Audra McRae

Ms. McRae’s 24 years of experience in clinical research include both laboratory research and various aspects of clinical trial oversight.

Ms. McRae began her career in academic and healthcare research. After working at North Carolina State University and Roche Biomedical, Ms. McRae began her career in the contract research (CRO) industry where she held various positions with startup and large CROs. Ms. McRae began her industry training in biometric services and has provided biometric expertise at various levels for hundreds of clinical trials during her career. Since beginning her career in the CRO industry, Ms. McRae has played an active role in multiple acquisitions and mergers and has also been integral in the development and success of two start-up CROs.

For well over two decades, Ms. McRae has held various senior management positions in the industry, most recently as Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of PharPoint Research. She is passionate about finding solutions that improve the drug development process and helping bring great therapies to patients that need them.

Ms. McRae is active in professional and charitable organizations and has served on the Board of Directors for multiple organizations.