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Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

Provides administrative support to the Executive Director, Scientific Director and select department Directors within Cancer Research and Analytics. scheduling meetings, booking travel, processing expense reports, and calendar organizationMinute taking and agenda preparation, preparation of professional presentations and correspondence, electronic and paper document tracking and organization, distribution of employee correspondenceInvoice coding, and processing, preparation of… Show more Provides administrative support to the Executive Director, Scientific Director and select department Directors within Cancer Research and Analytics. scheduling meetings, booking travel, processing expense reports, and calendar organizationMinute taking and agenda preparation, preparation of professional presentations and correspondence, electronic and paper document tracking and organization, distribution of employee correspondenceInvoice coding, and processing, preparation of financial and human resources reports, Timekeeper for two TCD groups,, entering employee time into e-People and monitoring of requested leavesTracking of employee training records, vacation, and safety document reviews Procurement of office supplies and furnitureAssistance with recruitment initiatives including preparing postings and organizing interviews. Show less

Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

Provides administrative support to the Director and zone managers: scheduling meetings, booking travel, processing expense reports, calendar organizationMinute taking and agenda preparation, preparation of professional presentations and correspondence, electronic and paper document tracking and organization, distribution of employee correspondenceInvoice coding, and processing of sessional physician invoice payments Back up timekeeper, entering employee time into… Show more Provides administrative support to the Director and zone managers: scheduling meetings, booking travel, processing expense reports, calendar organizationMinute taking and agenda preparation, preparation of professional presentations and correspondence, electronic and paper document tracking and organization, distribution of employee correspondenceInvoice coding, and processing of sessional physician invoice payments Back up timekeeper, entering employee time into e-People and monitoring of requested leavesTracking of employee training records, vacation, and safety document reviews Procurement of office supplies and furnitureAssistance with recruitment initiatives including preparing postings and organizing interviews Show less

Central Alberta Cancer Centre

Provided support regarding report generation, data collection and summary for Cancer strategic planning Provided project and change management direction on various Cancer Care projects including: Administrative Support Optimization, Dosimetry Process Reviews, Oral Chemotherapy Patient Education, Lloydminster Prescriber Interim Plan, Virtual Health Implementation, Grande Prairie Cancer Centre Build Created and maintained project documentation including briefing notes; project… Show more Provided support regarding report generation, data collection and summary for Cancer strategic planning Provided project and change management direction on various Cancer Care projects including: Administrative Support Optimization, Dosimetry Process Reviews, Oral Chemotherapy Patient Education, Lloydminster Prescriber Interim Plan, Virtual Health Implementation, Grande Prairie Cancer Centre Build Created and maintained project documentation including briefing notes; project implementation, change management communication, and training plans; status reports; issue/risk tracking; and lessons learnedCollected and summarized patient care data from patient surveys, focus groups and interviews Engaged stakeholders to gather and exchange information related to projects, policy updates & planning Reviewed and approved capital project furniture, equipment and IT lists; schematics and change requestsParticipated on multiple policy, procedure and guideline creation and revision working groups Prepared policies for review, compiled stakeholder feedback and submitted approved updates for postingResponsible for internal webpage content updates, forms submissions and document trackingBack up Timekeeper for Radiation Therapy Corridor Grant contracted Non-Union Employees Show less

Participated in student and employment career events within Alberta Coordinated non-clinical student placements for IT, Finance, Admin, Public Health and Power EngineeringDeveloped communication and education plans, & presentations for Student Placement Agreement (SPA) Reviewed educational institution placement agreements for compliance with the SPA prior to signatureParticipated in creation and improvement of policies and guidelines for student placements and… Show more Participated in student and employment career events within Alberta Coordinated non-clinical student placements for IT, Finance, Admin, Public Health and Power EngineeringDeveloped communication and education plans, & presentations for Student Placement Agreement (SPA) Reviewed educational institution placement agreements for compliance with the SPA prior to signatureParticipated in creation and improvement of policies and guidelines for student placements and programsCollaborated with HPSP, Branding and Marketing, Communications and Publishing to create and release student specific web content with relation to Student Placement, Engagement and Employment programsAssisted managers in acquiring hard to recruit candidates in Central Zone West Co-facilitated manager training of AHS recruitment processesMonitor & respond to daily department email regarding funding, SPA and placement requests & inquiries Coordinated Northern Alberta Development Council (NADC) Health Care Practicum Funding program and the AHS/NADC Joint Bursary Partnership Programs providing $110,000 in student funding (2012-2015) Show less

Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

Process status changes in Cyborg for United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) in Red Deer Regional Hospital Review data changes for accuracy before and after pay runs to ensure that employee pay is correct Prepare employee letters of portability and provincial transfers for Red Deer Regional Hospital nurses Ensure new nursing hires meet licensing requirements and have appropriate supporting documentation Process leaves and calculate vacation, sick leave and statutory holiday entitlement… Show more Process status changes in Cyborg for United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) in Red Deer Regional Hospital Review data changes for accuracy before and after pay runs to ensure that employee pay is correct Prepare employee letters of portability and provincial transfers for Red Deer Regional Hospital nurses Ensure new nursing hires meet licensing requirements and have appropriate supporting documentation Process leaves and calculate vacation, sick leave and statutory holiday entitlement accruals Collect supporting data for employee union grievances involving vacation, portability, and pay rates Show less

(maternity relief)On-boarded and off-boarded employees in six countries utilizing People Soft; Escalated and addressed employee issues with benefit programs and deductions in North America Completed government census, surveys and questionnaires regarding pensions & benefit programs Managed the open enrollment process for benefits for United States employees for 2011 and 2012

Managed 90+ sites over 3 studies dealing with 25 local IRBs and 2 central IRBs to collect and review essential documents for 6 protocol amendments and 8 Informed Consent revisions Fielded questions received on study specific call center from 250 Investigative sites and 40 CRAs Liaised with CRAs, Site Study Coordinators and Investigators to ensure study and site needs were met Collaborated with Project Directors, Managers and Leads to ensure project time lines, budgets and allotted… Show more Managed 90+ sites over 3 studies dealing with 25 local IRBs and 2 central IRBs to collect and review essential documents for 6 protocol amendments and 8 Informed Consent revisions Fielded questions received on study specific call center from 250 Investigative sites and 40 CRAs Liaised with CRAs, Site Study Coordinators and Investigators to ensure study and site needs were met Collaborated with Project Directors, Managers and Leads to ensure project time lines, budgets and allotted hours were achieved Supported 90 investigators and study coordinators,10 IH-CRAs, 40 CRAs, 6 Clinical Trial Managers, and 2 Project Managers for 1 client over 3 studies to resolve internal and external clinical issues Escalated non-responsive/non-compliant sites to ensure study requirements were met Project work to assist in creation of a new employee CRA/IH-CRA mentoring program Show less

Managed Project Team and Client Meetings including invitations, resource booking, agenda preparation, minute taking and distribution Facilitated preparation and maintenance of project planning and communication tools for clinical trials Summarized site activation, subject recruiting, database query resolution, and protocol deviations for weekly and monthly management analysis for 11 concurrent studies Organized investigator payments for an Oncology trial in 21 countries with 90… Show more Managed Project Team and Client Meetings including invitations, resource booking, agenda preparation, minute taking and distribution Facilitated preparation and maintenance of project planning and communication tools for clinical trials Summarized site activation, subject recruiting, database query resolution, and protocol deviations for weekly and monthly management analysis for 11 concurrent studies Organized investigator payments for an Oncology trial in 21 countries with 90 Investigators enrolling 1100 subjects and for an Alzheimer's trial in 4 countries with 72 sites enrolling 375 subjects Developed training presentation for investigator payments using CTMS database and Excel tracking toolsAnalysis and interpretation of the budgetary contract for international sites Organized a nationwide newspaper advertising campaign for a Phase II Alzheimer clinical research study Prepared and shipped study supplies to sites in 21 different countries Show less

Developed and delivered training programs for Good Manufacturing Practices, Safety procedures and an internal WHMIS program Addressed key training deficiencies and developed testing methods to measure and ensure competency for 200 employees and meet government requirements for tracking required training Developed and provided a full day Employee Orientation Program incorporating company philosophy and goals, GMP training, basic safety requirements, benefits and payroll overview and a… Show more Developed and delivered training programs for Good Manufacturing Practices, Safety procedures and an internal WHMIS program Addressed key training deficiencies and developed testing methods to measure and ensure competency for 200 employees and meet government requirements for tracking required training Developed and provided a full day Employee Orientation Program incorporating company philosophy and goals, GMP training, basic safety requirements, benefits and payroll overview and a facilities tour Provided guidance to Management on changing Federal and Provincial Safety Regulations Created and maintained hazard assessments and safety policies and procedures for a COR safety program that qualified for yearly WCB rebates of 60% ($40000) Maintained internal hazardous product communication system based on MSDS information Audited the safety program to maintain Partnerships in Injury Reduction Certificate of Recognition Aided in creating a safety conscious culture where the production team achieved 2 years no lost time within a high hazard manufacturing facility Developed an incident tracking database to provide tools for incident analysis and reduction Recruited staff for production and laboratory QC positions resulting in a significant drop in turnover rates and reduction in hiring times. Show less

Bachelor'S Degree, Physical Sciences

Bachelor'S Degree, Secondary Education And Teaching