Lauren Carroll
Summary
Goal-oriented professional with great problem-solving and analytical skills. Able to efficiently and effectively prioritize tasks to be as diligent as possible while maintaining close attention to detail. Excellent verbal and written communication as well as interpersonal skills. Passion for research and well-versed understanding of clinical operations.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Research Manager
The Emmes Company, LLC
05.2022 - 01.2024
- Work collaboratively, both intra- and inter-departmentally, to identify new project management solutions that improve efficiency, accuracy, and ease of project management.
- Managed multi-site clinical studies, ensuring timely completion and compliance with regulatory standards.
- Developed comprehensive budgets for clinical research projects, optimizing resource allocation and cost efficiency.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors, securing competitive pricing for critical study supplies and services.
- Facilitated training sessions for study staff, enhancing their understanding of protocol requirements and procedures.
- Mentored junior staff members, providing guidance on best practices in clinical research management.
- Established effective monitoring systems to track progress and identify potential issues in ongoing clinical trials.
- Fostered strong relationships with key stakeholders such as principal investigators, funding sources, and community partners.
- Demonstrated a commitment to ethical research conduct by ensuring adherence to regulatory guidelines and institutional policies.
- Worked with principal investigator and sponsors to facilitate daily trial activities and comply with research protocols.
- Screened patient records, databases, and physician referrals to identify prospective candidates for research studies.
Project Manager
Wake Forest School of Medicine: Public Health Sciences
02.2019 - 05.2022
- Managed the outcomes unit of The Women's Health Initiative Study.
- Monitored day-to-day study activities to ensure all site and individual employee goals were met consistently and in a timely fashion.
- Planned and implemented new employee trainings and onboarding processes.
- Maintained performance and quality reports as well as study documents.
- Updated standard operating procedures to increase productivity and efficiency.
- Successfully led the team from an underperforming site to a top-ranking position.
- Maintained annual contact with study participants to collect medical history updates and investigate new diagnoses via obtaining and reviewing medical records.
Asthma Study Coordinator
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Health
01.2017 - 02.2019
- Targeted the pediatric asthma population to screen for best fit according to study guidelines and consented participation.
- Conducted patient interviews and monitored their progress throughout the pilot study.
- Frequently collaborated with site manager and investigator to improve practices and patient care, maintained an updated target population list, etc.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by efficiently coordinating and managing study schedules.
Senior Health Check Coordinator
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
01.2016 - 02.2019
- Served as lead for the North Carolina Health Check Program.
- Successfully led team to the top ranking positions in the state for two consecutive years for performance in family education, patient contacts, and community outreach in three of four age brackets.
- Assisted with new Health Check Coordinator candidate selection and interview process.
- Responsible for onboarding new hires.
- Liaison between families and various community resources to alleviate barriers of receiving well care and utilizing their medical home.
- Coordinated efforts with Fostering Health NC to ensure foster children receive appropriate and consistent care.
- Held regular Stakeholders Meetings to review and update processes as to maintain a successful program.
Chair
Davie County Local Interagency Coordinating Council (LICC)
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Directed bimonthly business meetings.
- Incorporated presentations to promote local agencies serving Davie County families, ultimately increasing the number of active committee members.
- Organized Davie County's first provider fair for professionals serving Davie County Families.
- Monitored community involvement and other efforts for grant compliance and annual renewal.
Co-Chair
Davidson County Local Interagency Coordinating Council (LICC)
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Directed monthly business meetings and coordinated presentations to promote local agencies serving Davidson County families.
- Organized first ever provider fair to educate professionals on available resources for underserved families as well as regularly participate in family resource fairs.
- Monitored community involvement and other efforts for grant compliance and annual renewal.
Health Check Coordinator
Northwest Community Care Network: Thomasville & Archdale-Trinity Pediatrics
01.2012 - 01.2015
- Decreased non-emergent utilization of emergency departments by more than 27% within the first quarter by promoting the medical home model amongst their patients.
- Worked with families, physicians, and office staff to increase immunization rates for teenagers as well as children aged two and younger.
- Completed Quality Improvement grant to purchase a wheelchair scale for each office in efforts to better serve the wheelchair-bound population.
Research Lab Assistant
UNCG: Dr. Gideon Wasserburg's Infectious Disease Laboratory
01.2012 - 12.2012
- Field data collection and analysis in research specific to mosquito larvae oviposition.
- Monitored competition amongst aggressive mosquito species with the presence of a predator in a controlled laboratory environment.
- Supported researchers in achieving project goals through meticulous data collection and analysis.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biology -
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Skills
- Study Design
- Attention to Detail
- Team Leadership
- Budget Management
Certification
CITI Certification
Timeline
Clinical Research Manager
The Emmes Company, LLC
05.2022 - 01.2024
Project Manager
Wake Forest School of Medicine: Public Health Sciences
02.2019 - 05.2022
Asthma Study Coordinator
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Health
01.2017 - 02.2019
Chair
Davie County Local Interagency Coordinating Council (LICC)
01.2017 - 01.2019
Senior Health Check Coordinator
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
01.2016 - 02.2019
Co-Chair
Davidson County Local Interagency Coordinating Council (LICC)
01.2016 - 01.2019
Health Check Coordinator
Northwest Community Care Network: Thomasville & Archdale-Trinity Pediatrics
01.2012 - 01.2015
Research Lab Assistant
UNCG: Dr. Gideon Wasserburg's Infectious Disease Laboratory
01.2012 - 12.2012
Bachelor of Science - Biology -
University of North Carolina at Greensboro