EMB: a CRO for the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Industry


The EMB Team
EMB Biostatisticians have extensive experience in many different therapeutic areas. Our statisticians have successfully directed an exceptional number of intricate and diverse studies. EMB Data Managers are specialists in organizing data for analysis and reporting, managing complicated studies, adapting databases to dynamic changes, and developing time-saving software.




Edward F. Brown, PhD
Executive Director

29 years managing/reporting medical research data

28 years using and teaching SAS

28 years teaching: programming, informatics and biostatistics

23 years participating in a CRO

4 NDAs, 2 as Data Management Team leader

40 peer-review journal articles


Elizabeth Dennis
Senior Statistical Programmer

21 years SAS programming experience

16 years reporting medical research data

15 years in the pharmaceutical environment

11 years participating in a CRO


David W. Donley, PhD
Principal Biostatistician

16 years SAS experience

13 years serving as a Biostatistician

10 years working in large, global pharmaceutical companies

3 years with CROs

2 NDAs including 1 as the Statistical Team Leader

7 peer-reviewed publications

Specialist in the design, analysis and publication of Phase II-IV clinical trials in osteoporosis and diabetes; experience with trials for fracture repair, cancer risk reduction, gynecology, cardiology, and cognition


Dawn M. DuBois, MS
Principal Biostatistician

17 years serving as a Biostatistician

17 years SAS experience

10 years with CROs

7 years with a large, global pharmaceutical company

6 NDAs including preparation of ISE and ISS components, responses to submission questions from regulatory agencies worldwide, and participation in FDA Advisory Panel presentation.

Specialist in the design, analysis, and reporting of Phase I-IV clinical trials.


Suzanne J. Maninger, MPH
Principal Statistical Programmer

18 years managing/analyzing/reporting research data

18 years SAS experience

18 years experience with diverse PC-based applications

5 years with a large, global pharmaceutical company

3 NDAs as lead programmer, including preparation of ISE and ISS data and reporting components and responses to submission questions from regulatory agencies worldwide


Karla A. McKenzie, MS
Senior Biostatistician

18 years programming, managing and reporting data

18 years SAS experience

15 years in the design, analysis and reporting of research data

10 years with large, global pharmaceutical companies

10 years analyzing and reporting of Phase I, III clinical trials; performed analyses and report writing for drugs relating to schizophrenia, allergies, gastroenterology, neurology, oncology, cardiology and respiratory disease

4 NDAs: report design, writing and review of ISS & ISE components


Marc Meyer, MS
Senior Statistical Programmer

17 years SAS experience

17 years analyzing and reporting research data

10 years experience with CROs; 4 years with a large, global CRO

1 year with a large, global pharmaceutical company NDA participation, including preparation of ISE and ISS components


Bruce Morrill, MS
Principal Biostatistician

25 years SAS experience

20 years specializing in design & analysis of Phase I-III clinical trials. Lead statistician for drugs relating to schizophrenia, cardiovascular, oncology, respiratory, neurology, diabetes, GI and allergy

18 NDAs: design, analysis and/or review of pre-clinical, Phase I, ISE, or ISS components

15 years with a large, global pharmaceutical company

8 peer-review publications


Michael C. Mosier, PhD
Director, Biostatistics

17 years SAS programming experience

16 years serving as a Biostatistician

6 years with a large, global pharmaceutical company specializing in the design & analysis of Phase II-III clinical trials; Lead Statistician for drugs relating to CNS and allergy

5 NDAs as the Biostatistics and Data Management Team leader

29 published abstracts

23 peer-review publications (published or in press)


Debra S. Schleusener, MS
Principal Biostatistician

15 years experience in pharmaceutical industry

2 NDAs including representation/defense to FDA


Bill Stewart, PhD
Distinguished Biostatistician

21 years pharmaceutical industry experience

14 years big Pharma experience

9 years in CRO

7 NDAs as lead statistician

Published papers on survival analysis, categorical data analysis, dose response methods, and randomization-based interpretation of inference

Headed the statistics CV group at a large pharmaceutical company

Special work in hypertension for dose response, combination drugs, and estimation of trough/peak ratios


Beverly B. Brown
Director, Data Management

24 years validating/integrating/reporting US and global data

24 years designing/developing database specifications

24 years SAS/SQL experience

12 years with a large, global pharmaceutical company

5 NDAs as lead programmer, including preparation of ISE, ISS and Section 11 components. Programming support for FDA panel review and FDA response team


Tracie J. Evans, RHIA
Principal Data Manager

11 years data management experience managing, reviewing, auditing research data

10 years with a large global Pharmaceutical Clinical Research Organization

Experience as the Lead Data Manager for global and US-based trials


Judith A. Seim
Manager, Data Entry

30 years managing/reporting medical research data 16 years participating in a university-based CRO 12 years study monitor/data manager of NIH grants

20 years SAS programming


Denna Sweeney
Principal Data Manager

14 years managing, reviewing, auditing research data

14 years data coordination experience

14 years experience with diverse PC applications

6 years with large, global pharmaceutical companies


Marcia D. Wrona
Principal Database Programmer

29 years managing and reporting medical research data

28 years SAS programming experience

23 years participating in a university-based CRO

23 years teaching programming, informatics and biostatistics


Brenda M. Bishop, MBA
Director, Business Development

15 years SAS programming, managing and reporting data

9 years with a large, global pharmaceutical company

8 years leading all EMB marketing activities

5 years serving on the EMB Management Team

Project leader and FDA trainer for internal CANDA

Lead programmer on various project teams


Lori A. McConnell
Director, Data Quality Assurance

16 years working within the industry specializing in Data Management

8 years data coordination experience

8 years in a quality assurance role (e.g. hosting audits, developing SOPs)

6 years with a large, global pharmaceutical company

5 years with a large global CRO


Jeremy A. Pennington
Manager, Information Technology

10 years in Information Technology (IT)

7 years managing IT at major university medical center

5 years as IT Manager for CRO