Responsible, Human-Centered AI: The Future of Clinical Research Roles

This live session explores responsible, human-centered AI in clinical research, focusing on how emerging technologies are reshaping workforce expectations, decision-making, and operational oversight. Rather than highlighting specific tools, the discussion will examine how organizations are approaching AI adoption while maintaining ethical standards, regulatory alignment, and human judgment.

Our speakers will share perspectives on what research professionals need to understand now, how roles are evolving across sites and sponsors, and where human expertise remains essential to trial quality and participant safety.

Speakers:

Noelle Gaskill, MBA, ACRP-CP
VP, GM Tempus TIME Network
Tempus AI

Noelle Gaskill, MBA, ACRP-CP is a research executive with over 25 years of experience spanning across the industry form sites to biotech. In her tenure of leading large-scale research organizations, she successfully deployed novel just in time recruitment models, patient matching powered by AI and has developed site technology – all with the purpose of reducing the burden on the site. Today she leads Tempus TIME Network – a perfect fit for her personal motivator of providing novel therapeutics to al patients clos to home.

Jennifer Sheller, ACRP-CP
Senior Vice President and Head, Global Clinical Trial Operations (GCTO)
Merck

Jennifer Sheller, Senior Vice Present and Head of Global Clinical Trial Operations for Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada. Jennifer brings more than 25 years of experience in clinical trial operations to drive impactful advancements in healthcare. Since joining Merck in 2017, she’s held various leadership roles including associate vice president and regional head of GCTO North America, associate vice present and head of monitoring excellence, trial diversity and site development/engagement and vice president and head of clinical sites, data management and quality.