Clinical Research Manager

ERICA ADLAKHA

WORK EXPERIENCE

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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Jul 2011 – Present Office of Protocol Support and Management

Program Director Apr 2018-Present

Direct research operations and streamline clinical trial implementation across four regional campuses

Organize projects and set timelines for multi-disciplinary physician-led steering committees

Oversee protocol recruitment efforts through design and integration of research dashboards

Interpret project analytics to ensure research goals and objectives meet stakeholders’ targets

Develop staffing models to efficiently resource projects

Draft annual budgets for growth and expansion of our team to include establishing budgets for merit raises, promotions, and new positions

Project Manager Feb 2016-Mar 2018

Supervised eight clinical research coordinators for protocol activation and patient accrual

Negotiated budgets of $250K annually for multiple clinical trials

Reorganized a 30-member team to improve research quality control and assurance

Created an effort-reporting tool to measure bandwidth for accurate resource allocation

Reduced the onboarding process time for new hires by 75% from 3 months to just 3 weeks allowing them to immediately contribute to the team

Initiated quality reviews to assess screening accuracy for 35 active protocols Senior Clinical Studies Coordinator Dec 2012-Jan 2016

Led patient recruitment for 40 multi-site clinical trials, maintaining the highest accrual among campuses

Accrued 157 patients onto our trials and ensured completion of study procedures per institutional protocols

Evaluated new clinical trials annually while maintaining the quality and integrity of our existing portfolio

Created an Access database to track and report research activities

Modernized an internal website to improve design, transparency, and functionality

Created a system to deliver automated weekly progress reports to stakeholders supporting the development of strategic dashboards

Department of Behavioral Science

Research Coordinator Jul 2011-Nov 2012

Supervised a team of research assistants to perform initial patient consults and progress assessments

Processed patient referral forms and doubled program’s participation from two to four new patients daily

Decreased no-show rate by 50% by creating a system for an automated appointment reminder

Established a telemedicine system to expand program access into the community PUBLICATIONS Adlakha EK, Ludmir EB, Chun SG, Reed VK, Arzu IY, Ahmad N, Bloom E, Chronowski GM, Delclos ME, Mayo LL, Schlembach PJ, Liao Z, Koong AC, Herman JM, Shah SS. Enhancing clinical trial enrollment at MD Anderson Cancer Center satellite community campuses. Acta Oncologica. 2019 Apr 08. DOI: 10.1080/0284186X.2019.1600019. PubMed PMID: 30958082. EDUCATION Masters of Science, Medical Science, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth TX May 2011 Bachelors of Science, Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Texas, Austin, TX Aug 2009

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