Katie Laverdure

Experience

1. Site Budgets and Contracts Manager

   Regeneron

   Jan 2023 — Present · US

   Provide subject matter expertise for assigned therapeutic areas• Accountable for ensuring that performance and efficiency standards are met for assignments• Perform in a manner that is consistent with Regeneron’s values• Provide ongoing guidance to peers on site budgeting• Utilize a fair market value tool and other relevant data to develop total investigator grants, per subject cost estimates, and budget scenarios• Utilize the per subject cost output along with the protocol design, historical information, and operational approach to determine the overall investigator grant cost• Develop and present budget scenarios to study teams for OPRB and related meetings• Engage with relevant stakeholders from early planning throughout the end-to-end budgeting lifecycle• Understand the nuances between early and final budget estimates • Help develop and enhance site budgeting processes• Work closely with stakeholders and effectively communicate with them, in order to ensure that business objectives are met • Handle site budgeting related escalations effectively and efficiently and conduct issue resolution of moderate to high complexity• Develop and enhance relationships with stakeholders• Ensure that internal systems are updated in a timely, accurate, and complete manner• Effectively and efficiently prioritize assignments • Stay abreast of changes in industry standards and help identify new best practices to contribute to continuous improvement• Help train others on site budgeting and industry practices• Manage changes to study scope, ensuring timely budget amendment and implementation• Responsible for making timely decisions and direction of outcomes• Single point of contact for non-standard budget line items which require internal approval

Education

• University of North Carolina at Wilmington

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Communication Studies

  2011 — 2015