Durham, North Carolina, United States, May 2025 — Stephen Rayda has been appointed as Chief Digital Information Officer at Worldwide Clinical Trials, bringing with him over three decades of strategic leadership in IT and digital transformation across the healthcare, life sciences, and technology sectors. In his new role, Stephen will lead the organization’s global digital strategy and information infrastructure to enhance operational excellence and technology-driven innovation across clinical research programs.
Prior to this appointment, Stephen spent five impactful years at Syneos Health, most recently serving as Executive Vice President, Syneos Operations Technologies, where he partnered closely with clinical operations to design and execute a strategic technology roadmap. His efforts improved operational predictability, streamlined study delivery processes, and eliminated longstanding customer pain points through systems modernization and integration. Earlier roles at Syneos included leading enterprise shared services technologies and global infrastructure modernization.
Before joining Syneos Health, Stephen was Global Head of Infrastructure and Client Services at mp-IT (a Purdue Pharma affiliate), where he unified IT operations across a global pharmaceutical network and drove significant cost efficiencies through strategic consolidation and migration to Azure. He also served as Interim CIO and CTO at Purdue Pharma, overseeing the globalization of the IT function and delivering strategic savings and transformation initiatives.
Stephen’s earlier career includes leadership roles at Pitney Bowes, where he served as Director of Technology Planning, and previous stints in consulting and analyst roles at Charles River Computers, American Color Graphics, and Prudential Reinsurance. His experience spans systems architecture, cyber-security, enterprise IT, cloud migration, and large-scale infrastructure transformations.
At Worldwide Clinical Trials, Stephen will focus on advancing the company’s global digital platforms, optimizing data integration and cybersecurity, and accelerating the digital enablement of clinical trial operations.
About Worldwide Clinical Trials
Worldwide Clinical Trials is a leading full-service global contract research organization (CRO) that collaborates with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies to bring new therapies to market. The company offers a full suite of services from bioanalytical lab services to Phase I–IV clinical trials and real-world evidence studies. Specializing in neuroscience, oncology, rare disease, cardiometabolic, and immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, Worldwide operates across more than 60 countries with a team of over 3,500 professionals committed to scientific rigor and personalized service.
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