Clinical research
10 clinical research consultants
Each of these ten people works as a clinical research consultant, supporting clinical trials and clinical development programs from a consulting or freelance practice. Readers can learn how outside consultants plan trials, oversee CROs and sites, and prepare programs for regulatory milestones.
Professionals to explore
01—10Andrew McGinn
LinkedInExperience: Consultant Associate Director Senior Global Clinical Trial Manager · McGinn Clinical Consultants, LLC
Consultant Associate Director Senior Global Clinical Trial Manager at McGinn Clinical Consultants, LLC since 2002. His profile says he helps biotech and pharmaceutical organizations move oncology, rare disease and specialty programs from protocol concept to NDA, and he was Associate Director, Project Management at Parexel International (2002) and Clinical Research Associate at Sterling Winthrop Pharmaceuticals (1990–1995).
Annemarie Kleefstra
LinkedInExperience: Freelance Clinical Research and Development Consultant · ClinRes Expertise
Freelance Clinical Research and Development Consultant at ClinRes Expertise, which her profile says she founded in January 2023. She is also Senior Clinical Development Strategist at Seuss+ and Sr. Clinical Development Strategist at AnRes Clinical (both since 2023), was Director Clinical Operations at STipe Therapeutics (2023–2024), and her profile describes international clinical project management at sponsors and CROs, SOP creation and process improvement.
Béatrice Selin
LinkedInExperience: Senior Clinical Research Consultant · Nordic Trials Consulting AB
Senior Clinical Research Consultant at Nordic Trials Consulting AB since 1999, a senior-level consulting role, and Managing Director of the firm over the same period. She was also Senior Clinical Research Consultant at Pfizer (1999–2004) and the founder of Biopharma Associates AB (2008–2012).
Debra Lounsbury
LinkedInExperience: Founder & CEO · Synergy Clinical Research Consulting LLC
Founder & CEO of Synergy Clinical Research Consulting LLC since 2024, with a profile headline of Strategic Clinical Development Consultant. At BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. she was Senior Director Clinical Sciences Late Stage Clinical Development (2021–2024) and Principal Scientist Clinical Medical Monitor Late Stage Clinical Development (2009–2020), and she was President Consultant Clinical Scientist at Lounsbury Research Consulting in 2009.
Dr. Marianne Sierra, Ph.D., MBA, CCRP
LinkedInExperience: Founder & Principal Consultant - Global · Sierra Clinical Strategy & Consulting LLC (SC²)
Founder & Principal Consultant - Global at Sierra Clinical Strategy & Consulting LLC (SC²) since 2010; her profile describes advancing clinical programs across neuroscience, cardiovascular, medical device, rare disease and oncology from concept through global launch, with a focus on sponsor-site alignment. She is also Associate Medical Director at Summit Clinical Research (since 2024) and was Manager, Neuroscience Clinical Operations at Tenet Healthcare (2015–2024).
Jennifer Cockerham
LinkedInExperience: Owner Clinical Research Consultant · SoCal Clinical Consulting Services, LLC
Owner Clinical Research Consultant at SoCal Clinical Consulting Services, LLC since 2014. Her profile lists Clinical Research Consultant roles at La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (2015–2021), The Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Consortium (PCCTC) (2017–2020) and Conatus Pharmaceuticals (2008–2016), and describes work on pharmaceutical and medical device trials across all phases, from pre-IND to post-marketing.
Katherine Bell
LinkedInExperience: Principal Consultant, Clinical Development and Operations · Lior Clinical Consulting, LLC
Principal Consultant, Clinical Development and Operations at Lior Clinical Consulting, LLC since 2025. Her consulting roles also include Consultant, Lead Study Manager at Ultragenyx (2025–2026) and Consultant, Clinical Business Operations at Immunovant (2024), and she was Sr. Manager Clinical Program Manager, Clinical Trials at Emergent BioSolutions (2021–2023).
Kevin Corkery
LinkedInExperience: Principal · Clinical Research Consultant
Principal at Clinical Research Consultant (2018–2021 and since 2022) and Vice President Clinical Operations at Respira Therapeutics, Inc. (2021–2022). His profile says he managed three pulmonary development programs through clinical development to FDA approvals and developed clinical trial strategies, and he was Principal Fellow Global Program Lead at Novartis (2009–2019).
Richard Schwartz
LinkedInExperience: Clinical Research Consultant Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Development · Richard Schwartz, M.D.
Clinical Research Consultant Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Development under his own name since 1993; his profile says he began providing clinical research consulting services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry that year. He also lists Biotechnology Pharmaceutical Clinical Research and Development Consultant Hematology and Oncology, and was Director of Clinical Research - Biologicals at Bayer AG, Miles Inc., Cutter Biological Group (1981–1992).
Tania Johnstone Issa
LinkedInExperience: Independent Consultant in Clinical Trials Operations, Technologies, & Compliance · Seattle WA, Self Employed
Independent Consultant in Clinical Trials Operations, Technologies, & Compliance since 2008 and a Consultant at Insite QA (formerly cGXP Consultants) since 2008. Her profile describes consulting across global clinical research operations and GCP compliance for Phase I–IV trials involving medical devices, biologics and pharmaceuticals, and she was Clinical Research Consultant at Clinimetrics (1994–1999).
Choose the right perspective
Match the consultant's therapeutic area, product type and trial phase to your program, since device, oncology and rare disease trials call for different experience. Ask whether they have worked on the sponsor side, the CRO side or at sites, because that shapes how they will manage vendors and timelines.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How should a small sponsor split clinical trial work between in-house staff, a CRO and independent consultants?
- 02What do you check first when a trial falls behind on site activation or enrollment?
- 03How do you prepare a clinical program's documentation so it holds up in a regulatory inspection?
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