I have been in the biopharmaceutical services industry since 1985, and I am currently President of Clinical Development at Quintiles. My global responsibilities cover Quintiles’ Phase I-IV clinical research services, including Medical and Project Management; Site, Data and Safety Monitoring; Laboratory Services; and Functional Resourcing. I’ve held numerous positions during my 29 years in the industry, including positions in Project Management in the United States and Europe, Business Development, Scientific Operations and General Management. I hold a Bachelor of Science and a Masters in Public Health, both from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with my specialization in Biostatistics. In addition to my role at Quintiles, I am a member of the CDISC (Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium) Board of Directors and am Past Chair, member and Chair of the Public Health Foundation Board at UNC-Chapel Hill, and sit on the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) Advisory Board. I was a 2011 recipient of the Triangle Business Journal’s Women in Business award and named as one of the 10 top women in biotech by FierceBiotech in 2012.

President, Clinical Development @ I currently serve as the president of Clinical Development at Quintiles, the world’s largest provider of biopharmaceutical development services and commercial outsourcing services with a presence in more than 100 countries. My global responsibilities cover Quintiles’ Phase I-IV clinical research services, including Medical and Project Management; Site, Data and Safety Monitoring; Laboratory Services; and Functional Resourcing. Before becoming president of Clinical Development, I held positions at Quintiles in Project Management in the United States and Europe, Business Development, Scientific Operations and General Management. From 1985 to Present (30 years)

Master of Public Health (MPH), Biostatistics @ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill From 1989 to 1992 BS, Public Health @ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill From 1982 to 1986 Paula Stafford is skilled in: CRO, Clinical Trials, GCP, EDC, Clinical Research, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Clinical Development, ICH-GCP, Regulatory Submissions, Sop, CTMS, Pharmaceutical Industry, Drug Development, Oncology, Management, CDISC, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Data Management, Clinical Monitoring, Biostatistics, Infectious Diseases, Healthcare, Biopharmaceuticals, Protocol, Medical Writing, Lifesciences, Medical Affairs, Project Management, FDA