ARTICLES BY CHRISTOPHER M. MCSPIRITT

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    CRO Partnerships 101: What Sponsors Need To Know
    5/31/2018

    Much of the focus these days, especially after the release of ICH E6(R2), has been on how Sponsors can better monitor and oversee the performance of their CRO partners. This discussion, and resulting effort, around CRO oversight is worthwhile and useful, but too often it is narrowly focused on metrics. A holistic approach to successfully partnering with CROs is needed, starting with the initial assessment of outsourcing drivers all the way through to trial completion.

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    Why Are We Still Talking About Study Startup?
    10/3/2017

    Organizations are always looking to optimize the startup process so they can bring products to market quicker — getting potentially lifesaving drugs into the hands of patients is the primary goal — while also reducing each study budget so more products can be pursued to help other patient groups.

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Christopher M. McSpiritt

Christopher M. McSpiritt is director of consulting services for the life sciences sector at CGI. He has over 10 years of pharmaceutical industry experience in R&D and has applied his business architecture, business process management, and analytical skills to help pharmaceutical companies improve their conduct of clinical trials. McSpiritt holds a B.A. in psychology from the University of Notre Dame. He is an active member of the Business Architecture Guild, Association of Business Process Management Professionals International, Project Management Institute, and Drug Information Association.