Core Competencies
Clinical Trial Operations
Study Start-Up & Closeout
Multi-site management
Sponsor & CRO Collaboration
Protocol Implementation
Regulatory Compliance
ICH-GCP Compliance
ISF Management
Audit & Inspection Readiness
SOP Development & Implementation
Research Leadership
Staff Management & Development
Cross-functional Collaboration
Strategic and Resource Planning
Operational Performance Monitoring
Employment History
Clinical Research Operations Manager | Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Research
2022 - Present- Lead clinical research operations across a portfolio of clinical trials, overseeing study start-up, implementation, regulatory compliance, and closeout activities.
- Manage and mentor multidisciplinary research teams, providing professional development, performance evaluations, and competency-based training.
- Collaborate with investigators, sponsors, contract research organizations (CROs), and institutional stakeholders to support efficient study execution.
- Establish operational priorities, monitor performance metrics, and implement process improvements to optimize research workflows.
- Develop and standardize research policies, procedures, and training resources to support consistent, high-quality clinical trial operations.
Clinical Research Services Manager | University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Neurology
2020 - 2022- Directed clinical research operations within the Neuro-Immunology Section, overseeing all interventional and investigator-initiated studies.
- Expanded the research portfolio by 33 studies, including 17 interventional drug trials and 16 investigator-initiated studies.
- Supervised 18 research staff, overseeing recruitment, onboarding, training, performance evaluations, and professional development.
- Managed study feasibility assessments, pre-site selection visits, budget reviews, staff delegation, and operational planning.
- Collaborated with departmental leadership, principal investigators, sponsors, and clinical teams to improve research workflows and support departmental objectives.
Professional Research Assistant | University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Neurology
August 2019 - December 2020- Coordinated investigator-initiated research and biorepository activities within clinical settings
- Collaborated with clinical providers and investigators to establish research goals, monitor study progress, and support recruitment initiatives.
- Supported participant recruitment and retention through direct patient engagement and communication.
- Performed protocol-required reserach procedures such as surveys, vital signs, ECGs, PROs and phlebotomy.
- Coordinated intervetional research activities involving Spanish-speaking participants.
Clinical Research Coordinator | Denver Neurological Research, LLC
October 2018 - August 2019- Served as lead coordinator for a large multicenter Alzheimer's disease prevention study.
- Managed study operations, including regulatory documentation, budgeting, recruitment, quality assurance, and participant retention.
- Coordinated research activities for 52 participants, including 30 enrolled to receive investigational treatment.
- Provided additional coordination support for investigational trials involving migraine and multiple sclerosis.
Professional Research Assistant | University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
August 2017 - August 2018- Coordinated clinical research studies focused on palliative care and pain management among patients with advanced chronic conditions.
- Conducted community-based recruitment and outreach across clinics and hospitals in Colorado Springs and Pueblo.
- Delivered a bicultural intervention designed to improve palliative care outcomes among Latino patients with advanced chronic disease.
- Contributed community perspectives to the development of culturally relevant research materials, including educational stories, vignettes, and recruitment flyers.