Michael Jay is vice president at RxTrials, Inc. Since joining the company in 2001, he has successfully negotiated and executed hundreds of clinical trial contracts and is recognized in the industry for his comprehensive understanding of the financial aspects of conducting clinical trials. In his role, Michael also advises hospitals, private practices and research sites on financial and contractual operational activities.
Michael is a frequent speaker at both the national and local clinical research conferences around the United States and Canada on the topic of clinical research budgeting and on all aspects of clinical trial management at the site level. He has spoken for organizations such as FDA News, the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP), and the Society of Research Administrators.
He has been active in the Association of Clinical Research Professionals since 2001 and currently serves on the Steering Committee and as Secretary of the ACRP Site Managers Forum.
Michael holds a Bachelors and a Masters Degree in Classical Guitar Performance from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.
Christine Pierre is the founder, president and CEO of RxTrials, Inc. She is internationally known for her experience and expertise in clinical research site management and patient recruitment and retention for the clinical trials industry.
For the past 20 years Christine has been providing site management services to research sites in all types of settings, and additionally provides education, operation and clinical expertise, in addition to training and consultation services with sponsors and CROs. Christine's understanding of the clinical research site's processes allows her to work with sites and sponsors/CROs to help expedite the clinical research recruitment process by bringing study volunteers into a study on a timely and efficient manner and providing high quality research data.
Christine recognized the need for education and created The RxTrials Institute (RxTi), which offers training and education through both public and customized courses to research professionals. She is also the founder and host of the Site Solutions Summit; an industry conference that brings together clinical research sites and industry stakeholders to identify and establish best clinical research site business practices.
Christine is a frequent guest speaker at industry conferences, including those sponsored by the Drug Information Association (DIA) and the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP). Additionally, she has addressed audiences around the world on issues pertaining to human subject protection, site operations and subject recruitment and retention in Australia, Canada, Africa, Israel, and the United States.
Additionally, Christine was the chair of the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) in 2008, an editorial board member of Clinical Trials Advisor and eCliniqu, a member of the steering committee of the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI), and on the board of advisors for both the Center for Information & Study on Clinical Research (CISCRP) and Hands Across the Americas.
In 2009, PharmaVOICE named Christine one of the "100 Most Inspiring People" in the life sciences industry and she has been nominated as one of the top female business professionals in Maryland.
Christine co-authored the book ‘Responsible Research: A Coordinators Guide,' and is currently completely her second book on Clinical Research Site Management.
Christine holds a degree in Nursing and has been committed to human subject protection and clinical site operations for more than 20 years.