Project management professional with track record of delivering high-impact projects in diverse environments. Adept at driving project timelines and ensuring quality outcomes through strategic planning and execution. Highly collaborative, adaptable, and committed to team success and client satisfaction.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Project Coordinator
Fortrea
10.2021 - 02.2025
Serve as primary support to the Project Lead for global studies
Create and manage variance to required project plans
Per SOPs, implement and monitor progress against project plans and revise, as necessary
Oversee contracted milestones timelines, and key performance indicators
Serve as key client and investigator site contact for assigned project responsibilities, establishing working relationships with client and site investigator project teams which result in client satisfaction, operational excellence and thereby increase potential for repeat business
Collaborate with the Project Lead to support with vendor management, financial oversight tasks like Standard Units forecasting, invoice review, and grant payment processing
Escalation point for vendor issues as acting PM for the vendor over the last year and a half
Monitor project scope, schedule, and costs to ensure all remain on track with the contract
Facilitate weekly meetings with both internal departments and external vendors to discuss any risks or challenges the team or vendor may be facing
Assist in financial oversight, including timesheet vs
Budget analysis, vendor and sponsor contract financial tracking, reconciliation, and preparation of monthly financial reports and forecasts
Understand the project delivery strategy, costing assumptions and resulting budget for assigned project(s)
Conduct Contract vs
Study Plan reviews, maintain out of scope (OOS) work trackers, and document out of scope work within Change Order Forms
Manage vendor relationships, ensuring proper escalation of OOS activities
Regularly update and manage the actions, issues, and risks on projects
Monitor and resolve protocol deviations and outstanding action items
Ensure compliance through monthly updates of the Project Governance Tool and support in audit preparations
Responsible for preparation, distribution and filing of all-site distributions, and newsletters; coordinating schedules for multiple project meetings in accordance with the project plan, and support of change management communications to team of system and process changes
Maintain data integrity in Veeva QMS, manage CAPAs, and handle privacy incident reporting
Support in closing audit/inspection CAPAs timely, manage TMF filings, and improve completeness metrics
Prepared for audits and investigations by assisting in the development of storyboards to document potential study issues and support the timely closure of audit/inspection Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs)
Oversee lab kit expiration management, site activation tracking, and coordinate lab reports and custom SDV reports to support clinical operations, enhancing operational visibility and efficiency
Project Coordinator II
LabCorp
11.2020 - 10.2021
Acted as primary support to the Project Lead, overseeing the creation, maintenance, and updating of project schedules using MS Project, CTMS, and various governance tools
Collaborated with the Project Lead on financial management tasks, including TAR reviews, tracking and reconciling vendor and sponsor contract finances, and ensuring accurate final project financial reconciliations
Assisted in conducting Contract vs
Study Plan reviews, tracked out of scope (OOS) activities, and supported the creation of Change Order Forms
Managed vendor relations in the absence of a dedicated Vendor Manager, escalating OOS issues to the Project Lead
Updated the Xcellerate Risk Identification & Issue Resolution (RIIM) tool, ensuring all action items were resolved in a timely manner
Maintained the completeness of the Risk Assessment Categorization Tool (RACT) using the Xcellerate Risk library and worked with the study team to manage protocol deviations documentation
Monthly updates to the Project Governance Tool, actively working with the study team to identify, prevent, and resolve quality compliance issues
Prepared for audits and investigations by assisting in the development of storyboards to document potential study issues and supported the timely closure of audit/inspection Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs)
Start-up Associate
Covance
06.2019 - 10.2020
Efficiently collected, reviewed, processed, and tracked regulatory and investigator documents to ensure compliance and readiness for study initiation in Siebel CTMS and GoBalto
Engaged in negotiations for Investigative Site contracts and budgets, aiming to align study needs with site capabilities and expectations
Prepared and managed submissions to Institutional Review Boards/Independent Ethics Committees (IRB/IEC), ensuring all ethical considerations were met for study commencement
Maintained meticulous records of all required regulatory and investigator documents, ensuring all were accounted for throughout the study lifecycle
Monitored and ensured that start-up and maintenance activities were on schedule, supporting the achievement of key study deliverables
Oncology Investigational Drug Certified Pharmacy Technician
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
07.2010 - 05.2019
Regularly audited pharmacy drug binders to uphold study protocols and ensure patient safety
Assisted Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) and Sponsors during Site Initiation Visits (SIVs) by demonstrating storage and temperature monitoring procedures for study products
Managed scheduling for CRA monitor visits, assisting with query resolution during these visits to maintain study compliance
Competently prepared both intravenous (IV) and oral medications for oncology patients
Conducted inventory reconciliation, managing the disposal of expired products and ordering replacements to ensure continuous supply
Maintained accurate billing records for dispensed study products, ensuring financial transparency
Processed returned study products, documenting their status for full accountability