Prathima Surabhi, AstraZeneca

Prathima Surabhi is a Director in the Clinical Data Standards organization at AstraZeneca, where she focuses on advancing standards development and metadata-driven approaches across the clinical data lifecycle. With more than 15 years of industry experience, she brings deep expertise in clinical data standards, statistical programming, and the implementation of scalable, standards-based solutions in both CRO and pharmaceutical settings.

Throughout her career, Prathima has been instrumental in driving consistency, reuse, and automation in clinical data processes, helping organizations improve efficiency and regulatory readiness. She has contributed to cross-functional initiatives that connect data acquisition, tabulation, and analysis standards, and is an active participant in the CDISC community, including work with the ADaM team.

With a background in pharmacy and a passion for innovation, Prathima is particularly focused on adopting new technologies and modern ways of working to simplify complex processes and enable more effective clinical development. Her work reflects a commitment to continuous improvement and advancing industry standards to support faster, high-quality study execution.