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About Us—Founder of BPSI Founder Prior to starting BPSI, Ms. Roden had 20 years of experience working clinically in pediatrics, oncology, and infectious diseases. For over a decade, Ms. Roden has focused primarily on cancer and infectious diseases clinical research. She has provided a broad range of clinical research services to the National Institutes of Health and to the Pharmaceutical Industry. These services have included clinical trial design and development, study coordination, database development and monitoring, scientific manuscript writing, primary epidemiological research, IRB submissions and reviews, and NDA submissions. Ms. Roden has numerous publications and has lectured in the field of infectious diseases and oncology clinical research. Ms. Roden founded BPSI in 1997. Commercially, Ms. Roden has overseen the completion of over 25 commercial contracts for the pharmaceutical industry. On the government side, Ms. Roden has grown BPSI to a staff of over 180 employees supporting the government in 30 US states and territories. The business growth that BPSI has had in government contracting is largely due to the executive management and oversight of Ms. Roden. She has built a corporate infrastructure which includes a human resources division, a contract management division, a finance division, and a business development division. Central to the mission of the corporation is a focus on client satisfaction and retention and support of employees. From an executive management perspective, Ms. Roden has established a strong human resource department focused on top quality recruitment and retention of highly trained employees. She developed and implemented a complete life-cycle management process for employees resulting in a strong retention rate resulting in uninterrupted service for clients. She also established an awards program to recognize excellent performance. This corporate recognition of effort creates a sense of community and motivates employees to perform at peak levels. The commitment of these employees is largely responsible for the success of BPSI. |
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