Premier Research Adds Patient Recruitment Expert to Team

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Premier Research Group Limited, the international pharmaceutical and medical device services company, announces the appointment of Sue Robinson to the position of Director of Patient Recruitment.

Mrs. Robinson is a highly experienced patient recruitment specialist with considerable global CRO experience. In her previous roles, Mrs. Robinson developed and led a global team in the execution of patient feasibility, recruitment and retention planning which drew on the expertise of medical, regulatory and clinical operations colleagues and formed a close collaborative approach to protocol evaluation and data collection.

Her experience includes in-depth global feasibility and strategic patient recruitment and retention planning for clinical studies in all phases and across a broad range of therapeutic areas. She has worked in all geographies focusing in recent years on expanding markets in Central and Eastern Europe, Asia Pacific and South America.

Sue will provide operational oversight of Premier Research's feasibility team and partner with the project teams to build patient recruitment and retention plans from initial feasibility assessment through to clinical phase completion.

"We are pleased to have Sue join our clinical team. As an organization, we have grown significantly and have established a need for someone of Sue's caliber to lead our patient recruitment efforts," said Chris Nowell, Vice President Europe.  "Her global perspective and diverse expertise will strengthen our project teams and provide our sponsors with the confidence their project timelines will be achieved."

About Premier Research

Premier Research is a customer focused CRO providing premier people, premier process and premier performance to biopharmaceutical and medical device companies worldwide. The company is a leader in performing clinical research in the analgesia, oncology, pediatrics, medical device and neurosciences areas. Additionally, it has grown a strong strategic sourcing group that supports customers in their resource planning and management.

Operating out of 17 countries, the company offers a comprehensive series of services for every phase of clinical development including, regulatory affairs, clinical trial management, clinical research centers, medical affairs and strategic consulting, pharmacovigilance, data operations, biostatistics, medical writing, IVRS/IWRS, and quality assurance.

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SOURCE Premier Research Group Limited