Waife & Associates Announces New Senior Associate in Germany

NEEDHAM, Mass., April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Waife & Associates, Inc., change management consultants in biopharmaceutical clinical research, announced today it has added a new Senior Associate, Detlef Nehrdich, to its staff. Mr. Nehrdich comes to Waife & Associates, Inc. (W&A) from Abbott Laboratories, where he was most recently Site Head, Statistics & Data Management, in Ludwigshafen, Germany and Global Director of EDC Operations.  Mr. Nehrdich brings a unique combination of expertise in senior clinical research management, biometrics, and broad exposure in the European biopharmaceutical industry.

Based near Frankfurt, Germany, Mr. Nehrdich has more than twenty years' experience in clinical research, beginning as Biostatistician and later Head of Data Management in the Biometrics Department of Viatris (previously ASTA Medica). At Abbott, Mr. Nehrdich successfully managed the enterprise's global preparation and implementation of EDC in 2006. In 2009 he initiated a cross-functional project for global ePRO implementation, and in 2010 worked directly on the integration of Solvay.

"We are very excited to add Detlef to our team," said Ronald S. Waife, President, Waife & Associates, Inc. "He fits perfectly with what we are known for: senior domain expertise, directly applied. Europe has always been an important component of the biopharmaceutical industry and we are pleased to have a Senior Associate close to our European clients. His wide experience in management, initiating change, and innovative biometrics delivery will be very valuable to our clients."

Mr. Nehrdich has long been active in DIA Europe, serving on the Program Committee, as session chair, and speaker at all previous DIA Clinical Forums. He has also been a core team member of the DIA Clinical Data Management SIAC and sits on the DIA Advisory Council for Europe. He has published more than a dozen papers in scientific journals since 1995.

Mr. Nehrdich earned his MSc in Statistics from the University of Dortmund, Germany. 

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About Waife & Associates, Inc.

Waife & Associates, Inc. is a change management consulting company specializing in biopharmaceutical research. It has served over two hundred clients since 1993. Its consulting Associates – all senior industry managers – provide clinical operations process improvement services and information technology implementation strategies for clinical research. The company provides facilitation of the process change engendered by new processes and technologies, and advises the biopharmaceutical industry in the selection and implementation of clinical research software and services. The company also develops industry forums and research reports, identifies and assists companies seeking to develop and market new services and information technologies for the pharmaceutical and health care industry, and advises the investment community accordingly. The company has offices in Boston, Raleigh, Southern California, Germany and Canada. For more information, visit www.waife.com.

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