Monday, April 25 | 9:30 - 10:30 am
M101: Shifting to a Strong, Modern, Digital Foundation
Research programs are only as strong as their foundation. For institutions and organizations that are still relying on manual, paper-based processes or disparate systems, that foundation may be shaky at best. Making the shift to a digital, modern, cloud-based platform helps to stabilize your research program’s foundation and enable your team to conduct better research, locally and globally. During this session, we’ll discuss:
- Risk associated with maintaining the status quo of disconnected systems and processes for your research activities
- How a strong, digital platform can transform your research projects
- Steps to shift from disconnected systems to a centralized hub for research activities
- How to scale your research program, starting with a strong foundation
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Darlene Nawrocki, CayuseM102: Lessons in Leadership, Learning from My Mistakes
We (hopefully) learn from our mistakes so come and learn from my mistakes (and a few successes) in order to avoid the pitfalls in your own leadership journey. This session will cover a wide variety of leadership lessons to help managers at all levels. We’ll use real-life vignettes and case studies that you can apply to your own professional and personal life. The session will include dealing with issues such as: employee turnover, low morale, financial challenges, mergers and acquisitions, employee layoffs, employee terminations, communications, legal challenges, embezzlement, disasters and much more. Come learn from an established leader with more than 30 years of executive management experience at a variety of levels ranging from head french fry cook to CEO.
Content Level: Intermediate
Speaker(s):
Kevin Titus, Business Director, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
M103: Thinking Locally, Working Globally: Pre-award Planning for Post-award Success
Federally funded global sponsored projects present a unique opportunity to engage in work beyond the US that can have a significant impact. But working globally can present operational challenges when executing a project. Many of these challenges, like tax concerns, country registration, and foreign workers are not always considered or known about during the pre-award stage. Considering the post-award implications of these challenges during the pre-award stage can help lead to a quicker start-up during the project implementation stage. We will walk through different stages of proposal planning, like budgeting and special review, to discuss how planning during the proposal can set up the award for success. We will also share some lessons learned that can help you be proactive on new proposals for global sponsored projects.
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Melinda Marino, Research Advancement Manager, College of Law & McCain Institute at Arizona State University; Ashley Erbes, Assistant Director, Global Operations ASU Knowledge Enterprise
M104: Compliance Red Light Green Light
This session will help participants develop a greater sensitivity on when to stop, when to go forward and when to slow down when faced with a variety of compliance issues in research administration. A series of compliance scenarios will be presented in a game format and participants will analyze and discuss the right next step--red light (stop), yellow light (go slow) or green light (proceed ahead).
Content Level: Intermediate
Speaker(s):
Pamela Miller, Executive Director, University of California Berkeley; Jennie Amison, Director, Sponsored Research Development, San Diego State University Research Foundation; Richard Brandt, Sponsored Research Coordinator, San Diego State University Research FoundationThis session will inform participants about NSF proposal and award policies and procedures, agency priorities, and advances with proposal submission modernization and Research.gov.Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Jean Feldman, Head of the Policy Office, National Science Foundation
Streamed via video/interactive
Monday, April 25 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
M201: From MRI Scans to Cell Regeneration: Managing a Recharge Facility
This session will review the basis of establishing a recharge facility, management of the facility, and managing billing activity for both internal and external users. Case studies will be included, as well as an opportunity for discussion.
Content Level: Intermediate
Speaker(s):
Ruth Halsey, Assistant Department Manager, Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan
M202: Clinical Research Coordinators Staffing Solutions
With so many CRC's leaving to go to work for industry, how do you stop the bleeding from your existing staff from leaving. A recent internal poll and feedback was determined CRC's are leaving because of a multitude of factors: Minimal recognition or monetary gain; Unclear roles and/or responsibilities; No sense of mobility or advancement or self-direction; Limited empowerment; Lack of leadership or guidance (lack tools). I will discuss what ways TriHealth has developed to address these factors.
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Jason Claes, Manager, Oncology Clinical Research, TriHealth Cancer Institute
M203: Coaching and Retaining Our Current and Future Generations
This session will discuss how coaching and mentoring are key factors to success in a multi-generational workforce. We will illustrate with "real life" examples what is timeless in the work of research administration. The focus is on how commonalities, rather than differences are keys to success and can be integrated into coaching and mentoring employees.
