Meghan Peterson
Dublin,OH
Summary
Research Administrative professional with the proven ability to coordinate efficiently and effectively while boosting accuracy and work flows. Specializes in large multi site clinical trials with human subjects. I have Strong accounting and financial reporting knowledge with meticulous attention to detail. Seeking an opportunity to bring my structural and business process skills to a team.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Buisnees Coordinator - Post Award II
Nationwide Children's Hospital
03.2024 - Current
- Manage 188 federal and industry-sponsored awards amounting to over $35 million dollars for the Perinatal, Neonatology, and NICU centers.
- Manage multiple 4 large multisite awards, each having 20+ enrolling sites and collaborators.
- Communicate with sponsors on issues, changes, and progress.
- Ensure federal regulations, sponsor requirements, and internal policies are adhered to at all times for the financial and regulatory aspects of all fixed-priced, cost reimbursable, and milestone awards in my portfolio.
- Provide a monthly financial analysis of grant activity for each PI. Including creating shadow workbooks in order to track financial and effort changes through the life of the award.
- Assist in completing progress reports for sponsors in collaboration with PIs, project managers, and other support staff.
- Build highly efficient team communication through ongoing workflow development.
Grant Project Administrator
The Scripps Research Institute
03.2024 - Current
- Manage and administer grants and special funding projects; pre- and post-award, prepare budgets, review documentation to ensure compliance with sponsors' RFP guidelines for 7 PIs.
- Analyze projected budgets for renewals, NCEs, and continuations for grants and fellowships under the Department of Translational Medicine.
- Manage and administer Special Funding Projects, prepare and monitor budgets, ensure expenses are in compliance with agreements and federal regulations, and track effort and spending to maintain compliance.
- Submit Federal Funding Proposals for complex grants with clinical trials that have human subjects for a portfolio of PIs. This includes budget development and compiling necessary documents from external sites.
- Assist Grant Management Coordinators on IRB and Human Subject regulation requirements for exempt and non-exempt submissions.
Research Administrative Coordinator
The Scripps Research Institute
04.2021 - 03.2024
- Manage and administer grants and special funding projects; pre and post award, prepare budgets, review documentation to ensure compliance with sponsors RFP guidelines.
- Analyze projected budgets for renewals, NCEs, and continuations for grants and fellowships.
- Manage and administer Special Funding Projects, prepare, and monitor budgets, ensure expenses are in compliance with agreements, track effort and spending to maintain compliance.
- Develop and implement training materials and forecasting tools for departmental use.
- Compile necessary documentation, certifications for IACUC and IRB protocols, collaboratively develop budgets with PIs for submission.
- Maintain Other Support Pages, Biosketches for a portfolio of PIs.
Office Coordinator Volunteer
The Homeless Families Foundation
02.2000 - 12.2016
- Financial Administrative Assistant for the CFO.
- Financial data entry in QuickBooks, file maintenance, and payroll.
- Compile documentation needed for financial audits, grants, and taxes.
- Managed and trained volunteers to perform donor registration for Come Home for the Holiday’s, the largest annual donor event of their year.
- Seasonal project management overseeing groups of volunteers from various organizations.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Management
The University of Toledo
Toledo, OHSkills
- Federal regulation knowledge
- Cost Control & Risk Management
- eRACommons & Assist
- Programs - Adobe Acrobat, SAP, Streamlyne, Workday, PowerBI
- Statement of Work (SOW) Development
Timeline
Research Buisnees Coordinator - Post Award II
Nationwide Children's Hospital
03.2024 - Current
Grant Project Administrator
The Scripps Research Institute
03.2024 - Current
Research Administrative Coordinator
The Scripps Research Institute
04.2021 - 03.2024
Office Coordinator Volunteer
The Homeless Families Foundation
02.2000 - 12.2016
Bachelor of Science - Management
The University of Toledo