Experience

Wyss Institute at Harvard University

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Sponsored Research Officer

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  Boston, Massachusetts, United States • Manages a grant award financial portfolio totaling $27 million for 3 Core Faculty and associated lab members; previously managed sponsored fellowships and Associate Faculty • Serves as a principal source of information on complex fiscal policies and procedures including federal funding regulations, and advises faculty, students and junior staff on existing options or alternatives effectively recommending courses of action on fiscal matters • Monitors grants and contracts for Principal… Show more • Manages a grant award financial portfolio totaling $27 million for 3 Core Faculty and associated lab members; previously managed sponsored fellowships and Associate Faculty • Serves as a principal source of information on complex fiscal policies and procedures including federal funding regulations, and advises faculty, students and junior staff on existing options or alternatives effectively recommending courses of action on fiscal matters • Monitors grants and contracts for Principal Investigators to ensure expenses are paid according to contract and government regulations within budget limit and time lines • Prepares multiple complex and varied financial reports that require selection, preparation, and interpretation of data using complex data query tools • Creates financial projections for faculty, reviews current financial status, forecasts future financial scenarios and suggests alternative spending plans • Reviews and edits grant and fellowship applications with core faculty and associated lab members to ensure successful and timely grant submissions

• Sponsored Projects Administrator

  • Jan 2017 - Jul 2020

  Greater Boston Area • Manages a grant award financial portfolio totaling $4 million for 4 Associate Faculty; previously managed sponsored fellowships • Serves as a principal source of information on complex fiscal policies and procedures including federal funding regulations, and advises faculty, students and junior staff on existing options or alternatives effectively recommending courses of action on fiscal matters • Monitors grants and contracts for Principal Investigators to ensure expenses are paid… Show more • Manages a grant award financial portfolio totaling $4 million for 4 Associate Faculty; previously managed sponsored fellowships • Serves as a principal source of information on complex fiscal policies and procedures including federal funding regulations, and advises faculty, students and junior staff on existing options or alternatives effectively recommending courses of action on fiscal matters • Monitors grants and contracts for Principal Investigators to ensure expenses are paid according to contract and government regulations within budget limit and time lines • Prepares multiple complex and varied financial reports that require selection, preparation, and interpretation of data using complex data query tools • Creates financial projections for faculty, reviews current financial status, forecasts future financial scenarios and suggests alternative spending plans • Reviews and edits grant and fellowship applications with junior and senior faculty and postdoctoral fellows to ensure successful and timely grant submissions

• Sponsored Projects Coordinator

  • Jun 2015 - Jan 2017

  Greater Boston Area • Responsible for fulfilling all pre- and post-award grant administration functions of the Wyss Sponsored Projects Team. • Duties include, but are not be limited to: reconciling accounts, creating journal entries (ADIs), drafting cost transfer requests, preparing payroll changes, drafting PI rights petitions, pulling audit documentation, managing and organizing the sponsored files according to record retention policies, and involvement with all aspects of proposal preparation.

• Administrative Coordinator

  • Oct 2013 - Jun 2015

  Greater Boston Area • Maintain the asset management database • Review and approve transactions for 18 HU Purchasing Cards • Process staff and faculty vouchers, reimbursement and procurement via Oracle and HCOM

• Staff Assistant

  • Jun 2012 - Oct 2013

  Greater Boston Area • Provide administrative support for over 300 members of a fast-paced and dynamic growing interdisciplinary institute • Review and approve transactions for 18 HU Purchasing Cards, with sales totaling over $100,000 a year • Process staff and faculty vouchers, reimbursement and procurement via Oracle and HCOM • Facilitate the management and planning of the faculty and institute calendar, meetings, appointments and travel • Prepare briefing materials, anticipating needs and issues… Show more • Provide administrative support for over 300 members of a fast-paced and dynamic growing interdisciplinary institute • Review and approve transactions for 18 HU Purchasing Cards, with sales totaling over $100,000 a year • Process staff and faculty vouchers, reimbursement and procurement via Oracle and HCOM • Facilitate the management and planning of the faculty and institute calendar, meetings, appointments and travel • Prepare briefing materials, anticipating needs and issues, and proactively alerting the appropriate parties



Boston Children's Hospital

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Ambulatory Services Representative

  • Dec 2010 - Jun 2012

  Greater Boston Area • Interacted with patients and patient families in a number of languages to record and verify demographic and insurance information, and ensured the correct billing of services to insurance companies • Used hospital and departmental computer systems to obtain patient medical records, billing information and lab test results for patient appointments and hospital admission • Prepared, routed and tracked administrative forms and documents in accordance with HIPPA and OSHA regulations… Show more • Interacted with patients and patient families in a number of languages to record and verify demographic and insurance information, and ensured the correct billing of services to insurance companies • Used hospital and departmental computer systems to obtain patient medical records, billing information and lab test results for patient appointments and hospital admission • Prepared, routed and tracked administrative forms and documents in accordance with HIPPA and OSHA regulations • Provided administrative support to a team of over 150 physicians and nurses in an ER which cares for 60,000 patients each year • Facilitated communication regarding patient matters with healthcare providers throughout New England Show less



Innovive Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Scheduler

  • Mar 2008 - Dec 2010

  Greater Boston Area • Used Microsoft Excel and Nightingale to create, manage and distribute schedules for 600 visiting nurses caring for 4,000 patients in the Greater Boston area • Collaborated with billing and payroll departments to process nurse payroll • Communicated with patients to address and accommodate their needs and requests • Provided accurate and up-to-date information to visiting nurses, including patient address and contact information, changes in medication, updated diagnoses and all other… Show more • Used Microsoft Excel and Nightingale to create, manage and distribute schedules for 600 visiting nurses caring for 4,000 patients in the Greater Boston area • Collaborated with billing and payroll departments to process nurse payroll • Communicated with patients to address and accommodate their needs and requests • Provided accurate and up-to-date information to visiting nurses, including patient address and contact information, changes in medication, updated diagnoses and all other pertinent medical and demographic information • Oversaw the training of ten new schedulers and the opening of five new districts in a rapidly expanding company Show less