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
John Sites, Higher Ed Consulting Director, Huron Consulting Group
M204: Authorship and Responsible Publication Practices (AaRPP)
No, this is not a session for retired persons – AaRPP will explore how research administrators can help give guidance when authorship issues arise and when researchers run into difficulty dealing with journal issues; such as avoiding plagiarism mistakes and duplicative publication, refusing ghostwriting and speaker bureau assignments, declaring FCOI in publications, citing proper funding, and knowing when and how to publish in Open Access (including NIH PubMedCentral requirements).
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Debra Schaller-Demers, Vice President, Research Outreach and Compliance, Memorial Sloan Kettering
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear about what is new and what is being developed within the National Institute of Health's (NIH) programs, policies, and budgets. In this comprehensive review, participants will learn about the newest policy updates and how their respective institutions may be impacted. Upon completion of the presentation, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions about new and existing policies and procedures. Topics include recent and upcoming changes to NIH policy, compliance requirements, and so much more!
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Kasima Garst, Systems Policy Analyst, National Institute of Health; Alesia Brody, Assistant Grants Compliance Officer, National Institute of Health; Adam Graham, Assistant Grants Policy Officer, National Institute of Health
Streamed via video/interactive
Monday, April 25 | 1:30 - 2:30 pm
M301: Subrecipient Monitoring
A pass-through entity is responsible for monitoring the programmatic and financial activities of its subrecipients to ensure proper stewardship of sponsor funds. Failure to perform this requirement may lead to audit findings which may jeopardize current and future funding for the pass-through entity. This session will provide information and guidance regarding a holistic review of all phases of interactions with a subrecipient from proposal submission to closeout. This will include determination of the relationship regarding subrecipient versus contractors, the pass-through entities responsibilities, a review of roles and responsibilities of individuals and offices as the pass-through entity, conducting a risk assessment and options regarding how to manage those subrecipients that are not low risk as well as ongoing monitoring throughout the life of the subaward and closeout processes.
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
John Sites, Higher Ed Consulting Director, Huron Consulting Group
M302: It's a New World: Remote Research Administration Work
This session will explore how research administration has changed to hybrid/mostly/mainly remote work. We will discuss the benefits and challenges of remote work. Also, we will share how we define expectations and responsibilities for ourselves, our teams, and our stakeholders. Attendees should be equipped with tools and tactics for remote research administration work.
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Grace Liu, Associate Director of Sponsored Programs, University of California Davis
M303: Research Development Management, Staffing, Infrastructure and Best Practices
Research Development provides a framework and robust infrastructure to support and grow grant activity in its larger context. This larger context includes institutional strategic planning and institutional vision for research development, awareness of the national and international competitive research environment, capacity building of the institution’s grant enterprise, capacity building for individual investigators to prepare successful grant proposals, team building and team science, preparing and managing the process for collaborative and large-scale proposals, liaison with funding agencies, mentoring and outreach to new investigators, and other emerging topics. This session will provide organizational models for research development, staffing patterns and position descriptions, research development services, and integration of research development into existing research administration functions and strategies.
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Marjorie Piechowski, Emerita Director of Research Support, College of Engineering & Applied Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Copyright laws protect the authors or creators of original works of authorship through the legal concept of copyright. Copyright can be a complex concept with many nuances. However, the primary product of research is more often a copyrighted publication than a patented invention. Research institutions and individual researchers need to understand copyright both as the creators of works and as users of works of others covered by copyright protection.
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
J. Michael Slocum, President, Slocum & Boddie
Monday, April 25 | 3:00 - 4:00 pm
M401: Post-Award Closeout: Tools, Tips and Tricks to Ensure Compliance
Just because the grant is over doesn’t mean you can sit back and relax! Many grants, awards, and contracts contain closeout activities, both financial and programmatic, that must be completed in order to effectively terminate an award. This session provides an interactive discussion on best practices, tips, and tricks for ensuring complete and compliant closeout of awards.
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Meaghan Ventura, Senior Sponsored Projects Officer, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
M402: Oh, the Places You'll Go! Planning a Career in Research Administration
Research administrators often find their career through varying paths and backgrounds, but once identified as a passion and long-term interest, how does one plan for a career in research administration? The field has several different specialties and avenues one can explore as a career, so before a research administrator can make a career plan, they need to investigate the diverse positions within the field. After a research administrator determines their path and the next step they would like to achieve, it is important to develop a career plan to help guide them in their desired direction. Incorporating professional development into a career plan can be important when preparing for the next step. Platforms such as SRAI, provide fantastic options for professional growth and continuing education. This session will help research administrators build a career path by using a framework to know themselves, know the field of research administration, and know their goals in order to strategically construct their plan. Individuals from any stage of their career are invited to join as this session is applicable to those wanting to advance their own career and those who are managing and mentoring research administrators!
