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

31 years managing and reporting medical research data

30 years using and teaching programming, informatics and biostatistics

30 years teaching: programming, informatics and biostatistics

25 years participating in a CRO

4 NDAs, 2 as Data Management Team leader

40 peer-review journal articles


Elizabeth Dennis
Senior Statistical Programmer

22 years SAS programming experience

17 years reporting medical research data

16 years in the pharmaceutical environment

12 years participating in a CRO


David W. Donley, PhD
Principal Biostatistician

18 years SAS experience

15 years serving as a biostatistician

10 years working in large, global pharmaceutical companies

5 years experience 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; multiple years of experience with trials for fracture repair, cancer risk reduction, gynecology, sepsis and cognition; consulted on numerous regulatory submission and responses to regulatory authorities.


Dawn M. DuBois, MS
Principal Biostatistician

19 years serving as a biostatistician

19 years SAS experience

12 years with CROs

7 years with a large, global pharmaceutical company

8 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.


Sandra Hall, PhD
Senior Biostatistician

10 years teaching mathematics and statistics

10 years SAS experience

8 years serving as a biostatistian


Suzanne J. Maninger, MPH
Principal Statistical Programmer

19 years managing/analyzing/reporting research data

19 years SAS experience

19 years experience with diverse PC-based applications

5 years with a large, global pharmaceutical company

4 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

20 years programming, managing and reporting data

20 years SAS experience

17 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

20 years SAS experience

20 years analyzing and reporting research data

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

Experience with a large, global pharmaceutical company

NDA participation, including preparation of ISE and ISS components


Bruce Morrill, MS
Principal Biostatistician

30 years SAS experience

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

18 NDAs serving in the design, analysis and/or review of pre-clinical, Phase I-III, ISE or ISS components

15 years with a large, global pharmaceutical company

10 peer-review publications


Michael C. Mosier, PhD
Director, Biostatistics

21 years SAS programming experience

20 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

31 published abstracts

28 peer-review publications (published or in press)


Belinda Pierson, MS
Senior Statistical Programmer

8 years SAS experience

8 years analyzing and reporting research data

4 years experience with CROs; 3 years with a large, global CRO


Jennifer Savage Sales, MS
Senior Statistical Programmer

16 years SAS programming experience

13 years analyzing and reporting research data

10 years experience with CROs; 6 years with a large, global CRO

6 years experience with a large, global pharmaceutical company

NDA participation, including preparation of ISE and ISS components
Experience managing large, globally distributed team members and project teams


Debra S. Schleusener, MS
Principal Biostatistician

15 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry

2 NDAs including representation and defense to the 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


Amy L. Winters
Principal Statistical Programmer

13 years SAS programming experience

10 years statistical programming experience in the pharmaceutical and clinical research industry

Experience with many significant therapeutic areas, including oncology, diabetes,
cardiology, and autoimmune


Linda Bennett, MBA
Senior Data Manager

21 years experience in data management

10 years working in the CRO industry

8 years data coordination experience

2 years experience handling EMB human resource needs


Beverly B. Brown
Director, Data Management

26 years validating/integrating/reporting U.S. and global data

26 years designing/developing database specifications

26 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
Principal Data Manager

13 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 U.S.-based trials


Cora L. Jenkins
Data Manager

25 years experience with diverse PC-based applications

24 years experience reviewing, managing and reporting medical research data

20 years participating in a CRO


Kristin R. Pearson, CCDM
Principal Data Manager

12 years data management experience, including managing/reviewing/auditing research data

12 years data coordination experience

11 years with a large, global CRO

Experience as lead data manager for global and U.S.-based clinical trials


Judith A. Seim
Principal Data Manager

36 years managing and reporting medical research data

20 years SAS programming experience

16 years participating in a university-based CRO

12 years study monitor/data manager of NIH grants


Denna Sweeney
Principal Data Manager

16 years managing, reviewing, auditing research data

16 years data coordination experience

16 years experience with diverse PC applications

6 years with large, global pharmaceutical companies


Marcia D. Wrona
Principal Database Programmer

31 years managing and reporting medical research data

30 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 experience

15 years experience managing and reporting data

10 years leading EMB marketing activities

9 years with a large, global pharmaceutical company

7 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

18 years working within the industry, specializing in data management

8 years data coordination experience

10 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

12 years experience in information technology

9 years managing information technology at major academic health center

7 years as IT Manager for CRO