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Grants AdministratorKey management position for the division of general medicine at this center of medical excellence. Responsible for the creation of all research applications (including federal grants, non-federal grants and sponsored contracts) from initial applications through completion. Assist physicians in the administrative needs of awards in addition to creating fiscal budgets for each submission. Maintain accurate OMB Circular information. Assist the Administrative Manager in all administrative and fiscal aspects of all awarded projects. Work closely with hospital departments involved in maintaining and monitoring research accounts (Research Administration, Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Payroll, Finance, and Accounts Receivable). Managed monthly/yearly expenditures of grants to assure compliance with federal rules and regulations. Maintain divisional databases and files specific to current, past and pending research award including finances, dates, and sponsors. Stay abreast of Research compliance regulations and communicate changes and implementation to investigators as needed.Key AchievementsMaintain active communication with investigators, research administrators and agency officials, including the National Institutes of Health and other federal, state, and local offices, for the exchange of information and in staying in touch with the latest developments in grant opportunities and compliance issues Manage $33 M research budget Filed $47M in new research proposals in 2011

Served in key position managing laboratory and safety for this leader in biotech tools supporting researchers in academia, pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Responsible for daily laboratory health and safety, troubleshooting, maintenance, equipment and supplies, including OSHA industrial safety compliance, incident reporting and investigation, industrial hygiene, exposure and risk assessment, hazard communication and safety training, laboratory safety, radiation and chemical hygiene/bio-safety, chemical, biological and pharmaceutical waste management, waste water discharge, pretreatment, permitting and monitoring, and chemical safety data management (MSDS). Supervised junior staff. Maintained relationships with vendors, investigators, technicians, finance staff, senior management and permitting agencies on federal, state and local levels. Kept abreast of new product and equipment information and made new equipment proposals to investigators and senior management. Key Achievements: Established and supervised chemical hygiene/lab safety, radiation and site safety, occupational health, and environmental safety program covering chemical hygiene, radiation and laser safety, and blood-borne pathogens, writing manuals, maintaining documentation and applying for permits. Decommissioned and decontaminated laboratory space of hazardous substances including radioisotopes. Collaborated on design and procurement of laboratory furniture and equipment for two expansion projects. Ensured compliance with federal, state and local environmental health and safety regulations, securing and maintaining regulatory permits and licenses, preparing reports and managing successful relationships with regulatory agencies.

Served in successive roles of increasing responsibility over 25 years for this major teaching hospital, the third oldest in the United States and the largest in New England. Assumed numerous responsibilities to maintain daily operations of Day Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, including budgeting, laboratory operations, safety compliance processes, policies and grant proposal preparation. Introduced numerous cost-reduction initiatives, saving thousands of dollars in equipment and operating costs. Key Roles: As Grant Manager, managed $4M research budget. As Lab Administrator, coordinated research functions, reporting, policy updates, vendor selection and served as interdepartmental liaison. As Fire, Radiation and Safety Officer, managed procedural and OSHA compliance for four laboratories, staff training, relevant documentation and development of comprehensive policies and procedures manual. As Fund Administrator for the Angel Fund for ALS Research, maintained database with donations from 500 companies and 300 families.

Responsible for experiments and data analysis for numerous medical conditions. Isolated and grew primary human and animal cells from various tissues, both abnormal and normal. Performed various immunohistochemical and biochemical assays and maintained a database of human tissue samples and cell lines. Key Achievement: Designed and equipped new laboratory for neuromuscular and neuroimmunological research.

Served in a broad range of functions, including accurate documentation, file updating and report preparation for various departments, including Day Neuromuscular research, Immunopathology Unit and Gastrointestinal Unit.

Msm, Research Administration

Certificate, Research Administration

Mhp, Healthcare Administration

Bachelor Of Science, Chemical/Biological Technology