Senior Grants Officer - WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
(2023-02)
- Provide strategic leadership for sponsored research administration while advising investigators, research administrators, and institutional leadership.
- Lead review and submission of complex federal, foundation, industry, and state-sponsored proposals.
- Interpret NIH, NSF, and other sponsor regulations to ensure compliant proposal development and award administration.
- Serve as a subject matter expert for Cayuse, supporting implementation, optimization, testing, and continuous improvement.
- Voluntarily developed onboarding materials, standard operating procedures, training resources, and operational guidance to improve consistency and efficiency.
- Design and deliver onboarding and training for research administrators, and laboratory personnel.
- Review budgets, effort commitments, subrecipient documentation, and institutional compliance requirements.
- Negotiate award terms and identify institutional risk while protecting organizational interests.
- Collaborate with Finance, Legal, HR, Compliance, IT, and executive leadership to resolve complex sponsored research issues.
- Monitor sponsor policy changes and communicate regulatory updates to investigators and staff.
- Mentor colleagues and promote continuous process improvement through workflow enhancements.
Grants Officer - WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
(2021-08 - 2023-02)
- Reviewed and submitted federal, state, foundation, and industry-sponsored proposals.
- Advised investigators on proposal preparation, sponsor guidelines, budgets, and institutional requirements.
- Coordinated proposal submissions using Cayuse and institutional research administration systems.
- Served as liaison between investigators, sponsors, and institutional administrative offices.
- Ensured proposals met sponsor deadlines and compliance requirements.
Grants Administrator & Operations Manager - CITY OF BOSTON
(2020-03 - 2021-08)
- Managed competitive grant programs supporting affordable housing, historic preservation, and open space.
- Redesigned workflows that improved grant processing efficiency and tracking.
- Ensured compliance with funding requirements and coordinated with multiple stakeholders.
Contract Administrator - MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(2018-05 - 2020-03)
- Managed sponsored projects from proposal through award closeout.
- Negotiated research agreements and advised faculty on budgets, cost sharing, and compliance.
Research Administrator - NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
(2017-01 - 2018-05)
- Coordinated proposal development, budget preparation, and sponsor submissions.
- Served as primary research administration contact for faculty.
Grants Administrator (Temporary) - BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
(2015-11 - 2016-07)
- Managed multimillion-dollar sponsored research portfolios.
- Performed financial monitoring and grant reporting.
Director of Community Outreach - BOSTON UNIVERSITY
(2009-06 - 2013-03)
- Directed community outreach and strategic partnerships.
- Developed technical communications and supported institutional fundraising.
