Medidata’s Dianne Yurek and Ana Oromendia Honored by the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association
NEW YORK - May 20, 2020 - Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company, is pleased to announce that Dianne Yurek was named a "Luminary” and Ana Oromendia a "Rising Star” by the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA).
Yurek and Oromendia were honored for their exemplary leadership, commitment to excellence in the workplace, impact as role models, and inspiration to other women in healthcare. These qualities have even more significance today, given the need for business resiliency and connectedness during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Dianne and Ana have made exceptional contributions to the life sciences industry, to Medidata, and their teams. Their “how can I help,” agile leadership style is more important than ever in today’s environment,” said Tarek Sherif, co-founder and co-CEO, Medidata. "The Medidata community joins me in congratulating them and all of this year’s HBA honorees.”
More about Medidata’s HBA honorees:
Luminary - Dianne Yurek, vice president of corporate marketing, joined Medidata in February 2017 to elevate the company’s reputation and thought leadership through corporate communications, branding, creative services, and events. She is currently leading business transformation projects that optimize operational and business value. Known as a change champion, Yurek is an intuitive life science professional with a passion for developing diverse, high performing teams. Her 20-year career in pharma and health tech spans clinical development and commercial operations globally. Yurek holds a BS in Mathematics from Stockton College, and an MS in Statistics and an MBA in Marketing from Rutgers University.
Rising Star - Ana Oromendia, director of Product for Value Discovery, Acorn AI, by Medidata: Oromendia is responsible for the development of scientific data and analytics tools to improve the efficiency and rigor of therapeutic development processes. She has redirected her career as a bench scientist to building scientific software products, joining Medidata to expand the Medidata platform to incorporate translational data and support the personalization of clinical development. Oromendia is passionate about using technology to assist scientists in discovery, and inspiring others, particularly young women and underrepresented populations, to pursue STEM careers. Oromendia holds a BS in biochemistry from the University of Minnesota and a PhD in molecular genetics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
About Medidata
Medidata is leading the digital transformation of life sciences, creating hope for millions of patients. Medidata helps generate the evidence and insights to help pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and diagnostic s companies, and academic researchers accelerate value, minimize risk, and optimize outcomes. More than one million registered users across 1,400 customers and partners access the world's most-used platform for clinical development, commercial, and real-world data. Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), is headquartered in New York City and has offices around the world to meet the needs of its customers. Discover more at www.medidata.com and follow us @Medidata, The Operating System for Life SciencesTM.
About Dassault Systèmes
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About HBA
The Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) is a global not-for-profit organization dedicated to furthering the advancement and impact of women in the business of healthcare. With more than 50 locations throughout the United States, Europe and Canada, the HBA serves a community of nearly 50,000 individuals and more than 140 corporate partners. The HBA provides networking forums; access to industry thought leaders; educational programs to develop leadership skills and global recognition of outstanding individuals and companies advancing gender parity in the workplace.
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