Matthew Ward, MS, CCRP

Experience

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  Better Healthcare for Africa, Inc.

  Jan 2010 - now

  Community Development Volunteer

  Founded in 2009, Better Healthcare for Africa, Inc. (betterhealthcareforafrica.org) is a secular, all-volunteer, non-profit organization which works to engage American physicians, nurses, and activists to promote better health conditions throughout the continent of Africa. More than 95% of monetary support is directed to programs preventing and treating regional high-mortality medical conditions within sub-Saharan Africa. BHA also works closely with Brother's Brother foundation to provide critical medical supply shipments to remote areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Show less

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  Bennett Kayser for LAUSD5

  Sept 2010 - May 2011

  Campaign Manager - Bennett Kayser for LAUSD5

  Managed get-out-the-vote campaign for former teacher seeking Los Angeles Unified School District board seat. Campaign was won by fewer than 600 votes after being outspent 3:1.

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  John J. Murphy, Ph.D.

  Jan 2011 - Sept 2011

  Freelance Editor

  Making a psychologist's weight-loss ebook digestible, while maintaining scientific rigor. Medical journal and publication review, ghostwriting, editorial. Also designed and managed website, advertising.

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  California Paycheck Protection Project

  Jul 2011 - Feb 2012

  Deputy Regional Director

  Organizing and leading the team to fight a sham "special interest money reduction" California ballot measure aimed at providing loopholes to corporations while hamstringing middle-class representative organizations.

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  Pacifica Foundation

  Mar 2012 - Oct 2012

  Principal Election Supervisor

  Principal manager of election to recall national board member. Conducted extensive foundation bylaw and amendment history of 75+ year old foundation (date of founding: 1946). Maintained election legality and neutrality, including election rule violation policy and enforcement.Designed, managed mailing, re-collection, secure confidential storage and maintenance of 20,000+ election ballots until election certification. Hosted and moderated 60-minute live on-air public radio debate between candidate and recall proponent as organization representative adjudicator. Show less

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  Ohio Clinical Trials, Inc.

  Sept 2015 - now

  Lead site clinical trial manager involved in all aspects of multiple simultaneous Phase 1, 2, 3 clinical trials. This begins with IRB-submitted documentation revision and initiation, continues with management of clinical trial and staff conduct, and culminates in electronic case report form (eCRF) data lock. I frequently draft informed consent forms (ICFs), compose all internally-generated site source documents, elicit compliant volunteer informed consent, and am the primary site pharmacodynamic assessment trainer (of volunteers). I manage clinical trial and staff conduct, data management, query response. I ensure that GCP and GDP standards are maintained in all site research. I conduct source data verification and source data review, and/or perform clinical trial monitoring services, as needed. I am responsible for conducting relevant correspondences with sponsors, monitors, affiliated research institutions, subject matter experts (SMEs), and vendors. I assist at the site and corporate level with standard operating practices (SOPs) and working practices (WPs) composition, maintenance, revision, and retirement.I have particularly robust experience managing complex phase 1 and human abuse potential (HAP)/controlled substance studies, as well as intraoperative phase 3 investigational product (IP) accountability, preparation, and administration supervision. Show less Developed and expanded understanding of clinical trial conduct. Managed/trained contractor staff and oversaw trial task stations. Lead subject/volunteer pharmacodynamic (PD) assessment trainer.Edited, later drafted study informed consent forms (ICFs) for Institutional Review Board (IRB) submission. Reviewed and edited protocols, investigator's brochures, laboratory/PK manuals. Wrote long-form study schedules to detail minute-by-minute procedure schedule design as key sponsor deliverable. Began designing all site clinical trial source documentation in early 2018. Culminated in completion of Masters of Science in Pharmacology and subsequent CCRP designation, both in summer 2018. Show less

  • Certified Clinical Research Coordinator

    Jun 2018 - now

  • Clinical Research Assistant

    May 2016 - Jan 2019

  • Independent Contractor

    Sept 2015 - May 2016
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  Evolution Research Group

  Aug 2023 - now

  Corporate Programs

  For ERG, the parent company of Ohio Clinical Trials, I fully developed both corporate CAPA and Action Items electronic quality management (eQMS) systems used at all company sites, in coordination with a small team of senior company staff. Assisted in composing work instructions (WIs) detailing complex workflows to site staff. System administrator (sysadmin) of eQMS system including Documents & Training, CAPA/Process, Action Items, Extension Requests.Initiated newly onboarded site SOP harmonization gap analysis, then assisted in development and implementation throughout site harmonization process. Show less