New Executive Vice President of Scientific and Medical Affairs Joins Advanced Clinical

We welcome an addition to our leadership team: Dr. Christina Fleming, Ph.D. has been hired as Executive Vice President, Scientific and Medical Affairs, to lead Advanced Clinical in its expansion of service offerings.

Dr. Fleming is a highly respected leader in medical affairs and clinical services. As Executive Vice President of Scientific and Medical Affairs, Dr. Fleming is responsible for building, managing and leading a portion of Advanced Clinical’s service offerings, including medical writing, clinical monitoring, medical monitoring, safety operations, regulatory affairs, quality assurance, and biometrics, which are all in line with her previous industry experience.

Over her tenure in the industry, Dr. Fleming has successfully directed departments within Delta Pharma as Vice President of Outsourcing; Baxter Healthcare as Senior Director, Safety Writing and Acting Vice President, Medical Vigilance; TAP Pharmaceuticals as Associate Director of Medical Writing; and NeoPharm, Inc. as Director of Clinical and Medical Communications. In addition, Dr. Fleming has worked as a Clinical Scientist at both Pharmacia and SCIREX Corporation as well as a Lead Clinical Project Manager at Searle.

“We are honored and excited to welcome Christina’s caliber and experience to our leadership team,” said Leo Sheridan, CEO of Advanced Clinical. “Her unparalleled commitment to life sciences innovation, along with her insightful expertise and passion for scientific merit, is a critical asset to the industry and a perfect marriage for the goals of our company. Dr. Fleming’s new role promises an invigorating advancement to scientific and medical affairs in the pharmaceutical space.”

Christina earned her Ph.D. in Pharmacy from the University of Illinois at Chicago and her Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana. In addition, Dr. Fleming has contributed to more than 40 life sciences publications and presentations, including the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Outsourcing in Clinical Trials – East Coast, International Conference on Brain Tumor Research and Therapy, Annual Partnerships with CROs, and World Federation Society for Neuro-Oncology. Dr. Fleming is a 2010 recipient of PharmaVoice’s Top 100 Most Inspiring People in the Life Sciences Industry award and is a current member of the Drug Information Association (DIA), the American Medical Writer’s Association (AMWA), and the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS).