Amanda Santimaw and Rebecca Martinez, Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology

Amanda Santimaw is the Director of Clinical Research for the 9 locations of Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology, plus 4 external physician locations. She is responsible for the oversight of over 180 current clinical trials, 17 Principal Investigators, 24 dedicated research staff working in rheumatology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, and internal medicine. She has 15 years of experience working in Phase I-IV clinical trials, observational studies, and retrospective data analysis. Amanda received both her Bachelors of Science and Masters of Science in Clinical Research Management from Arizona State University. When Amanda is not at work, she enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter and new baby, going hiking, camping, and traveling

Rebecca Martinez is the Operations Manager of Clinical Research and is Amanda’s co-pilot for all the locations. She has over 10 years’ experience in the clinical research field in rheumatology and gastroenterology.  She is responsible for the successful study start-up, recruitment, and maintenance for all the ongoing trials. She too received her masters of science in clinical research management from ASU.

This week we discuss the challenges of managing site level documents, making the jump to electronic regulatory with Veeva, CTMS, eSource and so much more.