Ex-FDA director joins Parexel
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Parexel Consulting, a business unit of Parexel International, has hired David Elder, formerly a senior official of the US FDA, as vice-president of its strategic compliance services team. At the FDA, Mr Elder served as the director of the Office of Regional Operations within the office of regulatory affairs, where he managed a team of professionals working around the globe to ensure that regulated products met the FDA's standards, rules and regulations.
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