Certified Clinical Research Professional with 5+ Years Leadership

Alexandra Byrd

Certified Clinical Research Professional; Authorized to work in the European Union

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Professional summary

Certified Clinical Research Professional with 5+ years' experience leading pediatric and neurology clinical trials, including rare disease and gene therapy studies. Demonstrates expertise in trial start-up to close-out, international recruitment, IRB submissions, and regulatory compliance while mentoring teams to improve efficiency and data integrity. Seeks to advance multi-center research efforts by applying protocol development, ethics oversight, and strategic coordination to accelerate high-quality study outcomes. Employment history

Clinical Research Coordinator Lead, Apr 2025 - Present Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, U.S.A Clinical Research Coordinator III, Oct 2022 - Apr 2025 Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL U.S.A Clinical Research Team Lead, 2021 - 2022

Celerion, Inc., Lincoln, NE, U.S.A

Clinical Research Assistant, 2020 - 2021

Celerion, Inc., Lincoln, NE, U.S.A

Education

Bachelor of Biological Sciences, 2017 - 2021

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE

Minor in Spanish

Skills

Neurology, Rare Disease, Gene Therapy, Pediatric Research, Clinical Trial Start-Up, Regulatory Knowledge, Clinical Trial Coordination, Protocol Development, Data Collection, International Recruitment, Ethics Compliance, Patient Advocacy.

Leads clinical trials from start-up to close-out, ensuring ethical compliance and timely approvals and enhancing study outcomes. Mentors junior staff, fostering collaboration and improving team efficiency. Streamlines processes such as international recruitment and study activation to achieve milestones, enhancing project performance and data integrity.

Prepares and submits IRB applications and modifications, facilitating swift project approvals. Collaborates with multidisciplinary departments to complete study procedures Facilitates negotiation of study budgets

Lead clinical trials from start-up to close-out, ensuring ethical compliance and timely approvals and enhancing study outcomes. Mentored junior staff, fostering collaboration and improving team efficiency. Streamlined processes such as international recruitment and study activation to achieve milestones, enhancing project performance and data integrity.

Prepared and submitted IRB applications and modifications, facilitating swift project approvals. Collaborated with multidisciplinary departments to complete study procedures Facilitated negotiation of study budgets

Managed a team of 25 clinical research assistants. Interviewed, hired, trained, and supervised research assistants in protocol-specific study procedures. Ensured regulatory compliance of all study team members. Performed research study procedures, including phlebotomy, blood processing, urinalysis, vital signs, and electrocardiograms. Monitored study participants for adverse events.

Collected and entered data into the Electronic Data Capture system. Languages

English (Native), Spanish (Proficient).

Awards

Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute

Research Professional Exemplar Award for RP Patient and Family Advocate (2025) Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute Professional Development Award (2023) Additional information

Certifications

Certified Clinical Research Professional (SOCRA)

Human Subjects Research for Biomedical Researchers Good Clinical Practice for Biomedical Researchers

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