Karri Venn brings over 25 years of clinical research experience working at clinical research sites. The ride has been monumental both in personal and professional growth. Ms. Venn started her career at LMC Healthcare in 1999 and that progressed to LMC Manna Research and ended with Centricity Research. A wide variety of positions Ms. Venn has held throughout the years in this wonderful organization and focused much of her role as a leader in operations growing the Canadian enterprise to one of the most successful integrated research organizations (IROs) in Canada. Always at the center of attention, was the importance to provide better healthcare to patients and has utilized the research experience as one way to achieve this goal. In maintaining this mission, Karri Venn has opened her own independent consulting company to further provide support to various organizations ie. Sponsor/CRO, Clinical Research Sites, Private Equity and is presently VP, Site Advocacy & Mentorship for SCRS (Society for Clinical Research Sites). Responsibilities throughout her tenure has included the successful openings of 13 LMC Healthcare clinics across Canada, including Canada’s only Diabetes Clinical Research Unit and establishing the largest Canadian non-academic Endocrinology Research program. The merger and integration of various primary care and specialty clinical research sites to form one of the largest IROs in Canada. True North Research, Aventiv and IACT Health integrated with LMC Manna Research to form Centricity Research growing to more than 30 sites with expertise in all phases and majority of therapeutic areas. Additional responsibilities included acting as CEO for hyperCORE International a super network of elite sites coming together to share best practices and continue to push research excellence. Many distinctions and awards along the way include but not limited to: SPRIA, Centers of Excellence and Top 50 Great Places to Work for Canada. Ms. Venn has been certified in project management through the Project Management Institute, as well as longstanding certification as a Clinical Research Coordinator by ACRP. The importance of giving back and to share the site voice continues through her various consulting and strategic partnerships in the industry – most notably acting as chair of for the global committee of Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS).
