Chris Masterson

Sr. Study Manager at Merck

Morgantown, Pennsylvania, United States

About

Clinical research professional with pharmaceutical experience in Phase II-IV clinical trials involving various therapeutic areas such as Nephrology, Gastroenterology, Musculoskeletal Pain, Urology and Oncology. Demonstrated expertise in study start-up, site management and vendor management. Record of mastering new technologies quickly and is able to provide training and mentoring.

Experience

  • Sr. Study Manager at Merck
    Sep 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 11 mos

  • ExecuPharm (4 yrs)
    • Senior Study Manager
      Jun 2019 - Sep 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Study Manager
      Oct 2016 - Jun 2019 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Responsible for clinical study operations from study start-up through close-out (e.g. vendor management, study timeline tracking, inspection readiness, etc) Therapeutic Area Experience: Phase III (Oncology - gastric)

  • Senior Clinical Trial Specialist at PRA Health Sciences
    Aug 2012 - Sep 2016 · 4 yrs 2 mos

    Supported Clinical Trial Manager with study start-up and ongoing site/vendor management activities o Therapeutic Area Experience: Phase III (Nephrology) - Worked on two global Phase III registrational trials which resulted in a successful NDA submission o Therapeutic Area Experience: Phase II (Oncology - melanoma) - Assisted with vendor management activities for IVRS, central IRB, home healthcare, central lab and the site facing investigator portal

  • Pfizer, Inc ()
    • Clinical Data Analyst
      Nov 2010 - Aug 2012 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Supported the change request process and primary support team for Pfizer Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS) and PfizerTrials Portal (web-based investigator portal)

    • Sr. Operations Support Manager
      Jun 2007 - Oct 2010 · 3 yrs 5 mos

      Participated in the establishment of a new centralized team focused on providing clinical study teams with full support of CTMS (IMPACT) o Assisted in the development and implementation of new business processes o Contributed to ongoing process improvements and data cleanup activities o Established an offshore team in India as part of process improvements

    • Clinical Trial Specialist
      Apr 2006 - May 2007 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Supported Clinical Trial Manager (CTM) with study start-up and ongoing site management activities o Acted as primary contact for incoming/outgoing site communications related to study conduct o Supported the startup and ongoing management of ePRO vendor o Therapeutic Area Experience: Phase III – Pediatric GERD

  • Sr Regulatory Document Coordinator/Clinical Trial Assistant at Pharmaceutical Resource Corporation
    Mar 2004 - Mar 2006 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Sr. Regulatory Coordinator, August 2005 – March 2006 o Supported the Director of Regulatory with development of detailed organization and filing guidelines for the Trial Master File (TMF) o Created a database to be used by regulatory coordinators and site monitors to track documentation issues to resolution Clinical Project Assistant, March 2004 – July 2005 o Served as a liaison between investigators, the sponsor and internal functions to track study progress against planned milestones o Assisted the Medical Monitor with the collection, reporting and tracking of various safety data (e.g., Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), abnormal labs, data queries, etc) o Therapeutic Area Experience: Phase IV - Musculoskeletal Pain & Urology