Audrey Johnston, MBA
About Audrey Johnston, MBA
Audrey Johnston, MBA, serves as the Laboratory Business Manager at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, where she has worked since 2019. With a background in both the arts and healthcare, she has held various roles including Managing Director at RACE Dance Collective and Department Manager at Global Medical Management.
Current Role at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Audrey Johnston serves as the Laboratory Business Manager at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) since 2019. In this role, she is responsible for drafting and ensuring the timely submission of various documents, including grants, letters of support, progress reports, material transfer agreements (MTAs), confidentiality disclosure agreements (CDAs), invoices, and marketing materials. Additionally, she provides custom analytics and administrative assistance across multiple grants, collaborations, departmental budgets, clinical trials, and core facilities at OMRF. She also acts as the Program Manager for the Chair of the Department of Arthritis & Clinical Immunology and the Vice President of Clinical Affairs.
Professional Experience in Dance and Management
Audrey Johnston has a diverse background in both the arts and management. She worked as a Dance Instructor at the Oklahoma City Ballet from 2008 to 2011 and later served as a Company Dancer from 2006 to 2012. She transitioned to management roles, becoming the Managing Director at RACE Dance Collective in 2018, where she has worked for six years. Prior to this, she held the position of Company Manager at RACE Dance Collective from 2017 to 2018. Her experience in the dance sector complements her management skills.
Previous Roles in Medical Management and Analysis
Before her current position at OMRF, Audrey Johnston worked at Global Medical Management as a Department Manager and Business Analyst from 2018 to 2019. She also gained experience as a Data Analyst Intern at the same organization in 2018. Her role involved analyzing data and managing departmental functions. Additionally, she worked as a Lab Technician at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center from 2014 to 2015 and as a Research Technician at OMRF from 2015 to 2017.
Educational Background and Qualifications
Audrey Johnston holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Oklahoma City University, which she completed from 2017 to 2018. She also earned a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry-Health Sciences from the University of Central Oklahoma, studying from 2008 to 2014. Furthermore, she participated in Leadership Oklahoma City, completing the LOYAL Class XIV program from 2018 to 2019. Her educational background supports her roles in both the medical and management fields.
Internship Experience and Early Career Development
Audrey Johnston's early career included significant internship experiences. She worked as an NSF REU Bionetworks Intern at Rice University in 2013 for three months, where she gained valuable research experience. Additionally, she completed a Data Analyst Internship at Global Medical Management in 2018 for three months. These internships provided her with foundational skills that contributed to her subsequent roles in medical management and analysis.