Senior Leadership

Driving the execution that helps clients meet clinical trial goals

PharPoint’s senior team averages over 25 years of experience and works collaboratively to ensure the PharPoint team is able to operate at the highest level.

Jayme Swinson, MS

Vice President, Operations

Moya Hawkins

Executive Director, Client Experience

Tracy Pflaumer, MS

Executive Director, Biostatistics and Statistical Programming Auxiliary Services

Paul Johnson

Executive Director, Strategy Development

Sean McRae

Executive Director, IT

Ryan Hager

Senior Director, Statistical Programming

Wendy Moffett

Director, Data Management and Database Programming

Stephanie Olsen

Director, Statistical Programming

Baker Sharpe

Director, Data Management and Database Programming

Maribeth Owings

Director, Clinical Operations

Ted Beverly

Director, IT

Nate Veney

Director, Human Resources

Melisa Williamson

Director, Quality Assurance

FOUNDING EXECUTIVES

Defining PharPoint’s growth, strategy, and vision

Privately held and consultative by design, PharPoint was founded by long-time colleagues in clinical research with the shared belief that sponsors deserve more transparency, stronger collaboration, and higher quality deliverables from their CRO. This foundation continues to shape PharPoint’s strategy, culture, and long-term growth.

Jennifer A. Elder, PhD

Co-Founder | 25+ years performing statistical analyses for clinical trials

Jenna served as the lead statistician on pivotal studies for two novel compounds in a new class of antiretroviral medications in indications for the treatment of HIV and viral hepatitis. She participated in the completion of several NDA, MAA, sNDA, and IND applications and provided strategic consulting, clinical program development planning, and statistical analysis oversight for 75+ projects. Additionally, her experience includes providing statistical support for several pharmaceutical industry-sponsored pregnancy registries and phase I through IV clinical trials.

Jenna has participated in the authorship of many presentations and has been an invited speaker at several industry conferences. Prior to her CRO experience, she was an Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and a statistical consultant at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington where she maintains an adjunct affiliation.

Audra McRae

Co-Founder | 25+ years of experience in clinical research

Audra began her career in academic and healthcare research. After working at North Carolina State University and Roche Biomedical, she moved into the contract research (CRO) industry where she held various positions with startup and large CROs. Her industry training initially focused within biometric services, and she has provided biometric expertise at various levels for hundreds of clinical trials during her career. Audra has played an active role in multiple acquisitions and mergers within the CRO industry and has also been integral in the development and success of two start-up CROs.

She is passionate about finding solutions that improve the drug development process and helping bring great therapies to patients that need them.

Audra is active in professional and charitable organizations and has served on the Board of Directors for multiple organizations.