David Nickerson in

David Nickerson

Researcher · DISC type Cs
Head of Clinical Quality Management at EMD Serono, Inc.
📍 Greater Boston, United States

David Nickerson is the Head of Clinical Quality Management at EMD Serono, leveraging deep expertise in clinical trial quality and risk management. His career includes a long tenure at Pfizer, progressing from a scientist to senior leadership, supported by his education in Pharmacokinetics at Rutgers University.

He was a guest on the Applied Clinical Trials podcast, where he discussed the importance of industry-wide collaboration to support the adoption of new quality management standards.

Read the full overview →
Experience
32 Years
Current Role
Head of Clinical Quality Management
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Boston, United States
Personality Overview

How David shows up

Perfectionist
Soft Communicator
Process Focused

They tend to be clear about their needs and limitations and are unlikely to promise too much. Being observant comes to them naturally. The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof.

Priorities

Topics David cares about

Quality Risk Management
His current role and recent hiring posts for his team are heavily focused on driving Risk-Based Quality Management (RBQM) for clinical trials.
Inspection Readiness
He is actively building a team to drive process excellence and ensure inspection readiness across the company's clinical trial portfolio.
+5 more topics Login to view topics
Career

Work history

11-2016
Head of Clinical Quality Management
EMD Serono, Inc.
1-2012 - 11-2016
Senior Director, Portfolio & Vendor Quality; Clinical Trial Quality Risk Management Process Owner
Pfizer
4-1999 - 1-2012
Global Development Project Manager
Pfizer
6-1993 - 4-1999
Scientist, Pharmacokinetics & Drug Metabolism
Pfizer
Scientist, Pharmacokinetics & Drug Metabolism
Sandoz
In the press

Media appearances

No media yetWe could not find public media appearances for this person.
Education
1988 - 1993
Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism
Rutgers University
1983 - 1987
BS
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Social presence
in
Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

Other EMD Serono, Inc. Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals.

Valerie Burkeen
Valerie Burkeen
Associate Director, Capability Building, U.S. Fertility Commercial
EMD Serono, Inc.
 Matt Spiewakowski
Matt Spiewakowski
Director - Field Force Effectiveness, Market Access
EMD Serono, Inc.
 Amy Macchietto
Amy Macchietto
Senior Director, US Healthcare Capability Building | Engagements & Events (Medical & Commercial)
EMD Serono, Inc.
 Faith J. Damian
Faith J. Damian
Head of Patient Program Strategy Management & Engagement Marketing
EMD Serono, Inc.

More profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Manoj Ganapathy
Manoj Ganapathy
Co-Founder & CPO
Paid
 Joe Menendez
Joe Menendez
President
CK Ventures, LLC
BD
Brian Davis
Company Owner
Keslaw Logistics
 William Lavelle
William Lavelle
Head of UK
Mediobanca
Unlock the full playbookSee exactly how to sell to David. Free, 10 seconds.