Paula Orandash | Director, Patient Engagement
Ergomed

Paula had a 26-year career with The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) as Director, Family Support and Clinical Care, supporting patients living with rare neuromuscular disease.   Her clinical experience through  MDA's national multi-disciplinary care center network included  helping patients from initial diagnosis, standard of care, to clinical trials and treatments.  ​ ​Paula recently held a Global Patient Engagement Liaison role with a mid-size pharmaceutical company, collaborating with patient advocacy organizations (PAOs) to support the company's global clinical trials portfolio.  ​ In her current role as Director, Patient Engagement at Erogmed Clinical Research, she spearheads Ergomed's strategy for patient engagement, which is grounded in the principles of patient and care network centricity.  By prioritizing patients and their care partners in clinical trial operations, she guarantees that the patient's perspective is integrated into every facet of the clinical trial process, including design, recruitment, retention, diversity and overall patient satisfaction.  ​ Her career equipped her with deep expertise in patient-centered education, recruitment and retention strategies, community engagement, and elevating the patient voice in research.  Paula's lifelong commitment to healthcare communications and advocacy enables her to effectively connect patients, researchers and industry stakeholders to ensure successful clinical trial outcomes.​