Leerin Shields

About Leerin Shields

Senior professional with over 20 years of demonstrated success in Research Administration…

Experience

1. Grants and Contracts Manager

   AdventHealth

   Sep 2014 — Present · Orlando, FL, US

   Grants and Contracts Manager, AdventHealth• Manage a team of Grant Administrators overseeing pre- and post-award duties including proposal development, JIT, award negotiations, progress reports, and close out.• Provide direction and training for Principal Investigators, Research Scientists, and staff on complex Federal guidelines and regulations, sponsor terms and conditions, as well as institutional policies, procedures, and practices.• Review and update institutional compliance documents and procedures upon implementation of - as well as instruct institutional leadership and departments as to important changes for - Uniform Guidance.• Ensure the timely review of proposal documentation for accuracy and adherence to policy in response to sponsor solicitations.• Review and negotiate Federal and non-profit grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements, as well as industry agreements. • Develop and negotiate industry clinical trial budgets.• Develop institutional training and outreach programs, policy development and SOPs, and creation of procedural materials. • Assess and improve daily operations to provide value-added customer service to the research community.• Designated Institutional Official for SAM and FDP Clearinghouse registrations, as well as primary AOR for all sponsored grant portals (NIH ASSIST, Grants.gov, etc.). • Communicate effective planning and restructuring strategies of Research Services and the Office of Sponsored Programs both within and to the larger institutional community.

Skills

• Technical Writing
• Public Health
• Meeting Planning
• Teaching
• Clinical Research
• Grants
• Vendor Relationships
• Program Evaluation
• Policy Analysis
• Grant Administration
• Editing
• Statistics
• Data Analysis
• University Teaching
• Fundraising
• Conference Development
• Change Order Negotiation
• Research Administration
• Conference Coordination
• Staff Development
• Subcontracts Management
• Training
• Volunteer Management
• Community Outreach
• Proofreading
• Analysis
• Pre-Award
• Contract Closeout
• Program Development
• Management
• Higher Education
• Administration
• Program Management
• Student Development
• Proposal Writing
• Copy Editing
• Contracts Administrators
• Public Policy
• Science
• Government Contract Administration