Katherine Parlo

PM, Business Development Role:

• Responsible for overseeing and replying to global RFP/RFQ's
• Development of streamlined proposal response processes for faster TAT and accuracy
• Ability to interpret RFP request, with appropriate follow up questions in order to provide robust and detailed quotes for services requested
• Oversee budget spend and respond to mid-study change designs for sponsor to supply revised budget details in line with study development and changes

Procurement Manager Role:

• Collaborate with external sponsors to provide ancillary supply services as requested
• Ensure procurement practices are in compliance with best practice model, while negotiating costs for best savings for sponsor
• Establish and maintain relationships with sponsor and vendors to provide a wide range of ability to meet procurement requests
• Follow trend of supply chain issues/allocations to provide for alternate solutions as necessary

Project Manager Role:

• Coordinate project plan and timeline needs with external sponsor
• Support internal PM teams

• Processed sponsor invoicing and submitted to appropriate AP parties
• Receive and record payments
• Manage vendor invoices, tracking costs are correct and ensure they are billed to appropriate parties. Provide payment to vendors and resolve discrepancies where necessary
• Support project management team with activity reports, respond to billing queries
• Additional duties in department as necessary to support team

• Perform data entry to Quickbooks; ex: creating invoices, receipt of payments, generating reports
• Coordinate and resolve billing inquiries
• Prepare purchase orders and expense reports