Holly Whitta

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ABOUT HOLLY WHITTA

I have worked in clinical research for the past 8 years, the last 3 as a Clinical Project Manager and 5 before that as a CRA. Prior to that, I spent 4 years as a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) with Cleveland Clinic and 4 years as a CPhT with Walmart, with time spent in management in-between. I have also been taking part-time credits to earn my MBA with a concentration in Project Management (expected graduation December 2024) and have taken Pre-Pharmacy requirements, as well. I have earned Bachelors degrees in Business Management and Marketing, as well as a post-graduate certificate in Clinical Research.In my last three years as a Project Manager, I have been involved in Phase II-IV open-label extension neurology and rare disease studies, including pediatric and adult patients and underrepresented populations. This has included experiences with bid defense and study startup, as well as study maintenance. I have become a mentor to junior PMs, gained extensive financial stewardship and risk management experiences, and have been included in procedural initiatives. I have also been involved with multiple studies that have started under updated EU CTR requirements.In my five years as a Clinical Research Associate, I had been involved with pre-market and post-market medical device and biologic studies, as well as Phase I-IV pharmaceutical studies. I had shown success with solo and team site initiation visits, periodic monitoring visits, and close out visits, as well. I had also seen a study through from site start-up activities to the start of close out activities, assisted with feasibility, worked with a large variety of vendors, and guided a central lab in maintaining protocol and regulatory compliance. During this time, I had worked in various therapeutic areas, including orthopedics, dermatology, endocrine, respiratory, rare disease, and infectious diseases. As a CRA, one of my biggest strengths was fostering relationships between our Sponsors and sites by building excellent partnerships with my project managers, research coordinators, and investigators. This had also helped me to bring sites who had struggled with compliance into good standing.I\'m looking forward to using my experiences to continue to grow within the field and open to networking with others.