John Speakman

Background

About John Speakman

Creative consensus-building to enable coherent strategies for informatics and IT that support the life sciences. Proven ability to communicate complex issues between corporate leadership, informaticians and IT professionals. Successful building and leading of high-achieving teams, delivery of complex projects involving multiple teams. Leadership in the development and promotion of interoperability standards for clinical research, especially at the nexus of clinical and research data. Deep understanding of current trends in standards, biomedicine, information technology and related government regulation. Ability to direct and navigate interactions within and between academic, commercial and government organizations. Current Board Member of the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC). Currently leading the transformation of information technology enablement of the research mission of NYU Langone Medical Center, five years directing nationwide cancer informatics programs for the National Cancer Institute, regularly representing NCI informatics strategy and implementation at national and international meetings, fifteen years of leadership in the design and direction of a unique, pioneering enterprise-wide clinical trials system at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), still in use today.