Samone Poe

Lead and manages 10+ complex research projects with budgets totaling over $100 million, overseeing a team of six professionals in grant and contract administration

• Collaborates with faculty and the Office of Research Administration to submit 70+ grant applications monthly, resulting in a 25% increase in awarded funds
• Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
• Develops comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results.
• Implements streamlined change management processes that reduced project delays by 30% and improved overall team efficiency by 20%.
• Negotiates contracts with external vendors for cost-effective procurement of essential equipment or services required for ongoing projects.
• Actively serves on the hiring committee, leading efforts to source, assess, and interview candidates across diverse industries for the central office through targeted recruitment strategies and close partnership with hiring managers and candidates.

• Supported relevant activities in Pre-Award Office, including proposal review and submission, award negotiation and acceptance, contract review and negotiation, subrecipient review and monitoring, award modification negotiation and acceptance, Just-in-Time (JIT) submissions, and submission of programmatic reporting.
• Collaborated closely with 50+ principal investigators to develop detailed project budgets that met both internal and external funding requirements, resulting in 20% improvement in budget accuracy.
• Monitored project timelines closely, ensuring timely completion of tasks to meet sponsor deadlines, achieving 98% on-time submission rate.
• Organized 12 training workshops for staff members on best practices in proposal writing and grant management techniques, leading to a 30% increase in staff proficiency.
• Led cross-functional teams to successful project completions, improving team cohesion and productivity with effective leadership strategies, increasing overall project success rate by 15%.
• Enhanced grant management processes by implementing a comprehensive project tracking system, improving reporting accuracy by 25%.
  
  
  
  

• Provided guidance to faculty, administrators, and other staff on proposal development and grant applications for external support
• Managed post-award services and oversaw 60+ state and federal grant awards for compliance with uniform guidance and grant-specific requirements.
• Prepared detailed financial reports on grant expenditures according to funder specifications, ensuring full transparency in the allocation of funds received.
• Trained 100+ student investigators on grants management and compliance, enhancing proposal quality and securing over $3 million in new funding.
• Collaborated with faculty committees to streamline grant application processes, reducing approval times by 20%
• Developed comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results.