Katherine Perez

Senior Director, Pfizer | ATLAS Global Surveillance Lead | Infectious Diseases | AMR & Real-World Evidence

Houston, Texas, United States

About

I lead the ATLAS program at Pfizer—a global platform generating real-world data to advance infectious disease surveillance and antimicrobial resistance insights. My work focuses on MDR organisms and using RWE to inform clinical decision-making, antibiotic stewardship, and public health strategy. I’m particularly interested in how surveillance data can be translated into prevention approaches, including vaccines, to reduce the burden of infectious diseases & AMR at scale. My background spans antimicrobial stewardship, diagnostics, and evidence generation across direct patient care, healthcare systems, and industry. I’m driven by making complex data meaningful—turning it into insights that improve patient outcomes and support better decisions in infectious diseases.

Experience

  • Senior Director, Infectious Disease Surveillance & RWE Lead at Pfizer
    Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Global Medical Affairs

  • Antimicrobial Stewardship Director at bioMérieux
    Jul 2021 - Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Houston Methodist (Houston, Texas Area)
    • System Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Specialist
      Jan 2017 - Jul 2021 · 4 yrs 7 mos

      Lead antimicrobial stewardship program efforts across the Houston Methodist Hospital System. Align best practices and apply system-wide strategies to improve antibiotic use. Finding therapeutic niches, formulary management, and translating policies and procedures into clinically meaningful practices.

    • Infectious Diseases Clinical Specialist
      2012 - Jul 2021 · 9 yrs 7 mos

      Responsible for developing, coordinating, and directing antimicrobial stewardship efforts for Houston Methodist. Serves as a preceptor and adviser for the pharmacy practice and infectious diseases residency programs and works with an inpatient infectious diseases consult service.

    • Infectious Diseases Resident
      Jan 2011 - 2012 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Pharmacy Practice Resident at University Health System
    2010 - 2011 · 1 yr