Merri Lee Newby

Merri Lee Newby is a highly experienced professional with a career spanning over 28 years. Merri Lee currently works as a Senior Project Manager for Cognitive Research Corporation since 2021. In this role, they are responsible for clinical project management, including study design and project planning, resource allocation, tracking and metrics, vendor oversight, clinical trial file management, investigator site recruitment, quality assurance, and ensuring adherence to all applicable regulations and project plans/timelines/budgets. Additionally, they provide medical writing services, including protocols, study reports, SAE summaries, investigator meeting presentations, site support documents, therapeutic area research, and editing.

Prior to this, they were employed as a Clinical Project Manager and Medical Writer for Emericlin from 2021. Merri Lee was also a Freelance Musician from 2002, playing oboe and English horn for chamber orchestras, pit orchestras, and events, as well as teaching oboe and piano. From 2001, they were a freelance writer, providing medical, technical, and other writing services, as well as publicity work (press releases, articles) for local musical non-profits. Merri Lee also had eight years of experience in social media managing websites, You Tube channels, and Facebook pages for non-profits. In 1993, they worked as a Medical Writer and Clinical Project Manager for Target Research Associates.

Merri Lee Newby attended Lafayette College from 1987 to 1991, where they earned an AB in Foreign Language and Comparative Literature.