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Katherine Bui, Supervisor of Research Administration, Dartmouth-Hitchcock
M403: Coming soon: NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy
This session with focus on the new NIH data management and sharing policy effective January 25, 2023, for both new and continuing awards. We will discuss how the policy requires coordination among different institutional offices and programs, tools to write effective data management plans, and to identify gaps and needs to become compliant.
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Mariette Marsh, Assistant Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Safety, University of Arizona
M404: What Exactly Is Conflict of Commitment (COC)?
During 2021, various groups within the federal government introduced and defined the concept of conflict of commitment (COC). Working outside the financial conflict of interest (FCOI) framework, government communiques and Government Accountability Office (GAO) audits have made this new COC concept prominent when it comes to grant applications and conflict of interest determinations. This session will take a deep dive into the differences between FCOI and COC, and what that means for institutional policies and processes. Several scenarios will be discussed to help illustrate what COC is and how it can be managed, if at all.
Content Level: Intermediate
Speaker(s):
Stacy Pritt, Assistant Vice President, IACUC & SCRO, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Meredith Noto, Associate Director of COI & Export Control, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
M405: NSF OIG Audit Update
The NSF OIG will provide an overview of the audit process, case studies, and recent audit findings.
Content Level: Intermediate
Speaker(s):
Ken Lish, Audit Director, National Science Foundation Office of Inspector General; Philip Emswiler, Audit Manager, National Science Foundation Office of Inspector General
Tuesday, April 26 | 9:30 - 10:30 am
T101: Grants Management in a Department/Division
This session will discuss issues and tricks related to managing grants from within a department, not a central office. Whether your institution has a central office or not, there are certain things that are just different when you are working on submitting and managing grants from within a department. The session will cover finding funding sources, pre-award submissions and post-award management of grants. The session will also identify additional ways to provide ongoing support for investigators, including trainees, fellows, associates, staff and faculty researchers.
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Mel Mingler, Business Manager, Division of Allergy & Immunology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
T102: At the CUSP: An Option to Address Institutional Administrative Burden
One of the most frequent complaints about Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) protocols is the lack of available standard templates or procedures for animal research. This assertion is supported by several recent national workload surveys that have identified animal research regulations as one of the top sources of administrative burden. In particular, these reports cite the preparation, revision, and review of animal research protocols as a primary contributor, with one-third of investigators describing the protocol review process as unnecessarily complex, duplicative, and time-consuming. Identifying a mechanism to reduce the time and effort needed to create and review protocols would ease this burden for both researchers and IACUCs. In response, the CUSP (Compliance Unit Standard Procedures) team is developing an online system that allows institutions to share common procedures used in animal care protocols. The development of a shared standard procedures system will provide the following benefits:
- Reduce administrative burden for investigators, IACUCs, and IACUC support staff by decreasing the effort involved in protocol preparation, revision, and review.
- Support the development of high-quality animal care protocols.
- Provide consistency in procedures and ease of replication within and across institutions.
- Support knowledge sharing within the animal welfare compliance community.
Content Level: Intermediate
Speaker(s):
Mark Hnath, Research Systems Consultant, Independent Consultant
T103: NIH Escape Room: Submission Day in the Life of a Research Administrator
When asked what a typical submission day is like in the life of a research administrator, the standard response is "it depends". This interactive session combines commonly encountered situations into a complex adventure in which teams must test their skills and knowledge to solve the puzzles and submit before the deadline. Participants will leave this session with a list of best practices for prioritizing and organizing tasks and duties, as well as ideas for solving common research administration scenarios.
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Kimberly Pratt, Research Development Specialist, Ohio State University; Meaghan Ventura, Senior Sponsored Projects Officer, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
T104: Understanding and Managing Institutional Conflicts of Interest
While not required by federal agencies, managing institutional conflicts of interest (ICOI) is required for AAHRPP accredited human research programs and is key to maintaining institutional integrity in the sphere of public opinion. With no regulatory framework, institutions are free to create their own programs. This session will focus on common best practices for ICOI programs that are incorporated into institutional ICOI policies. Additionally, the speakers will critically examine how to operationalize an ICOI policy and build a robust ICOI program.
