Kim Boericke, Chief Delivery Officer at THREAD, a platform for decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) discusses DCTs and some of the barriers that exist in traditional clinical trials. She talks about what THREAD has to offer that makes DCTs more effective, efficient, and easier.

Executive drug development delivery turned digital health delivery executive, Kim’s career spans 25+ years leading global drug development, clinical research, medical device and diagnostics, and decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) for life science organizations from early development through market authorization.

As Chief Delivery Officer of THREAD, Kim leads the technology enablement consulting services which design, define operational readiness, configure, and launch the THREAD digital platform. Her team is focused on delivering to our 1/5/30 mission to modernize clinical research by offering biopharma, device and diagnostic, and CRO customers one (1) comprehensive platform that is five (5) times more inclusive and makes research 30% more efficient.

Kim joined THREAD from her last position at ICON, where she started as the Global Head of Project Management, moved to President of Commercialization and Outcomes, and served as part of the executive leadership team. Additionally, she was also the Global Head of the Decentralized Clinical Trial Solutions unit responsible for advising, planning, and delivering decentralized clinical trials across many different platforms. Prior to her years at ICON, she worked at ClinTrials, Quintiles, INC Research, Duke Clinical Research Institute, and i3 Research.

Kim is a champion of patient centricity, recently serving as the Chairwoman of the Board for Mapi Research Trust and continue to serve as an Independent Director. In addition, she was part of the executive steering committee for the Diversity, Inclusion and Belong initiative at ICON. She served as the executive sponsor for the Network of Women (NOW) and for PRIDE.

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