Ensuring Continuity in Patient Insights to Strengthen Medicine Development

Stephanie Christopher is a Patient Engagement Lead at Pfizer, where she supports clinical research teams to bring patient perspectives into the design and implementation of clinical trials and recruitment strategies. Prior to Pfizer, Stephanie was the Associate Director of Research Programs at the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), where she directed the IAMRARE™ patient-powered registry program, which allows patients and organizations to inform and shape medical research for rare diseases by launching high-quality, customized registries to collect the data needed to define the natural progression of their disease. In previous roles, Stephanie helped advance real- world evidence research at one of the largest healthcare systems in the western US, helped develop tools to advance patient input in the regulatory review of new medical technologies and was part of a research team seeking to improve the quality of communication between physicians and patients. Stephanie received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Pacific Lutheran University (Tacoma, WA) and Master of Arts in Science, Health, and Environmental Communication from Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI). Stephanie is a Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC) and a Fellow of the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (FACRP).