Eirene Oconnor

About Eirene Oconnor

My role supporting SPARK, the largest autism research initiative of its kind, has grown over the years as the study has scaled and evolved. With responsibilities spanning project, operations, product, and technical program management, I have collaborated with organization leaders, cross-functional project teams, software engineers, vendors, and other stakeholders to make data-driven, ethical decisions that drive meaningful success for this complex online research program. I am thrilled to follow the study to its new home at Boston Children\'s Hospital. Prior to joining the SPARK team I planned and coordinated professional exchange programs at The Meridian International Center, a public diplomacy nonprofit in Washington, DC. I worked on a variety of custom exchange programs, providing administrative, logistical and programmatic support to exchanges sponsored by the Obama Administration, the Department of State, the Trade and Development Agency, and the Foreign Press Center. My most rewarding experiences centered on entrepreneurship, exposing business and technology innovators from around the world to creative ecosystems across the U.S. I earned my Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown University, where I majored in Spanish and minored in Portuguese and Linguistics. While languages and linguistics are no longer among my professional pursuits, I continue to follow the fields enthusiastically in my free time.

Experience

1. Clinical Research Manager Ii

   Boston Children's Hospital

   Aug 2023 — Present

   Leverage project and product management experience to refine study operations and to drive improvements to both participants’ and researchers’ experience of the study.

Education

• Instituto Brasil Estados Unidos

  Portuguese Language and Cultural Immersion

  2008

• Universidad de Sevilla

  Filologia, Directly-matriculated student

  2010 — 2011

• Georgetown University

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Spanish Language and Literature, Portuguese, Linguistics

  2008 — 2012

Skills

• Editing
• Microsoft Word
• Event Planning
• Hootsuite
• Research
• Microsoft Office
• Program Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Social Networking
• Social Media
• Blogging
• Database Administration
• Study Abroad Programs
• Nonprofits
• Customer Service
• International Project Management
• Spanish
• Community Outreach