BS, Electrical Engineering
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Chad L. Downey, CCRP, is a Senior Clinical Research Associate in the Clinical and Medical Services Division of RTI-HS. Mr. Downey has played a role in a number of clinical research therapeutic areas, including hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome, hemophilia, urticaria, malignant glioma, borderline personality disorder, and colorectal cancer. He has experience in clinical trial monitoring, regulatory review, data management, Food and Drug Administration regulation and International Conference on Harmonization – Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) guideline application, study form design, and literary authorship and review. He has conducted international training on topics that include the applications of the Belmont Report to research in humans and the challenges of cross-cultural training in clinical research. Mr. Downey has received certifications from such entities as the National Institutes of Health, the Coaches Training Institute, and Caligeo Clinical, LLC, Fundamentals of Pharmaceutical Research for Clinical Research Associates and Clinical research coordinators. He is a member of Caligeo Clinical Trials Initiative and the Society of Clinical Research Associates.