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Bellevue, Washington, United States

Greater Seattle Area

• Manage program operations worth over $2.5M in structured grant to fund translational research learning programs geared toward training early-career faculty and graduate students, including budgets, recruitment.
• Review weekly and annual evaluations to assess program performance and provide input on strategic improvements.
• Collaborate with finance team to determine stipend, research funds, and other support for program participants.
• Enter and update participants’ information into NIH system eRA commons to facilitate onboarding.
• Track disbursement process of grant funds across six to 12 departments using Excel, Smartsheet, and OneDrive.
• Create and manage internal reporting (publications, patents, funding) and tracking procedures to maintain National Institute of Health (NIH) compliance, leading to a seasonal reduction in administrative workload of 15%.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Partnered with Pathology faculty committees and department finance managers to coordinate review process and allocation of $50,000+ in three department funded grants based on applications and research.
• Served as a point of contact with all parties to drive advertising, allocation, and review process efforts according to all policies.
• Managed 21-30 events annually, including monthly Pathology Grand Rounds, Pathology Presents, and other speaker series.
• Scheduled speakers tailored to department needs, verified compliance, and evaluated feedback to support improvements.
• Organized annual two-day department retreat for 150 faculty and graduate students, coordinating out-of-state speakers, 60 graduate presentations, and 12 breakout sessions to encourage engagement, collaboration, and.
• Drove recruiting efforts for junior and senior-level faculty positions with guidance from department chair, assistant chairs, and Pathology executive committee with a focus on increasing diversity in applicant pool.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Provided support to finance operations with emphasis on cross-training and cross-coverage, including training on card reconciliation, room booking, systems, and building access process.
• Implemented process improvement initiatives, reducing redundancy and decreasing training time for new hires.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Provided direct program support for up to ten staff members by coordinating bi-monthly diversity and bias workshops, quarterly receptions, semiannual recruitment events, and annual staff retreat.
• Liaised with UW School of Medicine finance department to ensure compliance with school auditing policies during a center reorganization, including oversight and approval of a $1M operating budget.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Established and maintained relationships with faculty, staff, students, and community stakeholders on diversity and outreach programs to increase minority participation in clinical and non-clinical service learning.
• Produced quarterly reports and tracked donations, services provided, volunteers, care recipients, events, and demographics.