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Lexington, Kentucky

• Direct line management of Project Directors supporting clinical research using EHR datasets.• Oversight of clinical research projects using medical practices' electronic health record systems.• Provide oversight and line management to clinical project management teams on research initiatives with life sciences organizations.• Enable medical practices to connect to research studies that closely match their patient populations.• Assist with the development of software systems and processes to streamline recruitment, enrollment, site activation, and data delivery via electronic health records.• Provide senior oversight on Late-Stage projects, assuring progress toward objectives, client satisfaction, and budget adherence.• Responsible for growing and managing North American Late-Stage Project Management group.• Support proposal/budget development and lead bid defense meetings

Lexington, Kentucky

• Direct line management of eight Late-Stage Directors/Project Directors with over thirty Project Management personnel reporting within my remit.• Lead operational strategy development for proposals and bid defense meetings, demonstrating overall capabilities while also relaying a clear tactical vision targeted for successful study delivery.• Lead the North American Late-Stage division supporting the development and ongoing management of observational, non-interventional studies with responsibility for providing operational and strategic direction for Late-Stage studies.• Support corporate growth objectives through the development of Late-Stage processes and procedures designed to create operational consistency across all projects.• Provide senior oversight on Late-Stage projects, assuring progress toward objectives, client satisfaction, and budget adherence.• Responsible for growing and managing North American Late-Stage Project Management group.• Support proposal/budget development and lead bid defense meetings.• Participate in departmental process improvement initiatives, corporate initiatives, and/or represent Late-Stage Project Management in regional or business activities.

• Provided direct line management to over fifty (50) project management staff• Supports the development and ongoing operational, business development, and management of observational, non-interventional studies• Responsible for providing strategic oversight on Late-Stage studies and to North American Project Management staff.

Lexington, Kentucky Area

Ensures continuity and operational efficiencies are realized across assigned studies. This position provides program oversight assisting Project Management with schedules and priorities in collaboration with Sponsors. Approves budget and proposals for release to Sponsor.

Leading and directing administrative and operational functions of the Project Management Department, including strategic planning, development and implementation of Company objectives, initiatives and projects. Monitor development, implementation and adherence to project plans, project contracts and contract amendments. Analyze project status reports and proactively implement effective control mechanisms when required

• Responsible for developing sales/marketing plans and achieving forecasts by identifying new and existing Late Phase research opportunities• Identified and communicated sponsor needs to internal staff and collaborated on development, review, and submission of proposals, budgets, and contracts• Supported negotiation of contracts and Master Service Agreements. • Maintained quality assurance contact with sponsors throughout the duration of a project to provide client feedback• Responsible for over $40 million in new sales during fiscal year.• Identified and won the company's largest study with 550 sites, 23 countries and 5,500 patients.• Developed proposal and budget content including client grid mapping.• Programmed and instituted Excel based automated proposal development tool.

• Identified and fostered new business opportunities• Acted as primary liaison with clients and outside vendors during the proposal and budget development process including bid defense• Managed the proposal process by: developing and reviewing Requests for Proposals (RFPs); preparing written proposals, budget estimates, and contract addenda for submission to clients• Performed budget analyses and developed budget algorithms, project resource allocations, and task standardization across all functional departments

• Managed project teams of 10-20 employees to meet study deliverable and budgets for clinical trials • Served as primary client liaison for the daily operation of Phase II and III clinical trials.• Responsible for project revenue, ROI and negotiation of change in scope orders.• Managed over 30 Phase II - III clinical trials

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

• Developed and QC'ed tables, listing, graphs for FDA submission for Phase II and III clinical trials.

• Ensured compliance with standard procedures for NDA (New Drug Application) statistical tables. • Oversaw and allocated tasks for 3-5 Quality Control employees for clinical studies. • Programmed SAS tables and figures to ensure validity of analysis produced for FDA submission

Master Of Business Administration, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Science, Biology