Jamie Kistler is a Director of Customer Strategy for Parexel International. She has nearly 15 years of experience supporting US and Global cross-functional teams in the biopharmaceutical and device industries across a wide array of therapeutic areas, including oncology, hematology, immunology, women’s health, cardiovascular disease, multiple sclerosis, psychiatry, pediatric infectious disease, and rare diseases. Specifically, Jamie provides support to Medical Affairs professionals in the development and execution of comprehensive strategic communication plans. Ensuring that patient insights and needs are considered as part of the medical communications planning process is a key area of focus, and she collaborates closely with members of Parexel’s Patient Innovation Center to bring new insights and innovative ideas to her Medical Affairs colleagues. Jamie is a graduate of Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA and earned a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Pathobiology from Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Medical Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer, Philadelphia, PA. Jamie is an active member of the Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS) and co-leads the MAPS Patient Centricity Focus Area Working Group with Tricia Gooljarsingh.