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Alicia Baker McDowell

Alicia Baker McDowell

Vice President and Head of Global Regulatory Strategy at Fortrea, a global clinical research (CRO) executive with 30+ years in drug development.

Jun 8, 2026

6:23
How do you see the same question, but from that lens, maybe?
6:29
Sure.
6:29
I mean, it's similar to what Chris was saying, but just with the regulatory view, misaligned assumptions from the start really led to confusion and having different interpretations of what global means in practice, particularly around the endpoints, the digital tools, the data flows.
6:49
You have to think of that from the beginning.
6:51
So the early joint feasibility and regulatory scenario planning really led plays into making that successful and not just an operational kickoff.
7:01
And then kind of avoiding regional regulatory blind spots.
7:05
So taking that global perspective into consideration from the beginning.

16 MINS LATER

22:43
And so I think the more we can continuously learn from those experiences and incorporate it back into the studies and on, I think it will be better for all parties.

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