DEBORAH BROWN

Clinical Trials Grant Administrator - Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc Somerset, NJ 08873 adp8mf@r.postjobfree.com

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Clinical Trials Grant Administrator

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

January 2016 to Present

Process site payments for each clinical study according to the Clinical Trial Agreement (CTA), prepare supporting documentation and obtain appropriate approval before sending to Finance. Set up manual site payment template for site(s), where Studies payments are done manually.

Drafted study specific CTA templates. Finalized CTA templates and per patient budgets with study teams Negotiate and establish pre-approval and approval workflows; review roles, task timelines and responsibilities; and negotiation parameters with study.

Drafted, negotiated, and executed contracts and contract amendments for clinical studies. Ensured contracts were executed within fair market standards as appropriate.

Answer questions and resolve problems concerning all assigned studies and individual contracts.

●Determine proper accrual amounts for site payments for each clinical study according to Finance guidelines

●Archive and organize clinical trial site payment documents, including clinical study site documents, contracts, budget and amendments, email correspondence, training materials and other study documents related to processing site payments and month-end accruals.

●Reconcile periodically during the study and at the close out of the study all site payments to patient visit data in the EDC ● Generate filing indexes and maintain current lists of correspondence or required administrative tasks to assist project management as needed.

●Maintain contact with Investigators' offices while clinical trial is underway and record keeping of all facilities of eachinvestigative site during the clinical trial

●Act as key contacts between the vendors, study team and study sites. Also, provide general logistical support for clinicaltrials.

Consulting Assignments June 2004 - January 2016

Clinical Finance Assistant

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

September 2015 to January 2016

Process site payments for each clinical study according to the contracts, prepare supporting documentation and obtain appropriate approval before sending to Finance.

Grants Administrator

PharmaNet Resources

February 2014 to November 2014

Conducted study site reviews via an eCRF report provided for 300 clinical study sites monthly, quarterly and bi-annually. Based on the study site visit fees set-up in their contract, created and updated the formulas in the payment tracker in MS Excel for each site to calculate the total grant payment amount due to the site per patient visit.

●Generated a payment request package and submitted it with excel spreadsheet to the Project Manager for approval and then to the Finance Department for payment.

●Once confirmation of the check or ACH payment has been verified, the study is notified via email with the paymentdetails.

CBM Payment Administrator

Novo Nordisk

August 2011 to October 2012

Reported the Manager of the Clinical Business Management department of major pharmaceutical company.

●Conducted study site reviews in EDC/Inform system for 162 clinical study sites monthly, bi-monthly and quarterly. ● Based on the study site visit fees set-up in their contract, I created and updated the formulas in MS Excel for each site to update the total amount due the site based the per patient visit.

●Generated payment Requisitions in Expedition application for each site. Coded and forwarded for payment.

●Coded and Approved 20-25 Invoices daily, electronically received in SAP "ICE" from the A/P department for payment tothe study sites and external vendors.

●Reviewed all study site Contract Amendments and MCTA's received from the Contracts department and submitted a NewVendor Change request to the accounts payable department to update the vendor master or if applicable; (if no previous already exist) assign a new vendor number in SAP.

●Prevented duplication of payment of 5 incoming invoices received from external vendors totaling up to $42,000.00.

●Worked with the sites and commercial vendors to resolve discrepancies, unpaid Invoices and site payments.

Sample Accountability Analyst

inVentiv Health Services, Inc March 2010 to April 2011

Reported to the Manager of the Sample Management department of a healthcare services company.

●Assisted 350 Sales representatives of a partnered pharmaceutical company with reconciliation of their monthly, bi-monthly and quarterly drug sample inventory.

●Generated monthly reports from the Inventory Applications system to the vendor and department manager and provided details for each sales representative showing any variance for each drug product in their inventory and summary on why the variance occurred. If variance cannot not be resolved by the sales rep, all involved parties are immediately notified. ● Created and updated an Excel spreadsheet for the 350 sales representatives by territory based on the data from the inventory report form received from each sales rep.

Purchasing Expeditor

Ohm Laboratories, Inc

April 2005 to September 2005

Reported directly to the Purchasing Manager of a pharmaceutical manufacturer.

●Created and processed release of 10-20 purchase orders daily in SAP and forwarded via email or fax to the vendor. ● Maintained SAP master data and followed-up on all orders utilizing SAP reports along with the warehouse receiving report.

●Updated delivery dates on open purchase orders in SAP as needed. Advised all concerned departments on significant

●delivery changes.

Accounts Payable Representative

Siemens Shared Services, LLC

October 1999 to January 2002

Worked directly for the Accounts Payable Supervisor for the Shared Services department of major healthcare and electrical manufacturer

●Batched and coded 25-30 invoices daily according to department and projects into SAP and JD Edwards accounting systems.

●Researched discrepancies, shortages or possible duplication of payments.

●Assisted with daily check run. Provided vendor with assistance on statement reconciliation. Successfully reconciled astatement received from a major vendor in 6 months with the assistance of several key internal departments with a potential past due balance in excess of $1.1 million dollars. The past balance was reconciled to an actual balance owed to this vendor of $500,000.00.

●Audited and processed at least 10-15 Travel & Expense reports daily into SAP.

Accounts Payable Clerk

Johnson & Johnson, HealthCare Services, Inc March 1998 to September 1999

Performed auditing of 40-50 internal and external electronic invoices processed daily for accuracy for amount paid and verification of vendor name and address based on vendor master information set-up in the accounting system.

Credit and Collections Associate

●Reported to the Supervisor of the Shared Services department of a Pharmaceutical Company.

●Handled an A/R Collections portfolio of 115 Accounts consisting of Physicians' Offices, Clinics and Hospitals. ● Reviewed accounts for 30-60-90 day delinquencies and generated dunning letters in SAP to each account to facilitate receipt of payment. Monthly reports provided to department manager and supervisor.

●Made 25-30 collection calls daily followed-up by email communication made to the direct contact at each account forrequest of payment.

●Reviewed Account credit profile for recommendation of credit limit increase requested by the customer and to determinewhether pending orders in the system can be released during the time the account is past due.

●Responsible for retrieving $250,000 -$350,000 in past due accounts in 3 to 4 months.

UAT (User Acceptability Tester) - Order-To-Cash

●Reported directly to the Project Managers and Program Consultants.

●Assisted in a 6-12 project for the testing, review and OQPQ process for the SAP business modules for applicationimplementation for various Johnson & Johnson operating companies.

●Once "Go-Live" went into effect, I also assisted the Super-User Team with "inbound" problem calls from end-users.

Handled 15-20 calls daily and created problem tickets for escalation if problem was unresolved by phone.

EDUCATION

The Chubb Institute

September 2004 to June 2005

Associates Degree in Fashion Merchandising, Retailing & Marketing

Brookdale University

June 1981

The Chubb Institute

Some College Coursework Completed: Computer Technician / Network Security, September 2004-June 2005

Brookdale University

Associates Degree: Fashion Merchandising, Retailing & Marketing, June 1981

SOFTWARE

MS Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, SAP, SharePoint, Veeva Vault, JD Edwards, Lawson, AS 400, PeopleSoft (Oracle),

REFERENCES: Furnished upon request.

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