When it comes to clinical development outsourcing, it is not uncommon to see that data management has not been included in the process until it is well underway or nearly complete. Unfortunately, this tactical approach to data management outsourcing opens the door for performance expectations to diverge once the trial is underway, as initial expectations were never made transparent and fully aligned.

This session explores the challenges and strategies involved in successful data management outsourcing between sponsor companies and CROs. The speaker shares his insights and offers actionable, pragmatic approaches to consider, and reviews case studies which measure the impact of these approaches on a sponsor’s business success.

This audio conference covers:

• How to avoid incomplete specifications for outsourcing data management activities
• How to identify strategies for overcoming ineffective data management outsourcing
• Pragmatic approaches to improve data management outsourcing strategies
• Case studies highlighting the impact of differing approaches

About the speaker:

Mark Anderson is Senior Director, Clinical Data Management at Covance Clinical Development Services. His diverse experience started as an application developer, designing data mining and reporting tools used for regulatory submission reviews. Moving on to one of the top CROs, he sharpened his skills in data management, statistical programming, business development support and contract negotiation. At Knoll Pharmaceutical, Immunex Corporation and Merck & Co., Mark successfully updated data management applications and processes, enabling higher performance goals to be achieved.

Most recently, at Covance Clinical Development Services he organized a worldwide integrated suite of data management services from database design to safety reporting in the Data Management department, including the company’s upgrade of their electronic data capture and paper-based processes for their business unit. Mark graduated from Temple University with a B.A. in Psychology. He then obtained a Certificate of Completion, Programming, which led him into his career as a data management professional.

Who should attend?

• Data Management
• Outsourcing
• Clinical Operations
• Research & Development
• Project Management

*Please note: Each registration covers one line connected to the audio conference. Attendees dialing from separate locations are required to have separate registrations.