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Dear Hiring Manager and/or the Selection Committee Members,

Reference: Manager/Associate Director-Partnering

I have extensive experience managing the lifecycle of Federal and non-Federal-contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements with recent experience managing the USAID funded Global Health Programs. In addition, I bring to bear the multi-institutional leadership experience in said areas. Therefore, I believe I have the right background to take on the above referenced position. Please review my information in the attached CV, and contact me if there is an interest.

Many thanks for your time; looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,

Kumar Reddy.

Kumar B. Reddy, PhD, MBA, CFCM

P. O. Box: 3701, Gaithersburg, MD-20885

Phone: 216-***-**** (Cellular)

E-mail: adk86y@r.postjobfree.com

Citizenship: USA

Academic qualifications:

CFCM-Certified Federal Contracts Manager

MBA-Business Administration (2008)

(JD; 2014-15) Completed 1st year (Contracts, Torts and Criminal Law)

California School of Law, Santa Barbara, CA.

Core strengths/Experience specific to the advertised position:

Lifecycle Management of Sponsored/Research Programs: Grants, Contracts, Fellowships and Cooperative Agreements

Management of USAID Global Health Program

Program & Financial Management

US Federal Grants & Contract Regulations (FAR, AIDAR, 2 CFR 200 etc.)

Routine Interactions with Internal/External Stakeholders

Strategic Partnerships & Collaborations

Leadership & Managerial Skills

Employment:

07/2019-07/2020: Associate Director-External Funding, AstraZeneca L.P., Gaithersburg, MD

03/2015-07/2019: USAID-Research Contracts & Grants Administrator, CONRAD & Eastern Virginia Medical School, Arlington, VA

2014: Director, Office of Grants & Contracts, MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD

04/2010-08/2012: Senior Director of R&D Programs, School of Medicine (SOM), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

06/2008-03/2010: Assistant Corporate Director/Program Director of Research Programs, Department of Medical Research, Shriners Hospitals for Children-HQ, Tampa, FL

01/2001-05/2008: Researcher/Scientist/Faculty, Cleveland Clinic and Case Western, Cleveland, OH

Professional experience:

Contract administration:

oExperienced with life cycle management of Federal & non-Federal-grants/contracts/cooperative agreements, sub awards, and amendments

oDeveloped and/or facilitated Cost & Technical proposals; Submitted proposals through various portals; Acted as the authorized official for grant submission

oDrafted & negotiated a variety of contractual agreements: sponsored basic & clinical research, service agreements, vendor agreements, facility use agreements, MTAs, N/CDAs, data use agreements, licensing agreements, teaming agreements, master research agreements etc.

oImplemented electronic systems for grants & compliance-administration

oDeveloped policies for Govt. sponsored programs

oFinancial management from inception through closeout with multi-million dollar budgets; Developed Cost & Technical proposals; Planned & monitored budgets at project, division and organization levels. Forecasted & reconciled budgets; Captured costs based on effort/time/milestones; Captured allowable & unallowable costs. Familiarity with variety of financial systems and financial architectures (G/L codes, income & expense accounts, fund types: Speed types/Cost centers/Combo codes, billing codes & accounts, journal entries etc.)

oFinancial compliance: cost allocation, cost transfers, no-cost extensions, cost share, salary cap, re-budgeting etc.

oExtensive knowledge surrounding procurement aspects (Micro, Simplified, RFPs, Sole Source etc.)

oExtensive knowledge of Federal grant and contract regulations (FAR/AIDAR/2 CFR 200), effort reporting & certification, Subpart-F (A-133) audits & subrecipient monitoring, conflicts of interest & management; Bayh-Dole compliance, recombinant DNA-use and related issues, research integrity, export controls etc.

oExtensive knowledge of clinical trials, pre-clinical studies, study design, inclusion & exclusion criteria, primary and Secondary end points, clinical trial monitoring including patient recruitment, adverse events, codes of Federal regulation (CFR) that regulate Human and Animal research

oIP/Technology management: Extensive knowledge of innovation disclosure, prior art searches, market analysis, technology valuation, patents, developing IP portfolio, licensing & contractual aspects, material transfers, business associations, raising capital, non-diluted funding & equity issues, NIH and other Federal SBIR/STTR (+ match by State Funded)-programs, Bayh-Dole compliance; Worked with IP counsel; Kept track of royalty income

oOversaw management and business development for about 20+ high-end specialized Facilities/Service centers with multi-million dollar budgets; Marketed & sold services to academic and small biotechnology companies; Negotiated rates & contracts; Oversaw administrative & financial issues, day-day operations, compliance-issues; cost analyses

oIdentified/gathered 'Education/Training needs'; Designed training courses for clinical and basic scientists in the focused areas of research; Recruited faculty; Prepared material; Managed logistics; Disseminated policies; Provided Research Compliance training to faculty and staff; Arranged various Grant writing workshops; Trained peer review board members

External funding: Managed the lifecycle of External Funding in support of Medical Education and R&D areas; Captured key qualitative/quantitative data and metrics from grant recipients on various aspects to help maintain justifiable/sustainable grant giving programs

Alliances & partnerships: Extensive familiarity with a variety of affiliations that exists among entities, academic institutes and medical centers. Established and managed contractual, financial, scientific, and programmatic aspects of various partnerships & alliances

Leadership & managerial responsibilities held: Participated in Strategic planning and implementation, Business process improvements, Establishment of centers of excellence, Site Visits-Center & Program evaluations; Interacted & communicated with Board members, Senior management, Faculty and Staff; Participated in Institutional committees and Advisory boards. Recruited key opinion leaders and peer reviewers. Made grant funding decisions, allocated budgets, developed partnerships, developed policies and assured compliance. Managed teams of up to 6 individuals and performed associated people management responsibilities

Additional skills: Critical thinking & problem solving skills; Sound judgment & decision-making skills; Strong organizational/business planning skills; Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Work experience in global & multi-culture settings; Work experience in a matrixed environment; Worked collaboratively as well as independently (as demanded); Self-starter; Team player; Customer service; Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Professional affiliations:

Inside NGO; NCURA; NGMA; SRA; AUTM; SoCRA; HCCA; SCCE, NCMA

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