Melissa Wright

Columbus, OH *****

aduimf@r.postjobfree.com

+1-614-***-****

Industrious and passionate business professional who is highly motivated and possesses excellent communication, organizational and prioritizing skills with the ability to work in fast-paced environments. Seeking a professional role that provides challenging and advancement opportunities where bringing 20 years of experience in coordinating, planning, and supporting daily operational and administrative functions would be applied. Extremely loyal to organization and people; demonstrating sound judgment and discretion always.

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital October 2021 to July 2022

I provided administrative support to the aforementioned committees which included serving as a committee member. Scope included: Scheduling meetings, recorded meeting minutes, creating and sending out agendas and reminder emails, voting on agenda items, presenting, managing catering requests and any other administrative duties that were required. I maintained all training records and provided support for

Principal Investigators (Pd/MD of Science) within the eTrac system. I prepared the Institutional Biosafety Committee's (IBC) annual reports for the Office of Biotechnology Administrative Assistant III (ARC)

Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital November 2018 to July 2022

● Managed professional schedules for multiple Principal Investigators (PI) including the Director of the Animal Resources Core, 2 Clinical Veterinarian partners as well as a full time staff of 48 employees

● Served as a Brand Ambassador and Liaison for the Research Institute

● Oversaw all time keeping for payroll and disbursements

● Responsible for the coordination of all official logistical arrangements within the department both domestic and international travel

● Maintained meticulous accounting for all professional reimbursements for both employees and guests that the Management team hosted

● Maintained tracking sheets/ledgers for cost and/or budgeting purposes

● Managed meticulous accounting records resulting in the timely payment and processing of invoices for contractors/services rendered

● Managed planning and coordination to include both budget and logistics for all catering involving professional events and the annual Research Retreat

● Managed the Onboarding/Offboarding process for all new employees/students' rotations, schedules and employee support

● Hosted potential candidates, interns, and external guests while visiting NCH

● Provided high level tours of facilities and was identified as SME during off campus site visits

● Created and sent out quality assurance surveys for compliance and regulatory requirements

● Tracked compliant/non-compliant training for all full time employees, interns and extended work force team members

● Provided coverage and cross training for new and existing Admins

● Maintained all highly confidential legal inspection/audit documentation for quality assurance and reporting purposes

● Created and dispersed itineraries

● Recorded and tracked meeting minutes for all departmental meetings

● Served as charity and fundraising Lead for the department both internal and external Nationwide Children's Hospital - Columbus, OH

July 2014 to July 2022

Institutional Biosafety Committee

Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital August 2020 to March 2022

Safety Committee

Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital November 2018 to March 2022

Administrative Assistant II in the Center of Gene Therapy at the Abigail Wexner Research

Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital

July 2014 to November 2018

● Hosted all visitors and directed them to the appropriate person or location

● Managed calendars for multiple Principal Investigators (PI)

● Scheduled meetings with internal and external clients

● Assisted with the preparation of grant applications, manuscripts, abstracts, publications and protocols

● Maintained research grant information and assisted with fiscal tracking, monitoring of budgets, and prepared monthly, quarterly and annual expenditure reports

● Maintained reprint files, assisted in the preparation of materials for lectures ex: handouts, slides, and other teaching materials and guides

● Prepared expense reports, gathered signatures from the Principal Investigators to submit to finance for reimbursement internally and externally and matched receipts to bank statements to ensure proper and timely reimbursement of funds

● Arranged flight, hotel, and car rentals for national and international conference attendees to include preparation of business folders with meeting agendas and any logistical information

● Coordinated seminar speakers and potential candidate interviews including travel plans and itineraries

● Collected timekeeping bi-weekly and monthly

● Maintained scientific data records, publication files and presentation materials in support of the research effort of the Principal Investigators

● Onboarded new lab personnel/students from working with HR to hire, scheduled interviews, scheduled background checks, drug screening and new employee training

● Participated in the Professional Development Networking for Administrative Professionals

● Responsible for research and office inventory and resupply on a weekly cadence

● Operated a multi-line phone and email intake system which included the prompt transfer of callers to the correct employee or provided additional resources to additional organizations

● Guided and motivated both individual and departmental goal completion in a timely manner to exceed set timelines

● Performed receptionist duties and other secretarial duties as assigned Administrative Medical Assistant

Knightsbridge Internal Medicine and Cardiology

November 2009 to July 2014

Administrative Medical Assistant

the Columbus Arthritis Center

June 2005 to December 2009

Participating Member in following Committee’s:

Wellness Committee

Education

Diploma

Groveport Madison High School - Groveport, OH

January 1999 to December 1999

Skills

• Driven

• Client Experience Focused

• Clear Communication

• Integrity

• Problem Solving

• Versatility

• Accounting

• Respectfulness

• Proficient in Microsoft Suite

• Technology Integration

• Time Management

• Event Planning and Management

• Adobe Acrobat

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