Archives: Speakers

Devdatt (Dev) Patel is a Director of Clinical Data Management overseeing late-stage programs at Seagen. He has 20 years of experience in the CDM domain. Prior to his work at Seagen, Devdatt was an Associate Director, leading multiple compounds in various phases (e.g., Ph I-IV) of Clinical Trials. In his early career days, he also has diverse experience in the SAS programming field; from EDC build, SAS listings and SDTM programming. Dev has a Bachelor in Arts and Sciences from Rutgers University.

Chris has ~25 years industry experience, ranging from working in the CRO space, as well as for big Pharma to small Biotechs. He is currently at Moderna, as the Director, Clinical Data Management, where he manages multiple direct reports and oversees the Oncology portfolio.  Chris has worked across a variety of therapeutic areas, including Oncology, Virology, Immunology, Cardiovascular, Women’s Health, Neurology, and Metabolic Disorders.  He has  worked on studies ranging from both Phase 1 Healthy Volunteer and Phase 1 Oncology through Phase 3 registrational trials.  Chris is honored to have worked on multiple treatments that made it to market and significantly improved both the quantity and quality of life of the individuals needing treatment.

Chris attended Montclair State University (NJ), where he received both his Bachelor’s and Master of Science degrees in Biology.  He also spent more than 20 years there as a part-time Adjunct Biology Professor.

Away from work, Chris enjoys traveling, hiking, fishing, birdwatching, nature photography, movies, Broadway shows, concerts, and spending time with his family.

Satish Dachepally is an Executive Director at Incyte Corporation focusing on Clinical Data Management areas. Satish has over 20 years of success in overseeing the collection, analysis, and reporting of clinical trial data.  He is adept at implementing industry standards and best practices, including CDISC SDTM and CDASH to ensure data integrity, compliance, and streamlined processes.  He is dedicated leader passionate about advancing clinical research through robust data management practices.  He made significant contributions to successful approval of multiple marketed drugs across diverse indications.  Satish earned a Master of Science degree from United Kingdom.

Battle-ready project oversight aficionado, with a proven history of working in both the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device landscapes. Innovator, trail blazer and process improvement advocate and guru. Skilled in Electronic Data Capture (EDC), Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), Medical Devices, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS). VERY detail-oriented, loves to do things outside-the-box, run on unpaved trails, and flip burgers differently from everybody else. Motto: “Comfort zone… remind me what this is again?”

Mohammad Alajarmeh is an accomplished non-practicing physician in clinical research with experience in clinical operations. He had the opportunity to collaborate on various projects across all phases of clinical drug development.

Education

• Bachelor degree in Industrial Engineering by the Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya and the École Centrale Paris (double degree)
• MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business

Key Areas of Expertise

• Management Consulting & Strategy
• Process Optimization and Automation
• Project Management
• Digital Transformation
• Data Analytics

Professional Experience

• IT and business consultant at BearingPoint.
• IT systems manager in supply chain and operations at TI Automotive.
• Brand manager at Nestlé USA.
• Global brand director at Tiffany & Co.
• Partner / Digital Transformation at Bové Montero y Asociados.

Languages

English, Spanish, Catalan, French

As Clario’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Todd Rudo provides medical and scientific leadership across the organization. Passionate about leveraging our scientific expertise to support our customers’ success, Dr. Rudo has focused efforts on optimizing our solutions across the therapeutic areas. His team supports Clario’s clients by providing expert consulting services on scientific and regulatory strategy, and ensures our product portfolio is scientifically robust, generating high quality data to support clinical trial endpoints. Dr. Rudo has a particular interest in applying innovative technologies to improve the scientific rigor of clinical trials, while maintaining focus on the customer experience, including minimizing patient and site burden. With nearly 20 years of clinical cardiology and pharmaceutical research experience, Dr. Rudo has focused his career predominantly on drug safety. He has worked within therapeutic areas including oncology, immuno-inflammatory diseases, urology, and cardiometabolic diseases, and has achieved board certifications in internal medicine, cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology, nuclear cardiology, and adult echocardiography.

Shimona comes from a legal background and works with Moxo EMEA clients to modernize their client interaction workflows. She specialises in helping clients control the chaos of client management by orchestrating end-to-end client collaboration with the power of their one-stop client portal.