Senior Research Administration & NIH Program Leadership

GERMAN CAVELIER, Ph.D.

Senior Research Administrator Former NIH Program Officer

Waltham, MA ******.********.***@*****.*** +1-857-***-**** linkedin.com/in/germancavelier English · French · Spanish Featured: Landscape of Consciousness — Closer to Truth PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Senior Research Administrator and former NIH Program Officer with over 10 years of progressive leadership across federal agencies, research universities, and international academic institutions. Directed a $52.8M national research and training portfolio at NIH, overseeing 170+ grant applications spanning biomedical, neuroscience, and interdisciplinary programs. Combines deep federal compliance expertise (NIH, NSF, federal research standards) with hands-on experience in pre- and post-award administration, budget oversight, and cross-institutional partnership development. As Vice-Dean for Research at Universidad de los Andes, built research infrastructure from the ground up, including founding the university's Bioengineering Program and supervising a faculty research community of 50+ investigators. Proven ability to translate complex regulatory and funding requirements into efficient institutional processes and to lead high-performing, cross-disciplinary teams. Ph.D.-level scientific background in molecular biophysics and biomedical engineering.

CORE COMPETENCIES

● Federal Grant Portfolio Management ● Program Governance & Risk Oversight

● NIH / NSF Regulatory Compliance ● Budget Planning & Financial Forecasting

● Pre- & Post-Award Administration ● Research Strategy & Program Development

● Cross-Institutional Stakeholder Engagement ● KPI Development & Performance Reporting

● Process Optimization & Workflow Design ● Team Leadership & Faculty Supervision PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Research Administrator

Columbia University · Fordham University · Montefiore Medical Center · Brandeis University, Self-employed Independent Consultant Columbia 2001-2004, then 2017 – Present Federal GS-14 Equivalent Full-Time

● Led governance and compliance oversight for complex, multi-project program/center research portfolios across federal and institutional sponsors, ensuring alignment with NIH, NSF, DOE, US Navy, NASA, federal regulations.

● Managed end-to-end budget planning, financial forecasting, and expenditure tracking across concurrent grant- funded programs, improving financial visibility and reducing reporting discrepancies.

● Developed and deployed program tracking dashboards (Excel, Power BI, Tableau) to monitor KPIs, deliverable timelines, and program health, for executive leadership.

● Served as primary liaison between senior investigators, institutional leadership, and federal sponsors, facilitating approvals, resolving compliance issues, and coordinating multi-institutional deliverables.

● Implemented standardized workflows for proposal development and post-award reporting, reducing submission errors and turnaround time across the research office.

● Coordinated cross-functional and cross-institutional research initiatives, aligning multi-disciplinary teams on scope, budget, and regulatory requirements.

Program Officer (Health Science Administrator)

National Institutes of Health (NIH), Washington, D.C. 2005 – 2015 Federal GS-14 Full-Time

● Directed a $52.8M national research and training portfolio, overseeing funding strategy, compliance oversight, and performance tracking across 170+ successful grant applications.

● Established program-level KPIs and financial reporting structures that enabled data-driven funding decisions and improved portfolio-wide accountability.

● Led cross-organizational collaboration with academic institutions, principal investigators, and federal stakeholders, ensuring program alignment, scientific rigor, and grant compliance.

● Managed risk identification and regulatory oversight, ensuring all programs met federal policy, budget, and reporting requirements throughout the award lifecycle.

● Contributed to strategic planning, competitive funding prioritization, and program evaluation, influencing institutional research direction at a national level.

● Served as key advisor to institutions on program management, grants strategy, and operational execution for large interdisciplinary program/center grants.

Tenured Professor — Director, Bioengineering Program — Vice-Dean for Research Universidad de los Andes, School of Engineering, Bogotá, Colombia 1986 – 2001 Supervised 50+ Faculty Full- Time

● Co-founded and directed the Bioengineering Program at the School of Engineering's research center, establishing administrative infrastructure, grant development processes, faculty training, and financial oversight systems.

● Supervised a faculty research community of 50+ investigators, coordinating cross-departmental initiatives and aligning research strategy with collaborating schools of medicine, hospitals and funding agencies.

● Directed early-stage R&D and prototype development for biomedical systems, including automated arterial pressure control during surgery and EEG/evoked-potentials monitoring technologies.

● Led end-to-end development activities from concept design to functional prototype, collaborating with engineers, hospitals, clinicians, and industry stakeholders.

● Developed budget planning and program performance tracking systems that improved operational transparency and supported institutional grant reporting.

● Advised small businesses and entrepreneurs on technical development, component design, and innovation strategy, bridging academic research with practical applications. EDUCATION

Ph.D., Molecular Biophysics — Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA M.S. / B.S., Biomedical Electronics — Universités de Grenoble & Toulouse, France TECHNICAL SKILLS & SYSTEMS

Grant & Research Systems: eRA Commons · NIH ASSIST · Grants.gov · Cayuse Data & Reporting Tools: Excel · Tableau · Power BI Collaboration Platforms: MS Teams · Zoom · SharePoint · Workday SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

● Cavelier, G. Brain entangled quantum states in radical pairs: a possible link to consciousness. Brain Research, Vol. 1888, 2026, 150405. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2026.150405.

● Cavelier, G., Amzel, L.M. Role of fluctuations in quinone reductase hydride transfer: Combined quantum mechanics and molecular dynamics study. AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 851:1-15.

● Cavelier, G., Anastassiou, D. Phenotype analysis using network motifs derived from changes in regulatory network dynamics. Proteins, 60(3):525-46. doi: 10.1002/prot.20538.

● Cavelier, G., Anastassiou, D. Data-based model and parameter evaluation in dynamic transcriptional regulatory networks. Proteins, 55(2):339-50. doi: 10.1002/prot.20056.

● Cavelier, G., Amzel, L.M. Mechanism of NAD(P)H quinone reductase: Ab-initio studies of reduced flavin. Proteins — Structure, Function and Genetics, 43(4):420-32.

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