Bringing over two decades of experience in oncology clinical research and network management, Patricia Winger incorporates her strong conviction for teamwork into her leadership role at CTNeT. Appointed Chief Operating Officer in July 2010, Ms. Winger leads the statewide network with extensive operations, strategic planning, and site management experience in both academic and community-based research environments. Her path to leadership has placed emphasis on initiating innovative operational strategies that are efficient, streamlined and collaborative. Serving as COO, Ms. Winger has been instrumental in the development of the 501(c) (3) since its inception and provides senior oversight to its operations. Prior to CTNeT, Ms. Winger held executive level positions with US Oncology Research (USOR) and most recently, was Vice President of Business Integration for the Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI). Ms. Winger is a long-standing member of the Association of Clinical Research Professionals in addition to the Drug Information Association. She began her career in project management after graduating from Bay State College and quickly intergrated her skill set to the medical research field where she has been called “instrumental” in building oncology network programs.