RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Quintiles
Transnational Corp. today announced the appointment of Kelly McKee, M.D.,
as Executive Director of Operations for the company's Public Health and
Government Services unit. McKee brings tremendous experience and expertise
in infectious diseases and vaccine product development. He will report to
Oren Cohen, M.D., Quintiles' Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, and Head
of the Public Health and Government Services unit.
"Kelly will play an important alliance management role with government
and commercial sponsors as well as Quintiles internal resources," Cohen
said. "Our team is resourced and committed to assisting pharmaceutical and
biotech companies win government contracts to advance public health."
Prior to his appointment as Executive Director of Operations, McKee
served as Senior Director, Medical and Scientific Services (Infectious
Diseases) for Quintiles where he was responsible for providing medical
support to investigative sites. Previously, he served as Senior Director
for Clinical Research for DynPort Vaccine Company where he directed
clinical trials.
McKee earned his medical degree from the University of Virginia School
of Medicine and completed his internship, residency and fellowship training
in pediatrics and pediatric infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University
Hospital. He completed a 20-year career in the U.S. Army Medical
Department, during which he completed residency training in Preventive
Medicine at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. McKee also earned a
Master's degree in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University School of
Hygiene and Public Health.
About Quintiles Public Health and Government Services
Quintiles Public Health and Government Services has the expertise and
experience to develop products that improve global public health and
enhance readiness to respond to bioterrorism threats, through its
partnerships with governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and
the biopharmaceutical industry.
About Quintiles
Quintiles Transnational Corp. is powering the next generation of
healthcare by providing a broad range of professional services in drug
development, financial partnering and commercialization for the
biotechnology and healthcare industries. With about 20,000 employees and
offices in more than 50 countries, it is focused on providing
customer-centric solutions that are the gold standard of the industry. For
more information, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.quintiles.com.
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Transnational Corp., +1-919-998-2639 (office), +1-919-259-3298
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