Shaun Williams is currently Senior Director, IQVIA Participant Payments, at IQVIA. Prior to this, Mr. Williams was Vice President, Investigator Management Solutions at Syneos Health. Mr. Williams also worked with Clinverse Inc. (now Sitero), Health Decisions, Inc. (now Premier Research), Talecris Plasma Resources (now Grifols) and was also previously a partner at ThinSpring. Mr. Williams started his career with Baxter Healthcare in various operations and quality roles throughout the world. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Mr. Williams has over 30 years of experience in the Life Sciences industry, with insight into the challenges faces by Sponsors, CRO’s, Patients, and Vendors in improving research processes, to include regulatory affairs, operational improvements, and financial management.
Participant payment processes in clinical trials are evolving as sponsors and sites adopt automated technologies to improve payment speed, accuracy, transparency, and payment flexibility while reducing administrative burden on site staff and supporting participant engagement and retention.
