People and Business News – 5/23
The latest people and business news from the past month, all in one place.
People News
Parexel announced the addition of Dr. Scott Smith as SVP, global therapeutic area head of hematology. Prior to joining Parexel, he held several positions at Loyola Medicine's Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center.
The Almac Group announced the appointment of Ramees Raja as global energy manager. Previously, he spent the previous two years as energy manager for Muntons Pic.
Oracle announced that Seema Verma has been named senior vice president and general manager, life sciences. Most recently, she served as a senior advisor to private equity firms Cressy & Co. and TPG.
Science 37 revealed that they have hired Erica Prowisor as SVP, patient and provider networks. Before this, she spent time as the global head of recruitment and retention for IQUVIA.
American Clinical Research Services appointed Dustin Owen as the new CEO. Previously, Mr. Owen worked at Thermo Fisher Scientific/PPD, where he was SVP and general manager of accelerated enrollment solutions.
Velocity Clinical Research announced the hiring of three executives. Nick Campbell joins as chief commercial officer, Nick Spittal as chief operating officer, and Steph Anderson has been promoted to chief of staff.
ArisGlobal announced the appointment of Julie Springer as the company’s first chief marketing officer. Julie joins ArisGlobal following tenures as CMO at Fast Radius as well as at TransUnion, where she helped lead the company on a significant transformation journey and highly successful IPO.
uMotiff named SAFIRA Clinical Research Co-founder and clinical trial technology innovator Willie Muehlhausen Scientific Advisor, offering 20 years of experience.
Business News
Elligo Health Research opened a new clinical research center in Austin, TX. According to the company, this new center is three times larger than the original location at their headquarters.
Including Women of Childbearing Age in Clinical Research
March 26th 2024In recognition of International Women's Month, we're featuring this recent talk between Associate Editor Miranda Schmalfuhs and Marie Teil, Global Head of UCB’s Women of Childbearing Age Program. They speak about the specific challenges women with chronic illnesses face when accessing appropriate treatment and participating in clinical trials, UCB's Women of Childbearing Age Program and it’s most successful strategies, and much more.
Improving Engagement While Maintaining Data Integrity & Validity
March 19th 2024In recognition of Women's Health Month, we're featuring this recent talk between Associate Editor Miranda Schmalfuhs and uMotif's Chief Product Officer, Julia Lakeland, discuss new technologies improving patient engagement and reducing the emotional and logistical burdens of participation, ethical considerations that should be addressed when implementing those technologies, while ensuring patient privacy, and much more.