Content Level: Intermediate
Speaker(s):
Stacy Pritt, Assistant Vice President, IACUC & SCRO, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Meredith Noto, Associate Director of COI & Export Control, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
T105: Creating a New Service to Campus (S2C) Model at UC Berkeley
This session will describe the HR guided process used by UC Berkeley’s Sponsored Projects Office to transition to a new Service to Campus (S2C) model. S2C is designed to promote a more equitable and flexible distribution of the contract and grant transaction workload, peer-to-peer training and mentorship opportunities, and the development of a new generation of internal leaders.
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Pamela Miller, Executive Director, University of California Berkeley; Joy Ayson-Yu, Principal Contract and Grant Officer Sponsored Projects Office, University of California.
Tuesday, April 26 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Clinical Trial Research can be lucrative, but sometimes we are blinded by the money and not focus on the true rationale. We will discuss how to read a protocol to determine if it is both fiscally sound as well as maintaining the integrity for your patient-subjects.
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Jason Claes, Manager, Oncology Clinical Research, TriHealth Cancer Institute
T202: The ROI on Providing Centralized Leadership for Research Facilities and Shared Resources
Finding the middle in what business and scientific leaders would like to have more control over can be achieved. This presentation will be a case based study based on six years of managing and leading centralization efforts of Research Shared (core) Facilities at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. This presentation will highlight the benefits of centralizing finances, operations, reporting, billing, and compliance of research shared (core) facilities. Information on the strategy and change management practices utilized as well as the challenges we had to overcome in this process will be discussed. Finally, cost benefit of providing centralized oversight to Research Shared (core) facilities and the ROI of this practice will be highlighted at the end of the presentation.
Content Level: Intermediate
Speaker(s):
Nicole White, Director Research Operations, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation
T203: Letters of Intent, White Papers, Preproposals, Logic Models, Quad Charts and Abstracts: Short but Crucial Components of Grant Applications
Many grant agencies now require a short preliminary paper before a full proposal can be submitted, especially for large, complex or collaborative projects. These documents serve multiple purposes in funding agencies, including agency decisions about whether a full proposal can be developed and submitted, but often without specific instructions on how to prepare them. The speaker will offer effective strategies to increase chances of funding success with well-developed short papers that meet agency needs. Grant agencies also have begun to require logic models or quad charts as graphic additions to proposal narratives. This session will provide definitions of these types of papers, their multiple purposes, and which funding agencies require them. Agency-specific formats will be illustrated and a template will be provided for use with agencies that do not offer specific instructions. This session will be useful for research administrators working with a variety of U.S. federal funding agencies and faculty disciplines.
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Marjorie Piechowski, Emerita Director of Research Support, College of Engineering & Applied Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
T204: Dealing with Bayhl-Dole Act in International Transactions - A Case Study
This session will explore the issues raised by an international collaboration between a US institution, a foreign university, and multiple for-profit entities that wanted to commercialize IP arising from the collaboration. The “Bayhl-Dole” Act, covering rights in intellectual property developed with US government support, requires very specific provisions in the licenses and other documents related to commercialization of the IP developed under the grant or other agreement. Additionally, there are limitations on the scope of any license granted related to the place of production and to the organizations that can be involved. This session will delineate just what each university and each company must do to reach agreements that comply with US and other laws.
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
J. Michael Slocum, President, Slocum & Boddie
Tuesday, April 26 | 2:00 - 3:00 pm
T301: Building a Proposal Budget - The Basics
Session will cover some of the basic terms associated with a proposal budget such as direct and indirect costs. We'll review some basic cost principles essentials to building a sound budget and will also discuss some problem areas that may arise or could cause issues in post-award processing. At the end of this session the participants will have an understanding of grant budget terminology and should be able to assist primary investigators in building a budget compliant with OMB cost principles.
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Fran Stephens, Director, Pre-Award Services, The University of Oklahoma, Office of Research Services
T302: Dealing with Crises such as Research Misconduct at Your Institution
Geraldo Rivera is in the reception area asking for YOU! Is this about research misconduct, misappropriated funds, the unexpected death of someone in your area, a fire in the lab, results from the audit, the scandal of the week or a scandal you are not aware of yet. This session will better prepare both administrators and researchers to plan for and deal with a variety of crisis communications situations. We’ve all heard about the horror stories at other institutions. Come learn how to deal with them if it happens at your institution. You can’t rely solely on your institution’s marketing and communications department. Your preparation, in conjunction with your institution’s communications staff, can make a significant difference in the outcome of a crisis. You will leave with specific tools to assist in being prepared to respond to a crisis. This is "For Those Who Are Crisis Managers, Whether They Want to Be or Not" because you still have a role in planning for and supporting the institution’s response.
