Akero Therapeutics

Medical Director

• Serve as a senior thought partner to functional leaders, contributing to program-level planning, risk mitigation, and execution strategies.
• Collaborate across Clinical Operations, Biostatistics, Medical, Regulatory, Safety, and Quality to identify and resolve data-related issues impacting timelines, quality, or compliance
• Set up data management vendors as required, including authoring of RFPs, reviewing and negotiating data management budgets and contracts
• Oversee database status with respect to key performance indicators, metrics, and program level deliverables and timelines to support program timelines
• Oversee data review, cleaning, and database lock activities to ensure accuracy and readiness for analysis and regulatory submission
• Proactively identify vendor risks, escalate issues as needed, and drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions
• Balance quality, timelines, and cost while driving pragmatic solutions aligned with program priorities
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across internal teams and external partners
• Provide direct supervision and periodic review of work for departmental employees, to ensure oversight and execution of clinical development timelines
• Direct and mentor a team of data management professionals.
• Foster a collaborative environment that encourages innovation and knowledge sharing.
• Ensure effective resource allocation and management across research departments.
• Drive performance and accountability through clear communication of expectations and goals
• Support organizational growth by scaling data management capabilities and processes as the portfolio evolves

Senior Director, Clinical Data Management