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Shanda Finnigan, M.P.H., R.N.

Associate Branch Chief for Informatics
NCI Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (DCTD) - Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP)
Clinical Trials Operations and Informatics Branch
finnigas@mail.nih.gov

Shanda Finnigan serves as the Associate Branch Chief for Informatics in the Clinical Trials Operations and Informatics Branch (CTOIB). In this capacity, she plays a critical leadership role in adverse event reporting and review, ensuring the accurate collection, analysis, and management of safety data to support patient care and regulatory compliance.

Her responsibilities also include process analysis, data management, data analysis, and data mining, with a focus on improving adverse event workflows and data-driven decision-making. Additionally, she oversees aspects of the CTEP Information Technology (IT) and Cancer Trials Support Unit contracts and provides strategic advice on IT systems and process-related initiatives.

Ms. Finnigan joined the National Cancer Institute in 2003 as a contractor. She initially served as Deputy Program Manager and later as Co-Program Manager for the Protocol and Information Office (PIO). In 2006, she transitioned to a federal role.

Her career began as a practicing registered nurse in oncology before transitioning into clinical research. She has extensive experience in multi-center oncology and gerontology clinical trials, having served as a research nurse, clinical research associate, data manager, and data analyst.

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