Content Level: Advanced
Speaker(s):
Kevin Titus, Business Director, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
T303: Facilitating Success for New Investigators: The Crucial First Year
Identifying and hiring new investigators is a major strategy to build or enhance institutional research capacity, representing a commitment of time, money and other resources. Depending on the area of research, a new investigator might be a million-dollar investment. However, to receive a full return on that investment, it is important to ensure that new investigators get a good start in the crucial first year. This session will identify four areas of challenges new investigators face in establishing their research career (personal, research, academic. and logistics) and will provide a set of institutional services and resources that will facilitate success for these investigators.
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Marjorie Piechowski, Emerita Director of Research Support, College of Engineering & Applied Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Kimberly Pratt, Research Development Specialist, Ohio State University
T304: DPIs: Grant Workflows and OSTP Research Security
Research administrators can ready their institution to use the most widely available DPI for individuals: Open Researcher and Contributor ID (orcid.org) as it becomes a common requirement in research management systems, and is referenced as a solution for the recent OSTP Guidance on NSPM-33.
ORCID iDs are unique identifiers for researchers, similar to Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) for articles and datasets. For researchers, their iD is their digital name and their ORCID record is a hub storing connections to their activities. For research managers, ORCID can streamline data sharing between systems.
For example, funder grants management systems (including Proposal Central and eRA) use ORCID as a source from which to auto populate application information and automate aspects of reporting.
How? Researchers share their iD when interacting with funder, publisher, and employer systems, which in turn update ORCID with public information that researchers can easily share (via ORCID) as they interact with other research systems. The presenters will demonstrate ORCID use by funders and research institutions and discuss how ORCID use can help comply with research security requirements.
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Lori Schultz, Assistant Vice President, Research Intelligence, Research, Innovation & Impact, University of Arizona
Tuesday, April 26 | 3:30 - 4:30 pm
T401: Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Audit
One of the most important keys to success in terms of audit confidence is preparation. This session will briefly review the audit authority, audit expectations, and most importantly how to go into an audit with confidence.
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Debbie Hoelscher, BA, CRA, Manager, Contracts and Grants, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
T402: frAGILE: Lean Concepts in a Remote/Hybrid Workplace
Many institutions have implemented Lean/Agile strategies to facilitate workflow and continuous quality improvement. Being "lean" is not the same as practicing "Lean," a nuance that is often missed and can be exacerbated when staff are working remotely. A panel will address how their institutions utilize Lean/Agile tools successfully in their Remote/Hybrid workplaces to ensure that remote staff do not feel marginalized but valued for their productivity.
Content Level: Intermediate
Speaker(s):
Susan Sedwick, Senior Consulting Specialist, Attain Partners LLC
T403: A “Go-To” Guide for Managing Sub-award Relationships with Community-based Organizations
Competitive and impactful federal grant submissions need to include collaborations with community-based organizations — but many of these organizations have limited experience managing federal funding and navigating the complexities of working with research universities. Two experienced research administrators will share their approaches, successes, and challenges of their collaborations with community-based organizations through the pre- and post-award life cycle of external grant funding. Participants will learn strategies, best practices, and tips for successfully working with community organizations — from engaging them in the grant submission to managing them in federal awards. Participants will leave with a framework for ensuring successful inclusion of community partner organizations in their own grant portfolios.
Content Level: Intermediate
Speaker(s):
Nicholas Prieur, Research Administration Senior Manager, University of Michigan
T404: RCR for Research Administrators
Research administrators and staff (e.g., coordinators, data management specialists, assistants, etc.) play an important part in promoting the integrity of the research enterprise. Frequently, those in a nonscientific supporting role, encounter ethical decisions in an environment of competing obligations and responsibilities. In order to function effectively and make appropriate ethical decisions, administrators and the like, need to be aware of the prevailing rules, regulations and guidelines. The distinction between ethics and compliance is sometimes vast. Understanding the nuances helps ensure the work is in compliance, yet, done with integrity and appreciation for the responsible conduct of research (RCR).
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Debra Schaller-Demers, Vice President, Research Outreach and Compliance, Memorial Sloan Kettering
T405: Spotlight on Sponsors
If you are new to the field and the array of sponsors and differing submission systems seems overwhelming or you don't know where to start in figuring out how to submit to a sponsor - then this is the session for you. We'll shine a spotlight on many of the major sponsors (federal and non-federal) and highlight some of their requirements, submission systems, and provide some helpful tips.
