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Global Director/TA lead at GSK

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Alex Franklin has over 20 years experience in clinical data management working for both CRO and pharmaceutical companies. She currently holds the position of Global Director/TA lead for HIV within the Data Strategy and Management group at GSK.

She is actively involved in the implementation of DCT, scale up of new systems adoption and driving standardisation across our clinical trials with a focus on driving quality by design. She is passionate about supporting teams through organisational change and the transformation of the role of clinical data management.

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Director, Program Lead at Pfizer

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Carol Schaffer is a Director and Program Lead in the Vaccines therapeutic area, Clinical Data Sciences at Pfizer and is currently member of the SCDM Board of Trustees and Board Secretary. She has over 30 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, starting as a research protein biochemist and moving into the Clinical Data Management arena in 2000.

She has experience in both Early and Late Phase clinical development, both in project management as well as line management. Her therapeutic areas of experience are in Cardiovascular, Metabolism, Inflammation, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Rare Diseases, Ophthalmology and Vaccines.

Carol has expertise in project oversight as well as global team leadership and governance. Carol holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Biology (specializing in Biotechnology) from William Paterson University.

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MPharm and Director of Operations at MSD

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Paulina Szczepaniak, MPharm and Director of Operations at MSD, started her career in 2015 and progressed through multiple roles with increasing levels of responsibility and technical expertise in various Therapeutic Areas (TAs).

Paulina is ensuring quality in DM processes as Subject Matter Expert (SME) in clinical trial data validation, looking into future strategies, as well as acting as a change agent for the adoption and implementation of new technologies and ways of working, following Industry standards and ensuring the best possible results for the end users.