Clinical research
10 CIOs in Clinical Research
These ten people have served as chief information officers of clinical research businesses, including contract research organizations and clinical trial site organizations. Readers can learn how technology leaders in this sector approach enterprise systems, data and digital transformation.
Professionals to explore
01—10Christopher Carissimi
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Medpace
Chief Information Officer at Medpace since July 2026; the profile describes Medpace as offering clinical pharmacology and laboratory services including central laboratory, bioanalytical, ECG core lab and imaging core labs. Former Executive Director Chief Technology Officer at GE Aerospace (2020–2026), after roles there as Vice President - Software Engineering (2016–2020) and Senior Director Data Analytics (2012–2016).
Jim Leary
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Alcanza Clinical Research
Chief Information Officer at Alcanza Clinical Research since April 2026, a research services company the profile lists with 150–200 employees and headquarters in Methuen, Massachusetts. Former Chief Information Officer at TridentCare (2020–2025) and vCIO as a contractor (2025–2026); also Principal, CTO at Extended Care Technologies, Inc. since 2008.
John Scott
LinkedInExperience: CIO Clinical Research Organization (CRO) · Caidya
CIO of the clinical research organization Caidya since March 2020. Former Executive Vice President, Information Technology CIO CTO at MNNC Ventures (2016–2020) and Executive Vice President Information Technology CIO, Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM) at UnitedHealth Group (2011–2016). The profile describes leading digital strategy, enterprise technology and AI-enabled transformation across biotech organizations and CROs.
Jonathan Shough
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Parexel
Former Chief Information Officer at Parexel (2022–2026) and former SVP & CIO LabCorp Drug Development (Covance) at Labcorp (2018–2021), with a role as President, Technology Solutions at Advarra (2021–2022) in between. Since April 2026 Chief Digital and Information Officer at Azurity Pharmaceuticals.
MaryJo Zaborowski
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Parexel
Former Chief Information Officer at Parexel (2020–2023), which the profile describes as a global CRO and biopharmaceutical services company; Chief Information Officer at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory since March 2023. Prior roles include Vice President, R&D CIO at The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson (2015–2019) and Vice President, Information Officer for Lilly Research Laboratories at Eli Lilly and Company (2008–2014).
Mike Casey
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · NAMSA
Chief Information Officer at NAMSA since January 2022; the profile describes NAMSA as a medical device contract research organization offering development services from concept to post-market. Former Vice President, Global Information Technology at STERIS (2016–2021) and at Wright Medical (2011–2016), and the profile cites over 30 years leading technology-enabled company transformation.
Pranav Dalal
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Veeda Lifesciences
Chief Information Officer at Veeda Lifesciences since March 2022; the profile describes Veeda as a tech-driven global CRO offering end-to-end CRO solutions for drug development. Former General Manager at Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd (2016–2022), Project Manager at The D. E. Shaw Group (2013–2016) and Developer at Schrodinger (2004–2013).
Robert Marohn, PhD
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · CenExel
Former Chief Information Officer at CenExel (2021–2023), which the profile describes as a network of investigative clinical research sites supporting the design and execution of phase 0–IV clinical trials. Before that, Director of Computer System Validation, Quality Engineering and then Director of Quality Engineering Business Systems at Kite Pharma (2018–2021); later Principal Consultant at USDM Life Sciences (2024–2025).
Thomas N O'Leary
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · ICON plc
Chief Information Officer at ICON plc since July 2013; the profile describes ICON as a clinical research organization providing outsourced clinical development and commercialization services. The profile also lists President, ICON Central Laboratories since 2010, and prior ICON roles as Senior VP Global Data Management (2006–2009) and VP Data Management Europe and Asia (2005–2006).
Young Shon
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Headlands Research
Chief Information Officer at Headlands Research since January 2026; the profile describes Headlands as a multinational integrated clinical trial site organization. The profile also lists Vice President Technology Delivery at Flourish Research from 2025 and Principal Technology Consultant at YIS Consulting LLC since 2023, plus AstraZeneca roles as Lead Project Manager (2006–2007) and Drug Safety IS Architect (1996–1998).
Choose the right perspective
Large global CROs and site networks run different technology stacks and vendor relationships, so pick someone whose company type and scale match yours. Check whether their CIO role is current and how long they have held it.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you decide which clinical trial systems to build, buy or consolidate, and what drove those choices?
- 02How do you keep validated GxP systems compliant while still shipping changes and new technology quickly?
- 03How did you structure the technology organization and budget to support both sponsor-facing delivery and internal operations?
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