{{Short description|American medical research advocate}} {{For|those of a similar name|Sarah Radcliffe (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Sara Radcliffe | honorific_suffix = | image = <!-- filename only, i.e. without "File:" (or "Image:") prefix or enclosing brackets --> | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name above --> | birth_date = <!-- {{birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year unless the exact date is already widely published, as per WP:DOB --> | birth_place = Madison, Wisconsin | baptised = <!-- will not display if birth_date is entered --> | disappeared_date = <!-- {{disappeared date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (disappeared date then birth date) --> | disappeared_place = | disappeared_status = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | death_cause = | body_discovered = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | monuments = | nationality = | other_names = | citizenship = | education = MPH, MA, Johns Hopkins University<ref name=Nature>{{cite journal|title=Careers and Recruitment - Regulatory Affairs|journal=Nature Reviews Drug Discovery|volume=8|date=March 2009|issue=3|page=255|doi=10.1038/nrd2843|s2cid=38730061|doi-access=free}}</ref><br>BA, Wellesley College | alma_mater = | occupation = President & CEO | years_active = | era = | employer = California Life Sciences Association<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jennewein|first1=Chris|title=San Diego Biotech Groups Criticize Issa on Innovation Act|url=http://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2015/09/21/san-diego-biotech-groups-criticize-issa-on-innovation-act/|accessdate=23 September 2015|publisher=Times of San Diego|date=21 September 2015}}</ref> | organization = | agent = <!-- Discouraged in most cases, specifically when promotional, and requiring a reliable source --> | known_for = | notable_works = <!-- produces label "Notable work"; may be overridden by |credits=, which produces label "Notable credit(s)"; or by |works=, which produces label "Works" --> | style = | height = <!-- "X cm", "X m" or "X ft Y in" plus optional reference (conversions are automatic) --> | television = | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | movement = | opponents = | boards = | criminal_charge = <!-- Criminality parameters should be supported with citations from reliable sources --> | criminal_penalty = | criminal_status = | spouse = J.D. Kleinke | partner = <!-- (unmarried long-term partner) --> | children = | parents = | relatives = | callsign = | awards = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | module6 = | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | footnotes = }}
'''Sara Radcliffe''' is an American medical research advocate and business executive. She is the president and CEO of California Life Sciences Association, a non-profit organization that advocates for the medical research mission of the life sciences sector of California. She is best known for her expertise in the field of applied public health and an advocate for life sciences.
==Early life and education==
Radcliffe was born in Madison, Wisconsin and raised in London, Ontario. Her father is David Radcliffe, a retired professor of education at the University of Western Ontario. Her mother Shanthi Radcliffe is a retired director of public health clinics in Ontario. Radcliffe returned to the United States to attend Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.<ref name=YahooFinance>{{cite news|title=California Healthcare Institute and Bay Area Bioscience Association Will Combine to Become the California Biomedical Innovation Alliance|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/california-healthcare-institute-bay-area-150000228.html|accessdate=23 September 2015|publisher=Yahoo! Finance|date=8 December 2014}}</ref> She went on to attend Johns Hopkins University where she spent a semester abroad at Oxford.<ref name=Nature/><ref name=YahooFinance/> Radcliffe focused on Aristotelian philosophy and Ethics and pursued parallel studies at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, conducting research into health resource allocation and clinical trial design. As part of her training, she worked for the Core Services Committee of the New Zealand Ministry of Health.
==Career==
After Johns Hopkins, Radcliffe joined SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals as a research and development policy analyst in the company's alliance and technology group.<ref name=Nature/> Her work included evaluation and communication of DNA research and Pharmacogenetics. She was also employed by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) where she worked as senior director of biologic & biotechnology and assistant vice president of pre-clinical drug safety evaluation.<ref name=BaltSun>{{cite news|last1=Sentementes|first1=Gus G.|title=Hepatitis vaccine recall stuns Passport Health|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2002/02/01/hepatitis-vaccine-recall-stuns-passport-health/|access-date=23 September 2015|publisher=Baltimore Sun|date=1 February 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=George|title=FDA shifts CBER/CDER review functions|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-352337961.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116194425/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-352337961.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 November 2018|accessdate=23 September 2015|publisher=Pharmaceutical Technology|date=1 May 2003}}</ref> At PhRMA, she advocated for technologies in DNA research, including testifying before the United States Congress.
Radcliffe was appointed president and CEO of California Life Sciences Association in 2014.<ref name=Xconomy>{{cite news|last1=Bigelow|first1=Bruce V.|title=Members Push Merger of 2 California Life Sciences Industry Groups|url=http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2014/12/09/members-push-merger-of-2-california-life-sciences-industry-groups/|accessdate=23 September 2015|publisher=Xconomy|date=9 December 2014}}</ref> The CLSA was formed in conjunction with her appointment with the merger of the California Healthcare Institute and BayBIO, officially launching in 2015. At the time of her appointment, Radcliffe was the executive vice president for Biotechnology Innovation Organization,<ref>{{cite news|title=Appointments|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-25377565.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421012807/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-25377565.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 April 2016|accessdate=23 September 2015|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=19 July 2010}}</ref> the largest trade organization to serve and represent the biotechnology industry in the United States and around the world.<ref name=Xconomy/><ref>{{cite web|title=Links to relevant information|url=http://www.european-biotechnology.net/services/linklist/european-and-international-biotech-industry-associations.html|website=Biotechnology Network|accessdate=23 September 2015|archive-date=29 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129181935/http://european-biotechnology.net/services/linklist/european-and-international-biotech-industry-associations.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.chi.org/leadership/board-of-directors/sara-radcliffe/ California Life Science Association profile page]
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