Fareed Melhem is the Head of Medidata AI, Medidata’s data science business. In this role, Fareed leads Medidata’s work developing analytic solutions that improve the design, planning, and execution of clinical trials and support the generation of novel evidence to support regulatory success, market access, and launch.  

Prior to Medidata, Fareed spent 10 years at McKinsey & Company where he worked with biopharma, CROs, and technology players in the R&D space. He led the R&D vertical in McKinsey’s Center for Analytics and Real World Evidence, advising clients on the application of advanced analytics across research and clinical development. Fareed has written on the impact that data and analytics can have in R&D and speaks regularly on the topic.

Fareed holds an MBA from the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia and a BA from Columbia University.

Wayne is Senior Vice President, Rave Platform Technology at Medidata. His responsibilities include the strategy, development, and delivery of Rave EDC, Rave RTSM, Rave Coder and Rave Safety Gateway across all R&D disciplines.

Prior to joining Medidata, Wayne spent 12 years overseeing Product Management for clinical technology used by Data Management and Biometrics at PRA Health Sciences.

Meghan Harrington recently joined Medidata as VP Product, Clinical Trial Financial Management and is responsible for driving the strategic direction of the Grants Manager and Payments products.

An accomplished hands-on leader with over 15 years in the life science technology industry, Meghan has significant experience in the investigator grant administration domain having led and provided oversight to the successful technology adoption efforts for clients ranging from Top 10 CROs to small and mid-size Sponsor companies.

An early clinical career focused on the psycho-social impact of long-term disease on patients sparked Meghan's interest in research and the need to bring life improving drugs to market.

Kelly McKee is the Vice President of Decentralized Clinical Trials at Medidata with 20 years of experience in clinical trial operations, patient recruitment and innovation.

She is a proven clinical trial leader and trailblazer in operationalizing global patient-focused solutions across organizations including innovations in clinical trial awareness, access, and improvements in patient experiences.

McKee is passionate about celebrating the role that clinical trial participants bring in making new medicines and vaccines possible and was named one of PharmaVoice’s 100 Most Inspiring Leaders in 2020, Centerwatch’s Top 20 Innovators of 2018, and PharmaTimes’ Clinical Researcher of the Year, Clinical Research Teams, in 2012.

Alicia has over 20 years of experience in software design and information systems management. She has a Mechanical Engineering Degree from Syracuse University and from Boston University with a Masters of Information Systems and an MBA.

At Medidata, Alicia works to infuse the patient perspective throughout the product development lifecycle and help engage patients in novel ways. Alicia is also a three-time cancer survivor, first diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease as a sophomore during college.

Over the past 10 years, she's applied her engineering background to improve the patient experience for those dealing with cancer. With an extensive network of patient advocates and non-profit organizations, she collaborates with a wide range of stakeholders to help improve processes and policies that impact cancer care.

Joe Horine is the Senior Director of External Relations for Medidata.

Joe is an award-winning Analyst Relations, Corporate Communications, Public Relations, and marketing professional with extensive background in branding, messaging and reputation management; media, investor and analyst interaction; marketing and digital communications; and employee and executive communication as the speechwriter for multiple Fortune 500 CEOs.

Marc Kaufman has been in the Life Sciences Industry for close to 20 years, specializing in IRT/RTSM technology for the past 15 years.

Marc is a Director-RTSM Customer Adoption and Value Realization at Medidata Solutions.

Marc has been at Medidata for 4 1/2 years and Marc is a thought leader on clinical trials with expertise on supply management strategies and decentralized trials.