In this capacity, he manages SDC's Strategic Scientific Consulting group, a new department of the company announced earlier this year. With over 20 years of experience, Dale is SDC's foremost thought leader on new statistical techniques, regulatory guidance and updates, and clinical trial scientific acuity. Two areas of statistical foci include correlated outcomes and presenting complex statistical methods in a digestible manner to non-statisticians. He enjoys mentoring employees in clinical trials, statistics, business, and soft skills such as public speaking and management training.
Prior to joining SDC, Dale held high-level biometric operations management positions at Bausch & Lomb, AVI BioPharma, and ZymoGenetics. He maintains an array of therapeutic area expertise, including ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, ophthalmic devices, oncology, neurology, gastrointestinal, and anti-viral/anti-infective. He also has a breadth of regulatory body meeting experience with the FDA, PMDA, and EMA, including involvement in advisory committee meetings.
Dale holds a Ph.D. in Statistics from Oregon State University, a Master of Science in Statistics from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Dickinson College.
Based in SDC’s Tempe, AZ office, Dale enjoys riding his motorcycle, training in martial arts, and hiking in state and national parks with his girlfriend and dogs.
