Kristen McKenna
Senior Manager and Investigator Contracts Lead at Pfizer with responsibility for global site budgeting and contracting across large clinical programs, bringing sponsor-side insight into approvals, efficiency, and risk mitigation.
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Jan 19, 2026 • 48min
Best Practices for Clinical Trial Budgeting
Matt Lurie, consultant advising sites on budget negotiations and sustainability. Heidi Kassel, site business lead focused on operations and billing compliance. Kristen McKenna, Pfizer contracts lead overseeing global site budgeting. They discuss why budgets stall, what makes defensible justifications, templates and fee schedules, communication tactics, and ways sponsors and sites can speed negotiations.
