Tamara Flys

Experience

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  Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

  Aug 2002 - Dec 2007

  Doctoral student

  Program: Cellular and Molecular Medicine.Thesis Research: Emergence and Fading of HIV Drug Resistance after Single-Dose Nevirapine for Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission

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  HEAL International

  Jun 2007 - May 2009

  Program Development Manager and Grants Initiative Manager

  • HEAL International provides health care services and health-based education in Tanzania, Africa • Evaluated local project sites, including orphanages and medical clinics, and provided health education in areas where malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV are endemic• Developed a local microfinance business plan to provide sustainable income to pay for continued doctors’ visits to a local community center• Directed a committee in the search for funding and coordinated grant writing

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  Biodesign Institute/Arizona State University

  Aug 2008 - Dec 2010

  Coordinator Senior

  • Assist with the development of various projects such as proposals and white papers, including writing, editing, formatting, and figure development • Coordinate meetings, writing, and content management for multi-investigator, multi-institutional, and multi-million dollar proposals to funding agencies such as NIH, NSF, and DOE (e.g., coordinated the on-time, compliant, and successful submission of an ARPA-E proposal to the DOE that was awarded over $5M)

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  Johns Hopkins University Center for Clinical Global Health Education (CCGHE)

  Dec 2010 - Oct 2012

  Sr. Research Program Coordinator

  Develop and coordinate HIV education programs for health providers in Latin America and for the Latino community in Baltimore, MD.• Coordinate development and implementation of multinational HIV training program for primary health care workers in Central America• Participate in meetings locally and internationally with collaborating partners (including Pan American Health Organization) to coordinate ongoing activities and discuss potential opportunities• Record lectures and teach workshops in HIV counseling and testing• Project manager for the Spanish translation and adaptation of the Johns Hopkins HIV POC-IT Guide• Coordinate public health surveys of the local Latino population in Baltimore• Collaborate with local community partners to improve access to HIV testing and linkage to care• Edit educational content for accuracy and relevance• Seek opportunities for funding to sustain current programs and implement future initiatives• Present findings and center products at international conferences and prepare manuscripts for publication Show less

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  Johns Hopkins University Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)

  Oct 2012 - Dec 2013

  Sr. Research Program Coordinator/Prevention Core Coordinator

  • Collaborate with CFAR Leadership and faculty to bring together investigators from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, School of Public Health, and School of Nursing to create collaborations and further advance HIV research at Johns Hopkins• Work directly with the Prevention Core Leadership team and steering committee on the design, development, and implementation of programming and initiatives of the JHU CFAR’s Prevention Core• Develop surveys and other measurement tools for an initial needs assessment as well as ongoing monitoring of the use and impact of Prevention Core programming and initiatives• Collaborate with CFAR faculty and staff on the development of metrics for monitoring, assessing, and summarizing the impact of the CFAR• Generate quarterly reports and manage data fileshttp://hopkinscfar.org Show less

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  Southwest CARE Center

  Jan 2014 - Oct 2021

  Director of Research

  • Oversight and implementation of all research and clinical activities required to conduct and monitor complex clinical trials at the site level in accordance with federal regulations, Good Clinical Practices, and ICH guidelines• Develop and implement research department Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)• Supervise and evaluate performance of 5 research staff in the implementation of studies• Review documentation, including research case report forms/EDC, study budgets, and source documents, and ensures their timely completion with a focus on quality assurance.• Provide training to research staff and investigators related to clinical studies and provision of research related care.• Review and develop departmental budgets for each fiscal year• Successfully implemented paperless processes including eRegulatory and eSource.• Expanded research department from focus on specialty HIV and HCV trials into other therapeutic areas including vaccine trials and pediatrics• Expanded research department from one to 4 sites• Supervised and developed team of dedicated research staff toward achieving certifications (1 SOCRA, 3 CCRC, 1 ACRP-CP)• Interface and collaborate with departments within SCC to ensure the most efficient integration of research into the SCC mission Show less

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  AXCES Research Group | AXCES Health

  Jul 2021 - now

  Research Consultant
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  CHRISTUS St. Vincent

  Jul 2021 - now

  Regional Research Manager