Rachel Kaufmann, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Primary responsibilities: Develop, coordinate, and implement research and administrative strategies essential to the successful management of phase II, III and/or IV clinical trials research projects conducted by principal investigator(s) at Duke University Medical Center; performs a variety of duties involved in the organization, documentation and compilation of clinical research data.Large-Scale Projects supported: Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics – Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) Operational leadership & support for Steering Committee & External Advisory Board.Operational oversight of Rapid Research Pilot Program. Includes creation of internal process documents and pre- and post- award management of 25 awardees.Operational support for RADx-UP Partnering for Impact Publications Program, including supporting Administrative Supplements submitted to prominent public health journals.CALERIE LegacyOperational oversight and support for Data Coordination Center activities.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Primary responsibilities: Develop, coordinate, and implement research and administrative strategies essential to the successful management of phase II, III and/or IV clinical trials research projects conducted by principal investigator(s) at Duke University Medical Center; performs a variety of duties involved in the organization, documentation and compilation of clinical research data.Large-Scale Projects supported: Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO): Operational support for Steering Committee, Executive Committee, Policy Committee, Biospecimens Committee and Working Groups; Includes meeting planning and support, creation of biospecimen protocols & processes and support for large in-person and virtual meetings. Operational oversight for Placenta Processing Center. Includes creation of internal processes, Manual of Operations and coordination with Biorepository, Data Analysis Center and the University of Rochester & Institution for Behavioral Research (processing centers)Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics – Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) Operational leadership & support for Steering Committee & External Advisory Board.Operational oversight of Rapid Research Pilot Program. Includes creation of internal process documents and pre- and post- award management of 25 awardees.Operational support for RADx-UP Supplements submitted to prominent public health journals.CALERIE LegacyOperational oversight and support for Data Coordination Center activities.

Durham, North Carolina

Primary Responsibilities: Contributed to the development, coordination and implementation of research and administrative strategies essential to the successful management of clinical trials research conducted by principal investigator(s) at Duke University Medical Center; performed a variety of duties involved in the organization, oversight, documentation and compilation of clinical research data.Projects supported: Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) ProgramSupported Steering & Executive Committees, Policy Committee, Biospecimen Committee & various Working Groups. Provided Site Management support in coordination with Lead CRA to ECHO Cohorts & Sites.Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics – Underserved Populations (RADx-UP).Operational oversight of Rapid Research Pilot Program. Includes creation of internal process documents and pre- and post- award management.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Participated in the development, coordination and implementation of research and administrative strategies essential to the successful management of clinical trials research conducted by principal investigator(s) at Duke University Medical Center; performed a variety of duties involved in the organization, oversight, documentation and compilation of clinical research data.Projects supported: Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program (Site Management).o Primary duties included site startup & onboarding activities.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Coordinated and performed a variety of research and administrative activities required in the management of clinical trials research conducted by principal investigators at Duke University Medical Center; including a variety of independent duties involved in the collection, documentation and compilation of clinical research data.Projects supported: CARRA (Pediatric Rheumatology), COMPARE UF (Reproductive Medicine).Primary duties included study start up, data monitoring and query resolution, site communications, reports (internally and for sponsor) and administrative activities (meeting scheduling, minutes, etc.). Developed extensive experience with Query database and RAVE data capture system.

Durham, Nc

Provided site management, monitoring, and regulatory administrative and technical support to the clinical operations trial team for assigned clinical trials as directed by trial supervisor in accordance with departmental and project­ specific guidelines, SOPs, applicable regulations and ICH guidelines.Primary duties included study start up, data monitoring and query resolution, site communications, reports (internally and for sponsor) and administrative activities (meeting scheduling, minutes, etc.).Projects supported: CARRA (Pediatric Rheumatology), VIVID (Cardiovascular), COMPARE UF (Reproductive Medicine).

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Provided site management, monitoring, and regulatory administrative and technical support to the clinical operations team for assigned clinical trials with guidance as directed by trial supervisor in accordance with departmental and project-specific guidelines, SOPs, applicable regulations and ICH guidelines.Projects supported: ARTEMIS (Cardiovascular), CARRA (Pediatric Rheumatology)Primary duties included site start up and site communications.

Efland, Nc

Washington, Nc

Assisted on project that investigated the migratory patterns of local fish species including striped bass and American Shad using acoustic monitoring. Responsibilities included traveling to sites along inland and coastal waters where acoustic receivers were deployed and downloading data for future analysis. Skills acquired included driving and trailing small boats and handling various seine and gill nets. Other duties included extracting and cataloging otoliths from sampled fish and processing scales for aging.

Beaufort, Nc

Spent the summer as one of 12 students conducting independent research projects funded by the National Science Foundation. My project investigated the presence and prevalence of pseudo-stalked barnacles found attached to local bottlenose dolphins. I edited photos of dolphins to focus on dorsal fins containing barnacles and collected data on the overall coverage on each fin and the prevalence among dolphins. Other duties included assisting in photo-ID surveys within the Inter-coastal Waterway and off the NC coast. As a part of the internship I wrote a paper in which the data was also used in a professional paper published by the laboratory I worked for. Experience was gained with ACDSee photo-editing software and Microsoft Excel.Resulting paper submitted for publishing:Read, A.J., K.W. Urian, D.M. Waples, Z.T. Swaim, H.J. Foley and R. Kaufmann. 2013. Stock discrimination of bottlenose dolphins along the Outer Banks of North Carolina; implications for the risk of entanglement in coastal gill net fisheries. Final Report for Marine Mammal Project 10DMM01 to North Carolina Sea Grant Bycatch Reduction Program.

Chapel Hill, Nc

Assisted graduate student conducting experiment to determine the effects of elevated carbon dioxide on the dissolution of organisms made of calcium carbonate. Duties included testing water samples for carbon dioxide levels, temperature, pH, salinity and oxygen levels, and weighting dead organisms using buoyant weights to determine mass lost to dissolution.

Chapel Hill, Nc

Performed yeast estrogen assay experiments to determine whether certain chemicals exhibit estrogenic activity and the potential to be endocrine disruptors. Gained laboratory skills in pipetting, handling of toxic chemicals, environmental safety techniques, yeast culturing and use of plate reader.