Ellen Price is a clinical research leader with a 17-year career rooted in patient advocacy, community engagement, and participant-centered strategy. As Director of Patient Engagement at Tekton Research, she leads initiatives that amplify patient voices and drive meaningful change across clinical trial operations. Ellen facilitates Tekton’s monthly Patient and Partner Insight Committee, ensuring that real-world perspectives shape the way research is communicated, experienced, and delivered across Tekton’s network of sites.
Her approach is guided by the “three C’s” she first embraced while working in pediatrics—communication, continuity, and concordance (finding common ground)—which continue to influence her work today. Passionate about bridging the gap between participants, research staff, and PIs at Tekton, Ellen excels at building trust through transparency and expanding access to clinical research in a way that feels personal, respectful, and inclusive.