Paula McHale

Paula McHale is an accomplished professional in Clinical Data Management with extensive experience in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Currently serving as the Senior Director of Clinical Data Management at Apellis Pharmaceuticals since July 2020, Paula previously held the position of Head of Rare Diseases Therapeutic Area at Takeda from July 2015 to July 2020. Paula's consulting experience includes working as an independent consultant specializing in Clinical Data Management and eClinical technology. Prior roles encompass various leadership positions at Perceptive Informatics and PAREXEL, where responsibilities included product management, technical operations, and project management for clinical trial applications. Paula began their career as a Medical Records Application Specialist at SDK Healthcare Information Systems. Paula holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Northeastern University in Health Information/Medical Records Administration.