Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Senior Director of Clinical Research Operations

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Director of Pre-Award

Atrium Health

Director of Post Award

Montefiore Medical Center

•	Align long-term operational objectives with Montefiore’s mission of combining clinical care with research. 
•	Responsible for department yearly budget of $1.5 million and $9+ million in clinical trial revenue. 
•	Provide expenditure forecasting and resourcing needs to Executive leadership.	 
•	Develop protocol calendars, budgets and milestones for 120+ studies per year.
•	Hire, supervise and train clinical trials’ team of Program Managers, Project Managers, Clinical Study Supervisors and an Education Administrator on industry practices and business operations with a focus on contract oversight, study budget development and negotiation, financial management, subject reimbursement and education of all institutional research personnel.
•	Deliver strategic oversight and collaborate with Executive Management, Deans, Department Chairs, Administrators, Managers, Principal Investigators and Coordinators to build a superior research portfolio.
•	Evaluate research program compliance, quality and effectiveness, identify and develop opportunities for improvement. 
•	Provide guidance on research infrastructure, create and revise workflows, SOPs, policies and procedures.
•	Serve on Albert Einstein’s Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Steering Committee and Montefiore’s Research Billing Executive Steering Committee. 
•	Establish ongoing assessment, evaluation and management of internal and external resources.

Assistant Director

•	Worked with legal counsel to improve contract processes, turnaround time and edited, negotiated, and executed clinical trial, nondisclosure, material transfer, data transfer and other research related agreements.
•	Trained users in Merge IBM CTMS; over 900 digital research records.
•	Produced CTMS protocol calendars and budgets for 100+ studies.
•	Lead the business development implementation efforts of Velos CTMS and Epic EMR in conjunction with the Informatics team.
•	Performed data verification and financial audits on 80+ studies. 
•	Managed collections, invoicing and payment processing for 200+ active studies.
•	Prepared quarterly operational and financial metrics for $6.5 million in clinical trial revenue.
•	Revamped financial management workflows and policies. 
•	Continued to serve as Executive Assistant to the Executive Director.

Project Manager

•	Reviewed 200+ research protocols, contracts, budgets and essential documents for department review.
•	System administrator and trainer of the Greenphire platform used to reimburse research subjects institution wide.
•	Prepared department budget; responsible for revenue and expenses.  
•	Maintained accurate payroll and human resource documentation for all personnel.
•	Developed clinical trial workflows and policies and ensure institutional compliance.
•	Created protocol calendars and budgets for 50+ studies.
•	Performed quality assurance on 30+ studies in the clinical trial management system. 
•	Served as Executive Assistant to the Executive Director.

Submission Manager

•	Responsible for the provisions and day-to-day management of five ophthalmic practices with over 400 weekly patient visits.
•	Hired, supervised, appraised and developed clerical staff.
•	Helped healthcare providers identify opportunities to transform their operation and promote better clinical outcomes.
•	Devised new strategies and workflow alternatives to address patient flow issues. 
•	Extrapolated and analyzed data for monitoring and quality control. 
•	Ensured OSHA, HIPAA and JCAHO compliance.

Administrative Practice Supervisor

Executive Assistant

Jones Apparel Group

•	Assured domestic and international factories in China, India, Thailand, Africa, etc. had materials, patterns and fabrication to commence production.
•	Negotiated cost-effective styling and fabric quality with Costing team whilst approving fabric utilization markers. 
•	Coordinated efforts between technical designers and marking/grading team. 
•	Inspected garments for quality control approval.
•	Generated weekly production reports for the Director and EVP of Production.
•	Maintained system backup files, assisted team with maintenance and addressed Gerber and Lectra system problems.
•	Trained CAD team on the Production Line Management (PLM) system.
•	Worked with product development team on the importance of fabric and garment matching requirements.
•	Responsible for department’s time sensitive deadlines, researched all styles and specs and stored corresponding data per style.

CAD Coordinator (Computer Aided Design)	

Systems Manager

Production Assistant

Fabric Match Coordinator

Data Research Analyst

Experienced Assistant Director knowledgeable in impacting business direction and performance with successful leadership strategies, tactical decision making and forward-thinking approaches. Proven history of improving operations and boosting financial health through strong leadership.  Results-oriented clinical trial administrator with a demonstrated record of accomplishment in streamlining operations, increasing profits and expanding Institutional research portfolio. A strategic problem solver, change manager and visionary prepared to implement plans that meet current and future business needs. 

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