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Fran Stephens, Director, Pre-Award Services, The University of Oklahoma, Office of Research Services
Wednesday, April 27 | 9:30 - 10:30 am
W101: Clinical Trial Billing: Getting the Money You Signed Up for and More
Are you leaving money on the proverbial table? Do your clinical trials have positive net income? Are you billing for everything you can in the contract? Are you getting paid in a timely manner? Do you even know the answers to these questions? Come learn from my mistakes. We did leave money on the table. Our clinical trials lost money. (As a side note, this could be considered financially supporting a for-profit company’s activities and jeopardize your non-profit status). We didn’t bill for everything and were not getting paid in a timely manner, if at all. Now, we have systems in place to turn it all around and in the spirit of academia, we want to share our results to help you do the same thing. This isn’t rocket science, but it is medical research and we owe to our current and future patients to get it right in order to continue in this business of improving human health.
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Kevin Titus, Business Director, Cincinnati Children's Hospital; Melissa Mingler, Business Manager, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
W102: Job Satisfaction in Middle Management Roles at Research Organizations
Research Shared Facility personnel are often centered between the crux of knowing and understanding how to conduct specialized research, customer service, and business practices. Many of these skills are not often acquired with a college degree but rather with on-the-job experience. A recent national survey focused on the role of Research Shared Facility Directors and Managers was deployed to understand the level of Job Satisfaction within these positions. Survey findings highlights many of the challenges these roles face within research organizations, their level of job satisfaction within their position, what they seek more from organization support, and how organizations may better support employees that work within these roles. All of these points will be discussed as well as potential next steps in supporting middle management roles within research organizations.
Content Level: Intermediate
Speaker(s):
Nicole White, Director Research Operations, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation
W103: The Art of Herding Cats, or Communicating and Coordinating Multiple Grant Partners
So, you're working on a multi-project, multi-budget application. There are subawardees, and consultants and many Cores and many Projects and Multi-PIs and a slew of Co-investigators and on it goes. So how do you manage to stay on top of the many moving parts and pieces without losing your mind. Some tips and tricks for success.Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Ella Trubman, Senior Director, Office of Sponsored Programs & Compliance, The Scripps Research Institute
W104: Updates on Improper Influence Compliance
This session will update attendees on the latest developments in federal policy, enforcement actions and good compliance practices related to improper influence concerns arising from foreign, political and financial pressures. Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Susan Sedwick, Senior Consulting Specialist, Attain Partners LLC
Wednesday, April 27 | 10:45 - 11:45 am
W201: The Research Team Is On Fire But In A Bad Way
While accepting to take on a new role/responsibility you find that the previous leader/manager just walked away from the same very fire that you agreed to walk into? What do you do first to put out the many fires, how to gain confidence from an already burned-out staff, how to cool down your PI's, and how to rebuild from the ashes?
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Jason Claes, Manager, Oncology Clinical Research, TriHealth Cancer Institute
W202: An Introduction to Limited Submissions
Many federal, state, and private funding agencies issue requests for proposals that limit the number of applications they will accept from an institution. The University of Oklahoma (OU) has established a process to identify limited submission opportunities and internally select applicants to submit proposals in response to particular programs. A process is needed to support an equitable review while preventing any submission disqualifications due to an unallowable number of submissions from an institution. This session will provide participants with a basic understanding of limited submissions, the internal competition process, some options for managing the process, and tools for tracking internal competition activities. Participants will be encouraged to share limited submission process information from their organizations so we can learn from each other.
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Cindy Clark, M.Ed., C.R.A., Assistant Director of Information, Training and Limited Submissions, Office of the Vice President for Research & Partnerships, University of Oklahoma; Michael Purcell, Associate vice President for Research and Partnerships, Executive Director, Office of Research Services, University of Oklahoma
W203: Building Trust: Working with Single IRB Requirements and Researchers at Other Institutions
The Common Rule establishes the requirement to work in the single IRB world for multi-site research. Sites and researchers are still hesitant to fully release oversight due to issues of trust and day-to-day protocol management. Building trust between IRBs and researchers is a crucial aspect towards achieving harmonious and compliant oversight. This session will explore the barriers around successful single IRB oversight, and establish best practices for ensuring compliant processes that meet the regulatory requirements.
Content Level: Basic
Speaker(s):
Mariette Marsh, Assistant Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Safety, University of Arizona