Kyle Niquette, CCRA
Clinical Research Associate Manager
Merck
I am an Associate Director, Clinical Operations, Site Management and Monitoring with Merck, leading a team of CRAs involved in monitoring our clinical trials, using key performance indicators (KPI) and other factors to ensure quality and compliance. I diligently train, coach, and mentor my team to ensure that they develop and stay engaged. With sponsor-site relationships being critical to the success of our trials, I liaise directly with stakeholders at our partner institutions to better understand unique challenges, identify solutions, and align workload with our pipeline. I contribute to initiatives that enhance quality and optimize processes to bring life-saving medicines to market faster and more efficiently. A critical element in my role is psychological safety - fostering communication, collaboration, engagement, and learning. As we look to the future of our industry, psychological safety will play a foundational role as we look to increase competencies, quality, and efficiency of trial teams.