Cheryl Johnson Email & Phone Number

United States

Jackson, Ms

➢ Worked closely with other proposal managers, proposal assistants, department managers, principal investigators, editors and other center staff involved in the proposal development process.➢ Monitored and oversaw the proposal development process to ensure all the parts came together in an organized way.➢ Established communication channels with grant management teams in other regions, community organizations and subcontractors to assure the timely receipt of proposal documentation. ➢ Skilled at searching proposal opportunities and assembling proposals in Cayuse to be uploaded into Electronic Research Administration (eRA Commons).

➢ Responsible for preparing and reviewing documentation for the Human Subjects Protection Board. In conjunction with the PI and IRB director, assured compliance with all Human Subjects rules and regulations. ➢ Knowledgeable of the project development process from the proposal development phase through project funding.➢ Oversaw the development of a research project timeline, procedures, budgets, forms, scripts, manuals, and tracking systems. Provided leadership in the administrative, technical and scientific day-to-day operation of the study to assure project goals and timelines are met, quality data is collected and managed, and to assure participant and/or data confidentiality. ➢ Monitored data collection, and worked with research analysts in monitoring data transfers in accordance with CHR policies and procedures.➢ Managed project budgets and sub-contracts; worked with department managers to assure staffing levels are in compliance with study goals and budget. ➢ Specific projects included: CRN Ovarian IP Diffusion, Eisenberg OCHIN Study, Medical Care Burden of Cancer: System and Data Issues (BURDEN), Gremacy Study, Primordial Prevention of Excess Weight Gain in American Indian Children (PTOTS), Dental and Medical Integration Study (DMIP), Diffusion Study – Reducing Risks for CVD in African American Families

➢ Trained and supervised up to 25 diverse survey research staff.➢ Forecasted, assigned and monitored study specific staffing plans to ensure all targets and goals were met.➢ Conducted regular rounding activities aimed at making sure staff were equipped with tools needed to do their jobs competently, efficiently, and within established study deadlines following all research regulatory requirements.➢ Attended weekly project meetings to provide recruitment activity updates via reports and tracking tools, and review recruitment strategies.➢ Partnered with other department managers to improve staffing resources and improve efficiency.➢ Participated in all phases of project development beginning with proposal budgeting, start-up, implementation and project closeout.➢ Successfully supervised the recruitment for the Hemachromotosis Iron Overload Study involving over 60,000 participants.➢ Partnered with the Graphics Department and Media Manager to create marketing material including mailings, flyers and social networking for diverse populations and demographics.➢ Worked with IT programmers to identify and improve tracking in the internally developed Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) system.

➢ Developed hands-on learning opportunities for minority interns during summer internship program. ➢ Acted as liaison between students and on-site Principal Investigator mentors.

➢ Used project specific protocols to contact, screen, determine eligibility and schedule appointments with study participants using standard assessment instruments.➢ Assisted in the development of participant tracking systems, including tools to monitor productivity, response, refusal and cooperation rates, and assure that projects meet identified deadlines.

Master, Student Services Administration

Bachelor Of Science, Health Care Administration