Emily Ko

About Emily Ko

Program Manager with expertise in program management, strategic planning, executive leadership and research administration. Skilled in leadership of cross-functional teams, generation of data-driven insights, performance benchmarking, business development and drug discovery. Demonstrated leadership skills leveraged to drive teams toward success and sustain organizational missions.

Experience

1. Program Manager

   Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

   Jun 2022 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   In this role, I serve as the Program Manager for the P30 Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG). This includes- Management of the annual noncompetitive renewal application- Management of the competitive renewal application- Management of all NCI CCSG supplemental applications- Management of all CCSG-related pilot projects.Key Responsibilities- Manages a daily team of direct reports (Research Program Coordinators, Metrics and Analytics Coordinator, and Project Analysts)- Acts as point lead on strategic discussions with Executive Leadership on research initiatives, talent acquisition, and financial planning which contributed to programmatic restructuring of 3 Research Programs to foster collaborative science and impact, recruitment and onboarding of 30 peer-reviewed faculty and fiscal management of a $73.3M annual operating budget- Oversees key planning and evaluation activities including External Advisory Committee Meetings, Internal Advisory Committee Meetings, Research Retreats, Translational Working Group Meetings, and monthly Research Seminars- Develops comprehensive dashboards for funding, publications, and clinical trials using Smartsheet, Tableau, and Power BI, leading to a 61% increase in cancer-relevant funding, a 29% average in high impact publications and a 35% decrease in time to activation of clinical trials over the project period- Partners with Executive Leadership in the investment of $48.97M in discretionary funds on key CCSG focus areas- Guides the development, monitoring and revising of the Strategic Plan- Spearheads cross-functional meetings with and its Consortium partner, which led to the deployment of $3.1M in developmental funds for promising investigators, successful recruitment of 4 external investigators for research leadership positions in alignment with scientific priorities, and a two-fold increase at the Consortium site in cancer-focused peer reviewed funding base of $4.3M ADC.

Education

• Georgetown University

  Bachelor's Degree, Health Care Management and Policy

  2014 — 2018

Skills

• Nonprofits
• Student Networking
• Blood Drive Planning
• Community Outreach
• Public Relations
• Social Media
• Fundraising
• Non-Profit Administration
• Public Speaking
• Policy
• Marketing
• Marketing Event Planning
• Event Planning