Darren joined Pfizer in 2000 and has held various Clinical Operations roles in both Canada and United States and currently works out of the New York Headquarters Office in the role of Area Head for the Americas.

In this current remit Darren has overall responsibility for and accountability to deliver strategic and operational direction to the area management teams, & to ensure deep understanding of and execution to departmental strategies, culture, and goals. Additionally, Darren sponsors workstreams in technology, flexible trial locations, diversity, and investigator training.

Prior to joining Pfizer, Darren worked in a variety of nursing specialties including emergency, psychiatry, corrections, community, education, and remote telemedicine.

Karen has 28 years’ experience in a clinical research organization (CRO) and Site Management Organisation (SMO) in a variety of positions. From Study Site coordinator to Head of a Site Management Organization. Karen brings extensive experience in variety of therapeutic areas including cardiovascular and metabolic disorder, women’s health, neuroscience and infectious diseases in phase II through phase IV clinical trials. With a special interest in site support Karen has been involved in the development of Site Support Management tools with the goal to improve quality, transparency and compliance across investigative sites since 2005. Karen is also an active member of NREC in Scotland.