PharmaTimes Media was delighted to announce the winners of this prestigious competition at a stunning awards ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia
Hundreds of senior industry professionals gathered at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on April 17, 2016 for a gala dinner celebrating the achievements of the top clinical researchers in the Americas today.
The annual Clinical Researcher of the Year – The Americas competition, organised by PharmaTimes Media in association with ACRP, is designed and judged by an independent steering committee of high-level industry leaders, benchmarking entrants’ skills against those of their peers in a learning environment. With categories for clinical researchers and teams at all stages of their career, the competition provides an invaluable learning and development opportunity for entrants.
Comprising a multiple choice questionnaire, an essay challenge, a practical, educational Finals Day and the evening gala dinner awards presentation ceremony, the Clinical Researcher of the Year – The Americas recognises and rewards the top clinical researchers in the Americas.
Gill Chalk, head of events at PharmaTimes, commented: “We were delighted to recognise the achievements of the finalists in a celebration of excellence at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Congratulations to all the winners - the standard of entries has remained very high and competing in the finals is a fantastic achievement. The Clinical Researcher of the Year – The Americas competition is growing from strength to strength – we would like to thank our sponsors for all their input, support and commitment to the development of the competition. We look forward to announcing key dates for the 2017 competition and developing our partnership with the ACRP as we take the competition to Seattle for 2017!”
The results for 2016 are…
Clinical Research Coordinator
Sponsored by PRA Health Sciences
Winner
Robert Robbins, Pinnacle Trials, Inc
Silver
Harpreet Isha Monga, Neuro-Pain Medical Center, Inc
Bronze
Kelly A. Ganz, Crown Clinical Research, LLC
Finalists
Heather Diederich, Heartland Clinical Research, Inc
Judy Kroulek, Chattanooga Research & Medicine (CHARM)
Kartik Munshi, Oklahoma Heart Hospital Research Foundation
Stephanie Norris, PMG Research, Inc
Donna Terre, MedPharmics, LLC
New Clinical Research Associate
Sponsored by Chiltern
Winner
Lisa Ince, Quintiles
Silver
Jessica Norton, Chiltern
Bronze
Emily Talbot Fette, Quintiles
Finalists
Derek Ansel, ICON Clinical Research
Lauren Byrd, PRA Health Sciences
Saisree Cherukuri, PRA Health Sciences
Farley Johnson, PRA Health Sciences
Forrest Raynor, Chiltern
Experienced Clinical Research Associate
Sponsored by Chiltern
Winner
Raquel Amorim, PRA Health Sciences
Silver
Praveen Barala, PAREXEL International
Bronze
Roxanne Kujanson, INC Research
Finalists
Rafi Ahmad, PRA Health Sciences
Mercy Baker, inVentiv Health
Jo-Zahn Baxter, PRA Health Sciences
Angelo Evans, ICON Clinical Research
Crystal Gates, PRA Health Sciences
Laura Goucher, Chiltern
Lauri Pixley, Pixley Scientific, Inc.
Project Manager
Sponsored by ACRP
Winner
Julie Locke, inVentiv Health
Silver
Romiya Barry, CeQur Corporation
Bronze
Mike Bodmann, PRA Health Sciences
Finalists
Diane Fortin, Medtronic
George Kay, PRA Health Sciences
Erik Nicolai, Chiltern
Kathryn Weeks, Chiltern
Jennifer Woyna, Chiltern
Strategic Partnership Team
Sponsored by ICON
Winner
PRA Health Sciences & CytRx : Stephanie Gonzalez (PRA Health Sciences), Sinead Pitts (PRA Health Sciences), Miriam Price (PRA Health Sciences), Scott Wieland (CytRx) and Nancy Wu (CytRx)
Silver
PRA Health Sciences & UCB “You Complete Me”: Hilary Berlin (UCB), Christina Dinger (PRA Health Sciences), Valerie Kerr (PRA Health Sciences), Elie Mason (PRA Health Sciences), Anne Petko (UCB) and Kathy Rice (UCB)
Bronze
PRA Health Sciences & Clovis Oncology: Melanie Collins (Clovis Oncology), Charlotte Gardea (PRA Health Sciences), Mary Frances Sassaman (PRA Health Sciences) and Sanjay Shetty (Clovis Oncology)
Clinical Research Team
Sponsored by PMG Research
Winner
Chiltern: Kathy Bradrick, Janet Combs, Julie Daves, Marc Dickens and Todd Everhart
Silver
PRA Health Sciences: Scott Fitzsimmons, Michelle Hanson, Tricia Hoyle, Amy Jones, Promise Lawrence and Deb Rork
Bronze
Chiltern: Blaike Danko, Kristin Kidd, Rebecca Lothery, Chasity Monk and Jennifer ReMine,
Finalists
PRA Health Sciences: Dianne Bishop, Paradise Nouri and Christine Schmidt
PRA Health Sciences: Susan DiBattista, Kathleen D’Onofrio, Donna Fife and Meribeth Howlett
PRA Health Sciences: Joyce Gaudieri, Melissa Gonzalez, Jenny Greenway, Nidhi Gupta and Tricia Reyes
Clinical Research Company of the Year
Sponsored by Benchmark Research
Winner
PRA Health Sciences
