Mr. Peterson has over 10 years of professional experience in Statistical Programming for clinical trials. Prior to joining Octagon, he served as senior manager, Statistical Programming Global Biometrics for Shire Ltd. (NASDAQ: SHPGY). At Shire, he also acted as the principal advisor on the Clinical Data Interchange Standard Consortium (CDISC) Study Data Tabulation Model (SDTM). In this role, he was instrumental in the organization’s interpretation, implementation, maintenance and training on CDISC SDTM and Analysis Dataset Model (ADaM) data standards.
Paul Lupinacci, PhD., senior director, Clinical Data Operations stated, “We are seeing the industry rapidly moving toward implementation of data standards and associated best practices. We feel confident that Terek’s knowledge and experience in Statistical Programming will be a great asset to our clients as we provide developmental strategies for their Clinical Data Operation needs and outsourcing options.”
Chief Information Officer, Dave Evans noted, “Because we are the leader in CDISC SDTM standards, we feel it is important to attract top industry talent in the area of data standardization, who understand both the concepts and the practical implications of the various data models. Terek’s contributions will be essential as we continue to provide leadership, guidance and innovative outsourcing strategies to life sciences companies that want to take advantage of the benefits of data standardization.”
“Clearly Octagon is an organization that values its leadership and innovation in clinical outsourcing and data standardization. Becoming part of a team that continues to focus on the advancement, transformation and synchronization of these initiatives is extremely exciting,” noted Mr. Peterson. “I look forward to the challenge.”
About Octagon Research Solutions, Inc. Octagon is a pioneer and leading provider of breakthrough software and services to the life sciences industry. Octagon’s eCTD and CDISC solutions provide the people, process and technology required to optimize drug development from data collection to submission. Our regulatory, clinical, process and software offerings provide a unique combination of deep domain knowledge, cross-functional electronic submission expertise, a holistic process approach, and integrated solutions. Octagon is headquartered in Wayne, PA, with European headquarters in Berkhamsted, UK. Octagon’s EDC Operations are located in Mountain View, CA. For more information please visit www.octagonresearch.com.
