Kristen Covington

About Kristen Covington

Highly motivated and committed to growing professionally by developing relationships…

Experience

1. Research Program Manager

   MUSC Health

   Mar 2025 — Present

   Strategic planning and program development with MUSC Health Orangeburg leadership, South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute (SCTR) leadership, and research professionals to establish a research infrastructure program to support the conduct of clinical research at MUSC Health Orangeburg-Convene and coordinate a governance committee comprised of relevant leadership and research professionals to review and approve research studies proposed to be conducted at MUSC Health Orangeburg based on institutional and investigator interest in the disease specific area, and the feasibility assessment including adequate patients, budget and resources to conduct the research-Develop and manage research staffing model to support research studies at MUSC Health Orangeburg which includes creating position descriptions, posting, interviewing and hiring additional staffing as needed to support research studies-Provide research staff supervision, oversight, and appropriate training to ensure regulatory compliance and good clinical practice guidelines are maintained-Develop and manage financial model to support the costs of conducting research at MUSC Health Orangeburg in collaboration with SCTR and MUSC Health financial officers-Develop tracking and invoicing processes to ensure policies, processes, and standard operating procedures; implement systems; and develop training manuals to support the conduct of multiple research studies-Analyze, map, and manage study logistics to conduct studies in alignment with IRB approved protocol and informed consent and human subject and other research regulations, document consent for participants in a variety of studies, coordinate and conduct research study visits-Develop IRB submissions and manage regulatory documents, completes IRB and/or Sponsor reportable events and apply protocol and institutional guidelines-Create study level SOPs and implement operational plans

Education

• University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  International Studies, European Studies/Civilization

  2009 — 2013

• Universidad de Málaga

  Spanish Language and Culture

  2011 — 2012

Skills

• English
• Event Planning
• Research
• Fundraising
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Teaching
• Time Management
• Social Media
• Microsoft Office
• Public Speaking
• Leadership
• Customer Service