Kelley Atherton
St. Louis,MO
Summary
Project management professional with track record of delivering high-impact, custom-built software products with a diversity of clinical endpoints. Manage $7.5 million in projects for both strategic and emerging accounts. Utilize strong leadership and organizational skills to guide team members through project phases. Adept at driving timelines, creating efficiencies and ensuring quality outcomes through strategic planning and execution. Highly collaborative, adaptable, and committed to team success and product improvement.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager II
Clario
07.2023 - Current
- Manage 7 project concurrently. Review protocol endpoints and data requirements and collaborate with SMEs and project stakeholders to develop project plans
- Communicate timely, appropriate project information and protocol clarifications/revisions to stakeholders
- Perform project analysis and risk management by identifying critical project success factors for tracking, analysis and reporting
- Determine resources for project phases to completion and communicating needs to appropriate departmental managers
- Perform financial tasks including monthly billing, forecasting, project scope reviews and amendments, and pass-through cost management needed for monthly revenue reporting
- Analyze team performance for consistency/quality within established project guidelines and providing input respective to team members’ performance level and collaborate for coaching/mentoring and delivering team project training
Project Manager I
Clario
08.2021 - 07.2023
- Managed 5 projects concurrently. Responsible for directing and managing client projects to assure high quality, on-time, and on-budget services while promoting excellent client service.
- Gathered customer requirements, collaborated with SMEs and communicated to internal teams.
- Applied problem solving strategies to address customer issues and maintained issue tracking documentation to monitor progress and ensure timely resolution to customer escalations.
- Monitored study timelines and managed the financial components of each project, including scope analysis, budget reviews, revenue forecasting, and Invoice reconciliation
- Identified potential study risks, developed mitigation plans and escalated as appropriate.
- Ensured the on-time development of the study documentation as defined in SOP or SWI.
Commercial Liaison
Clario
05.2020 - 08.2021
- Responsible for a full range of activities which promoted the effectiveness and productivity of the sales process to drive 10% sales growth
- Assisted the Imaging’s business strategy bringing together SMEs various preparation and execution activities supporting the RFP process for approx. 4-5 bids concurrently within the sales cycle.
- Directed the Planning, Setup, Execution and Management of the sales process by coordinating RFP project kick-off, follow-up and internal strategy activities, calls, and meetings among internal cross-functional teams.
- Contributed to the development of processes and tools to improve the efficiency, productivity and quality of the sales process (e.g., templates, KPI trackers, working procedures, training materials, etc.)
Imaging Research Coordinator
Clario
09.2017 - 04.2020
- Responsible for facilitating and coordinating project specific scientific documentation for 100+ projects to assure high quality, on time, and on-budget services while promoting excellent client service.
- Participated in the Planning and Setup, Monitoring, and Closeout phases of study management by authoring, co-authoring, collaborating, etc., on project specific documentation.
- Identified potential opportunities and risks, including mitigations, within a study and inform or escalate as appropriate.
- Supported internal/external negotiations and promote collaboration to foster a positive team environment, effective communications, and efficient use of resources to meet study timelines and contractual obligations.
Education
Master of Science - Clinical Research Management
Washington University
St. Louis, MOMaster of Arts - Journalism
Columbia University
New York, NY2013
Bachelor of Arts - Journalism
Webster University
St. Louis, MO2007
Skills
- Manage multiple projects in various lifecycle phases
- Scope analysis, budget monitoring and forecasting
- Team project planning on project design and timeline to meet objectives
- Collaboration with diverse stakeholders in science and technology
- Project life cycle tracking to execute milestone deliverables
- Waterfall-Agile hybrid methodology
- Design software project specifications
- Requirements gathering and testing
- Compliance monitoring for data privacy and integrity
- Risk Analysis and Management
- Presentations to clients and stakeholders
- Document management in DHF/CFS
Certification
- Project Management Profession (in progress)
Affiliations
- 2021-present Project Management Institute
- 2016-2020 American Medical Writers Association
Timeline
Project Manager II
Clario
07.2023 - Current
Project Manager I
Clario
08.2021 - 07.2023
Commercial Liaison
Clario
05.2020 - 08.2021
Imaging Research Coordinator
Clario
09.2017 - 04.2020
Master of Science - Clinical Research Management
Washington University
Master of Arts - Journalism
Columbia University
Bachelor of Arts - Journalism
Webster University
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