Senior Leadership

John Amrhein, MSc, P.Stat. (SSC) PStat® (ASA)

Vice President, Statistics

As Vice President, Statistics, John develops the strategic vision of Alimentiv Statistics and manages its progress towards that vision. John joined McDougall Scientific in April 2008 as a senior statistician. As his tenure increased, he assumed several roles, including managing day-to-day operations, employees, and service delivery, running business development and sales activities and maintaining the computing infrastructure. These varying responsibilities prepared John for his role as VP when McDougall was acquired by Alimentiv in March 2021. John most enjoys bringing value to clients through leading-edge statistical designs and analyses and helping them leverage existing resources to improve their business processes. Following the lead set by Janet McDougall, he also gravitates towards mentoring the next generation of Alimentiv statisticians and managers.

Prior to joining McDougall, John was Senior Statistician at SAS Institute (Canada) where he taught statistics and programming and consulted with clients in health care, pharmaceuticals, retail, manufacturing, finance, and government. Prior to joining SAS, John was a Mathematical Statistician with the U.S. Department of Agriculture where he designed probability-based surveys of the U.S. agri-business sector. John was Chair of SAS Global Forum 2017, the annual conference of SAS users worldwide. He earned his Master of Statistics at North Carolina State University, Master of Science at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and Bachelor of Science at Penn State University.

Background / Ethos

Judi Hall is a clinical trials professional with over two decades of experience in clinical research across the academic, pharmaceutical, and Contract Research Organization (CRO) sectors. With a Master’s degree in Pharmacology from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Science degree from McGill University in Montreal, she brings a strong academic background to her role. Her journey in the industry has been marked by a continuous commitment to learning and growth.

In her current role as Vice President of Clinical Research at Alimentiv, Judi leads the global clinical services offering, and strives to foster a culture of collaboration and innovation to support our mission of transforming human health.

Background

Amanda Harvey has worked in HR for nearly 20 years with a focus on business partnering, organizational development and change management across the manufacturing, financial services and staffing industries.

Amanda most recently held the role of People and Culture Director for Hays Canada where she built the Canadian operations first People and Culture function and supported the organization through rapid growth and the launch of multiple new business lines. She is experienced in leading large scale multi- disciplinary projects and is a big proponent of change management concepts. She is passionate about developing people and is a strong believer that the role of a leader is to serve as advocate for their people and to champion the culture and values of the organization.

Achievements

Amanda holds her CHRL designation and is an active member of the HRPA and Strategic Capability Network.

Ethos

“Authenticity encourages a culture where people feel more connected and loyal to the organization and its purpose, which helps attract and retain people to do their best”

Since 2012, Jeremy has been responsible for leading and overseeing IT infrastructure and software development teams, operations and strategy.

Background

Jeremy is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario and began his career in IT in 2002. He has held several positions in not-for-profit, public and private life sciences environments, supporting thousands of users around the world. His credentials include Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) and IT Service Management (ITIL) certifications.

Achievements

Jeremy has successfully led several large digital transformation and complex infrastructure migrations including the 2016 Robarts Clinical Trials head office and datacenter relocation, cloud adoption projects and multiple security initiatives.

Ethos

“People and process are fundamental to the success of any technology.”

Gabriela provides medical leadership for sponsor clinical trials, operational oversight for research and development projects, and medical input to the business development teams.

Background

Gabriela obtained her medical degree at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iuliu Hatieganu in Cluj – Napoca, Romania. Since then, she has acquired more than 20 years of experience working in the pharmaceutical industry in Canada in various leadership roles and across multiple functions including medical affairs, drug safety and pharmacovigilance, clinical research and real world evidence, and patient support programs. Prior to joining Alimentiv, Gabriela led a team of scientific professionals as a Medical Affairs Director in IBD.

Achievements

Since joining Alimentiv, through her multidisciplinary experience, Gabriela has been able to bring significant contributions to the development and implementation of organizational strategies and best practices. Her focus on the medical research and development area ensures a continued adherence to delivering high-quality research and science, superior customer service and people development.

Ethos

“I approach my role with the conviction that what we do matters for patients and physicians, and through our work we advance our mission to support human health. I believe it is important that every member of the Alimentiv team is authentic and brings their full contribution to the success of the organization.”

Wendy provides leadership and oversight to the global activities and timelines related to precision medicine for sponsor clinical trials and research and development projects.

Background

Wendy obtained her PhD in Immunology at the University of Western Ontario and completed a Post-doctoral fellowship in Personalized Medicine focused on optimizing treatment strategies for oncology and inflammatory bowel disease patients. She has 10+ years of experience working with clinicians, scientists, and pharmaceutical organizations across multiple functions to implement the use of individually tailored therapies in the clinic and to support the identification of biomarkers during clinical drug development.

Achievements

Wendy joined Alimentiv in 2018 as part of our business development team and has been instrumental in shaping and growing our Precision Medicine team and service offering. Within the rapidly advancing precision medicine landscape, Wendy has a thorough knowledge of translational technologies and has established key collaborations and partnerships to ensure the successful delivery of custom solutions based on client needs.

Ethos

Life is a journey of discovery…ask questions often, keep an open mind and always be learning.

Courtney Sweet is the Director, Imaging Project Operations at Alimentiv Clinical Trials and is responsible for providing leadership and oversight of the global activities and timelines related to imaging projects.

Courtney has 18 years of experience in the clinical research field spanning over a number of clinical operations positions in pharmaceutical and CRO companies. Courtney started her career in 1999 as a Clinical Trial Associate for a biotechnology company. She then spent 5 years as a CRA at Pfizer, monitoring Phase I – III studies across multiple therapeutic areas in North America.

Prior to joining Alimentiv, Courtney was a Clinical Study Manager and Associate Director of project management at Quintiles, overseeing project delivery for large global trials in oncology and rheumatoid arthritis. Courtney joined Alimentiv in 2013 as a Project Director. Over the past 4 years she has lead full service trials as well as imaging studies involving endoscopy, histopathology and MRE. Courtney holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and Psychology.