Marisa Zuskar

Marisa tem mais de 16 anos de experiência em ajudar instituições de pesquisa com melhorias operacionais e transformação administrativa, além de abordar uma variedade de desafios de conformidade com a variedade de pesquisas. Marisa concentra-se na transformação organizacional de programas patrocinados em todo o ciclo de vida do prêmio, com experiência especializada em conformidade regulatória pré-prática, pós-prática e de pesquisa. A transformação está alcançando e sustentando mudanças positivas através do esforço contínuo e contínuo. Não é permanente ou final, mas um marco a ser comemorado, bem como um ponto de gatilho para definir a próxima fase de esforço para a excelência. Ciclo de vida do programa patrocinado. talento, treinamento aprimorado da equipe e experiência no assunto. Alocação inadequada de caixa, compartilhamento de custos e equitabilidade de equipamentos e cobrança.

About Marisa

Transformation is achieving and sustaining positive change through on-going and continuous effort. It is not permanent or final, but a milestone to be celebrated, as well as a trigger point for defining the next phase of effort towards excellence.”

Marisa has nearly two decades of experience partnering with her clients to transform sponsored programs administration operating models, incorporating organizational alignment, roles and responsibilities, business processes, and enabling technology, across all functions of the sponsored program life cycle. Marisa’s passion for performance improvement via performance measurement has led her to develop Huron’s research compliance data analytics service offering and spearhead Huron’s RADIUS benchmarking survey.

Throughout her career, Marisa has:

• Stabilized sponsored projects services units, with teams of two to 40 individuals, through consistent operational management and leadership, hiring new talent, enhanced staff training, and subject matter expertise.
• Improved operational performance through initiatives focused on reducing outstanding sponsored accounts receivable, minimizing delinquent financial reports and expediting award setup and closeout.
• Strategized and prepared responses to federal Office of Inspector General audits, focusing on high-risk compliance areas, including summer salaries, post-period transactions, improper cash allocation, cost sharing, and equipment and charge allowability.
• Preparou análises financeiras detalhadas para quantificar riscos, fornecer apoio à defesa e fortalecer a resposta institucional às investigações e auditorias do patrocinador e do governo federal de programas patrocinados. Métricas e relatórios de liderança institucional para monitorar operações de pesquisa e maximizar a produtividade na administração de pesquisas. Conferência de conformidade superior de conformidade e ética e Reunião Anual Internacional da Sociedade de Administradores de Pesquisa.
• Assisted multiple institutions in addressing and implementing the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200) and other federal regulations through policy review and revision, training, and business process transformation.
• Designed operational, performance, and compliance management metrics and reports for institutional leadership to monitor research operations and maximize productivity in research administration.
• Assisted research institutions in identifying and evaluating functional business requirements to assess and select grants management software platforms for implementation.

Marisa has spoken at numerous industry conferences, including the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) Annual Meeting, the Financial Research Administration Conference, the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics Higher Education Compliance Conference, and the Society of Research Administrators International Annual Meeting.

Marisa é bacharel em engenharia biomédica pela Northwestern University. Serviços