Nikki Amaratunge, MA, is a Vice President in Clinical Development Operations at AbbVie and leads Clinical Site Management, setting global strategy and driving operational excellence in clinical trials to improve site performance, monitoring discipline, and investigator/patient experience. She brings 20+ years in pharmaceutical development, with leadership roles at AbbVie and Allergan across the U.S., China, and the U.K., including scaling clinical development operations capabilities in China. She previously held study management roles at Pfizer and site management responsibilities at the University of Texas Medical Branch. Nikki is known for building high-performing global teams, strengthening operating models and site engagement, and advancing speed, quality, and predictability of evidence generation to bring innovative therapies to patients sooner.
