Alumni and former College of Public Health staff will discuss the application of public health training in the pharmaceutical industry. Panelists include:

• Alexandria Kachurak, associate director in the Center for Observational and Real-World Evidence at Merck, holds an MS in epidemiology and a BS in public health from Temple University. In her current role, she is responsible for managing, tracking and supporting the quality components of observational/non-interventional research studies.
• Matthew Phillips, associate director of research management in Global Medical and Value Capabilities at Merck, holds an MPH in social and behavioral sciences and a BS in public health from Temple University. In his current role, he serves as team lead for the Oncology Real-world Evidence Operations Team and as the Global Business Programs lead for the Merck Next Gen Network, a global employee resource group for intergenerational networking and development.
• Jacque Spitzer, associate director of research management in Global Value and Medical Capabilities at Merck, holds an MSEd in psychological services from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in psychology from the University of Colorado. In her current role, she provides operational support of observational/non-interventional research focused on vaccine development. Jacque previously supported research studies at the College of Public Health as a senior project director.

Register to attend on April 4.

This session is part of the College of Public Health's National Public Health Week 2024 event series. Events are open to all—you don't have to be affiliated with CPH to attend!

View the full list of events at cph.temple.edu/nphw.