Maura Carroll, CRA

Experience

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  Flyer Enterprises

  Aug 2007 - May 2010

  Art Street Cafe Sales Associate

  •Helped manage a leading student run business, now ranked fourth in the nation•Created and implemented marketing ideas to further develop the café •Quickly promoted to shift leader•Managed beverage purchasing, handled customer service

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  Bravo Restaurants, Inc.

  Sept 2010 - Oct 2011

  Corporate Sales Representative

  •Managed and maintained corporate accounts for The Original Gino’s East of Chicago in the downtown area •Successfully made calls, set up, and organized weekly sales appointments in hopes of generating business and future partnerships•Worked with the group sales team to coordinate the catering division •Assisted in managing the sales office and event planning for the downtown Gino’s East and Edwardo’s Natural Pizza locations

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  American Medical Association

  Sept 2011 - May 2012

  Customer Service

  •Contributed to a cross-disciplinary team that established and implemented standards in a membership organization, including interactions with internal and external constituents, colleagues, and management•Handled inquiries of all types regarding physician membership, AMA press products, pricing, order status, and billing•Responded to and followed up on the credentialing needs of AMA physician profiles•Actively participated in AMA Membership, AMA Press, and Journal sales programs that achieved unit and service representative specific goals Show less

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  MedStar Health

  Aug 2012 - Sept 2014

  Coordinator, Cardiology

  •Provided day-to-day operational support for two high volume doctors; including administrative, clinical, and research support•Acted as the liaison between physician and patients, executives, pharmaceutical representatives•Performed multi-dimensional tasks; including but not limited to facilitating meetings, preparing agendas, and responding to inquiries•Ensured administrative tasks are handled in a timely and pleasant manner

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  University of Colorado Health

  Nov 2014 - Aug 2017

  Coordinator, Heart & Vascular Center

  •Maintained and monitored daily operations for all of the Cardiac and Vascular Center as well as providing operational support for the Executive Director•Coordinated and implemented projects and activities while performing in a multidisciplinary environment•Participated in quality and performance improvement assessments and worked to promote compliance across the service line

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  University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

  Aug 2017 - Nov 2018

  Grants and Finance Manager, Division of Cardiology

  •Managed day-to-day policies and procedures while overseeing the implementation of grant management, grant financial reporting and financial HR management for the Division of Cardiology•Prepared and managed large-scale grant proposals, including various federal funding opportunities such as NRSAs proposals, NIH grants, American Heart Association grants and subcontracts with outside institutions•Maintained and tracked division financial accounts to include sponsored projects, auxiliary accounts, enrichment accounts, gift funds, and start-up accounts while overseeing financial relationships with affiliates•Managed > $12M research grant portfolio for the Division of Cardiology Show less

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  Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

  Jun 2019 - now

  Provided central office sponsored programs expertise in the acquisition and oversight of research and other sponsored activity through the life cycle of grants and contracts•Provided life cycle support for all sponsored projects, working collaboratively with Principal Investigators (MDs/PhDs), Research Managers, and other research support staff across Lurie Children’s Hospital and Northwestern University affiliate as well as facilitating external communication with sponsors, subrecipient organizations, negotiation and acceptance of grants, contracts, and subaward agreements in alignment with organizational expectations•Conducted compliance reviews of Federal and non-federal grant applications, transmits proposal applications and documentation to grant agency/sponsor, facilitates Just-In-Time and pre-award actions requiring institutional authorized review, ensures accuracy of proposals, award records, and documentation maintained in central proposal and award databases•Maintained portfolios for the Department of Surgery, divisions including Neurosurgery, Pediatric Surgery, and Plastic Surgery, and Department of Pediatrics, divisions including Infectious Diseases, Genetics, Neurology, and Development Biology Show less Responsible, in collaboration with designated PIs, for grant proposal development, onboarding and staffing, purchasing approval, and Human Molecular Genetics Neighborhood management•Interpreted and advised on Federal, State, and institutional policies, procedures, guidelines, and deadlines in conjunction with the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) and assisted with the preparation of pre and post award deliverables•Assisted with specialty domestic and international recruitment, working with the Department of Pediatrics, Lurie Children’s Human Resources, and Northwestern University to complete necessary requisitions and related documentation consistent with hospital and governmental policy Show less

  • Senior Manager, Research Operations, Division of Neurosurgery

    Aug 2022 - now

  • Assistant Director, Grants and Contracts

    Mar 2020 - Aug 2022

  • Research Administrative Coordinator

    Jun 2019 - Mar 2020