Barbara Bierer

Barbara Bierer is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). She serves as Faculty Lead of Regulatory Foundations, Ethics, and Law at Harvard Catalyst and as Faculty Director of the Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center (MRCT Center) of BWH and Harvard. Additionally, she is Director of Regulatory Policy for SMART IRB, a platform streamlining clinical research regulations.

• Education: BS from Yale University; MD from Harvard Medical School
• Leadership Roles: Senior Vice President of Research at BWH (former), Founding Director of the Center for Faculty Development and Diversity at BWH, Director of the Brigham Research Institute and Innovation Hub (iHub)
• Current Board Memberships: Vivli, Inc., Management Sciences for Health, Edward P Evans Foundation

Her research focuses on advancing regulatory frameworks for clinical trials, promoting ethical research practices, and fostering innovation in biomedical science through institutional initiatives.