SVP, Advisory Services
Avalere Health
Washington, DC
Sarah leads Avalere’s Healthcare Transformation practice, identifing and convening influencers across the care continuum to transform healthcare and give the patient a voice. A highly accomplished leader with multi-national experience in strategy, research, operations, and technology innovation, Sarah delivers data-driven insights and real-world evidence to stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem.
Prior to joining Avalere, Sarah grew and launched Ontada, McKesson’s oncology research business providing innovative oncology evidence development strategies. She sponsored the implementation of big data technologies for natural-language processing, data integration, and visualization and lead the scientific team to produce more than 200 publications and multiple regulatory filings. She enjoyed 10 years at Humana where she held leadership roles in research, program, and process development. Sarah spent 5 years at Givaudan and 4 years at Brown-Forman. She also served 2 years as adjunct professor of chemical engineering at the University of Louisville.
Sarah holds a BS, MEng, and PhD in chemical engineering and a certificate in environmental engineering, all from the University of Louisville’s Speed School of Engineering. She is a member of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. She holds multiple patents and is an accomplished author and speaker, having published and presented works regarding the generation and use of real-world evidence, biofuels, flavors, and fragrances.
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM ET