings
Develop and manage assignments and training for temporary work staff to meet project needs of compliance office
Manages Post Approval Monitoring activities
Set up and manage IACUC and IBC website
Responsible for supervising and managing investigations and reporting of non-compliant events.
Writes technical Standard Operating Procedures and Policies for review and approval by IACUC
Directs semi-annual animal research facilities inspections, and program review and writes and submits full report to Executive Leadership
Creates and conducts educational programs of IACUC and IBC regulatory requirements
Develops and coordinates inter-institutional IACUC review agreements and works with the Grants on funding congruency reviews
SENIOR IACUC Administrator, 12/2012 to 06/2015 The Jackson Laboratory – City, STATE,
Established operational procedures for significantly reduced turn-around time per full IACUC reviews from 3 months to 1 month, on average
Responsible for the day-to-day IACUC functions within the Animal Welfare and Compliance Office with limited oversight
Oversee and assure compliance with regulatory standards and accrediting agencies (NIH, USDA, AAALAC) to ensure continued grant funding
Develop strategic plans for ongoing process improvement within the IACUC administration program
Sr. Financial Analyst /Grant Accountant, 12/2009 to 12/2012 The Jackson Laboratory – City, STATE,
Cost Analysis/Time Motion studies for multiple business units for both overhead and operational accounts
Budgeting and Forecasting to develop and report annual budgets and quarterly forecasts for between 8-12 business units, ranging between 500K to 8 million in annual revenue/expense
Account Management / Variance Analysis monitoring operations to assure compliance with budgets. Conducted variance analysis of actual costs/revenues vs. budget or forecast
Capital Budgeting and tracking, monitoring, and reporting to Director of Budgeting, all new capital equipment for multiple start-up clinical genomic laboratories during new construction build
Grant Accounting managing and reconciling numerous GL accounts; restricted gift reconciliation, monthly opening/closing of Oracle Grant Module, monthly and ad hoc journal entries
Data Mining, Data Compilation, and Metric ad-hoc reporting to support senior decision makers and strategic growth objectives. Validated all accounting records for move into new accounting software. Performed forensic analysis on multiple GL accounts to clean data for new software
Senior Production Planning Accountant, 05/2007 to 12/2009 The Jackson Laboratory – City, STATE,
Manufacturing Accounting - Created company forecasting tool used to provide production demand and supply data for all mouse rooms and for all different strains of mice (193 different strains of mice, 27 different mouse rooms). Budget of 58M that eventually grew to ~160M
Generated key inventory and financial reports to backup and support production planning for mouse strains, with $58-160M annual revenue
Key Metric Indicators: created numerous ad hoc reports to help monitor low inventory for production managers, customer service, and senior leadership
Member of Operation Review Board for ERP (Axapta) Software Implementation and system updates
Documented entire Production Planning Business Processes in ERP Software for supply and demand inventory
Curated/data mined strain information in ERP software for Genetic Resource Science Repository for sales team in customer service
Education
MBA: Finance, Expected in 12/2001 Georgia State University - Atlanta, GA, GPA:
Continued Education: Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology, Expected in 1996 University of Colorado - Boulder, CO, GPA:
Bachelor of Arts: Business Administration, Marketing, Expected in 05/1991 Western State University - Gunnison, CO, GPA:
Minored in Psychology
Elected to Student Government for Business in 1991
Dean's List fall/spring 1990/1991
Psychology Club Public Relations Officer
Western State College Varsity Volleyball Team
Bo Callaway Leadership Scholarship
Certifications
Certified Professional IACUC Administrator, 2019-present
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