Nana Attafua

About Nana Attafua

Self-motivated pharmacist with 15+ years of staffing, clinical, and administrative experiences in community pharmacy settings. Recognized as a leader and team player with noted strengths in all aspects of management. Able to adapt to changing environments, excel under pressure, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously. Effective in communicating and collaborating with health care professionals and patients to support desired outcomes and maintain positive relationships.

Experience

1. Global Site Activation (R & d Solutions), Sub Saharan Africa

   Iqvia Middle East And Africa

   Jul 2025 — Present

   Lead country-level site activation and regulatory start-up activities for clinical trials, ensuring alignment with local regulations, ICH-GCP, and sponsor requirements.Serve as primary liaison between investigative sites, sponsors, and cross-functional teams, facilitating regulatory readiness and timely study initiation.Manage preparation, review, and submission of essential regulatory documents (e.g, ethics submissions, informed consent forms, CDAs, investigator packs), ensuring completeness and compliance.Oversee study start-up timelines and activation plans, proactively identifying risks and implementing mitigation strategies to avoid delays.Track and drive completion of regulatory and contractual deliverables, ensuring all documentation met requirements for site activation and Trial Master File (TMF) submission.Provide regulatory guidance and local expertise to global project teams, supporting efficient navigation of country-specific requirements.Monitor site activation performance metrics, identifying trends and recommending process improvements to enhance study start-up efficiency.Conduct quality control reviews of site documentation and maintained accurate records in clinical systems, ensuring audit readiness and inspection compliance.Collaborate with Clinical Operations, Regulatory Affairs, and Project Management teams to streamline processes and ensure consistent regulatory execution across studies.Contribute to process optimization initiatives, strengthening workflows across feasibility, start-up, and regulatory submission activities.

Education

• Temple University

  Master of Science - MS, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance

  2026

• University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

  Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), Pharmacy

  2009

• Ghana International School

  International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) Advanced Level Certificate, Physics, Chemistry and Biology

  2000 — 2002