Dr. McNair is Principal Consultant at Equipoise Consulting, LLC. As a consultant to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, Dr. McNair provides medical guidance on clinical development strategies and study design for new drugs, medical oversight all phases of clinical trials, and medical review of marketing and educational materials. She was formerly the Senior Medical Director for Clinical Development and Medical Affairs at Vertex Pharmaceuticals. She is an adjunct Assistant Professor at Boston University and teaches in the Master’s of Clinical Investigation graduate programs on the scientific design of clinical research studies. Her areas of interest include the ethical issues of pharmaceutical drug development and marketing, and interactions between research review boards and the pharmaceutical industry. Dr. McNair graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and trained in general surgery at Boston University Medical Center. She completed her Master’s in Public Health at Boston University, concentrating in Biostatistics/Epidemiology.     [ Click for More ]

Dr. McNair is Principal Consultant at Equipoise Consulting, LLC. As a consultant to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, Dr. McNair provides medical guidance on clinical development strategies and study design for new drugs, medical oversight all phases of clinical trials, and medical review of marketing and educational materials. She was formerly the Senior Medical Director for Clinical Development and Medical Affairs at Vertex Pharmaceuticals. She is an adjunct Assistant Professor at Boston University and teaches in the Master’s of Clinical Investigation graduate programs on the scientific design of clinical research studies. Her areas of interest include the ethical issues of pharmaceutical drug development and marketing, and interactions between research review boards and the pharmaceutical industry. Dr. McNair graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and trained in general surgery at Boston University Medical Center. She completed her Master’s in Public Health at Boston University, concentrating in Biostatistics/Epidemiology. She was a member of the Institutional Review Board at Boston University Medical Center for several years, and founded and chaired the Human Subject Protection Committee at Vertex Pharmaceuticals. She is an active member of PRIM&R and a Site Visitor for the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP).