Archives: Speakers

Kim Hedges

Kim Hedges has 25 years of experience in managing patients by utilizing digital health solutions to expand access virtually to healthcare and clinical research.  She has expertise in executing solutions to implement, oversee and ensure best practices are integrated into the end-user experience for providers, sites, and patients.  She helped pioneer the application of mobile-first strategies for use across a variety of healthcare settings for providers, payers, academic institutions, and patients to expand access to care virtually.  Ms. Hedges has focused on the use of real-world experiences and insights gained to drive the successful implementation of mobile and virtual clinical trials.  Her current focus involves collaboration in digital health strategy & solutions from protocol assessment through solution deployment.

John Mann

John Mann has more than 20+ years’ experience in clinical research organizations and 25 years in management including non-industry experience.  He has managed studies that covered very large clinical trial project teams in over 50 countries with responsibilities for coordinating all clinical trial services. Additionally, Mr. Mann has extensive global pediatric and rare/ultra-rare clinical trial experience. Mr. Mann has work at multiple CROs and currently works at ICON (formally PRA Healthsciences) for the last 10 years where he has lead the emerging biotech and rare disease operations business sections in project management.  During his time at ICON he helped lead the risk based monitoring task force and in early 2021 he moved to the newly formed Decentralized Trials (DCT) Operations business unit to help lead and operationalize DCT studies within ICON.  He obtained his Project Management Professional Certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI), six sigma green belt certification from NC State University, change management certification from PROSCI, and has obtained is MSc degree from North Carolina State University

Samit Bhatt

Samit manages Myonex’s growing Clinical Trial Patient Solutions (CTPS) in North America and Europe. Samit and his team are responsible for the innovation and execution of CTPS to provide value to Myonex’s clients in addition to enhancing clinical trial sites and patient experience. He brings over 12 years’ experience in managing successful formulary status and relationship management with payers, a significant understanding of healthcare contracts, and knowledge of medical and pharmacy benefits including specialized knowledge across different therapeutic areas. Samit holds both a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and an MBA from Drake University.