Review of the real-world challenges encountered in clinical research as it becomes both more digital/virtual and involves more diverse teams – particularly problems and opportunities related to collaboration, security, and data interoperability. Today we speak to Edward O’Connor of ManTech about his insights.
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About Edward O’Connor, Subject Matter Expert, ManTech Health
Edward has over 20 years’ experience as a software developer, enterprise architect, and technology executive – and currently serves as a subject matter expert in ManTech International’s health division. He is focused on artificial intelligence technologies, systems engineering, and approaches that bring together clinical, design, engineering, and operational resources to solve multi-disciplinary problems.
Mr. O’Connor served as the Chief Information Officer and lead architect for the ambitious and successful integrated delivery system effort in Austin Texas to bring together primary care clinics, multiple hospitals systems, a startup non-profit health-plan, dozens of community service providers, and the Dell Medical School. Edward currently provides his expertise as an architect and advisor for projects with Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and the VA – while he juggles dissertation research at Colorado State University.
About ManTech
In business for over 50 years, ManTech provides technology solutions and services for every branch of the federal government, including Intelligence, Federal Civilian and Defense agencies. ManTech is focused on the toughest homeland and national security challenges – with mission-driven teams across service areas including cyber, enterprise IT, application development, and artificial intelligence.
ManTech currently supports Health customers at the Military Health System, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and many other agencies concerned with both operational healthcare, public health, and clinical research.
