Larissa Young 

Clinical Research Manager, MSD

Larissa is a clinical research professional with over a decade of experience in clinical trials across Australia and New Zealand. With a background in pharmacy, she began her career as a Clinical Research Associate at a CRO before transitioning to MSD, where she serves as a Clinical Research Manager. Larissa currently oversees oncology trials in melanoma, renal cell carcinoma, and prostate cancer, and brings a broad therapeutic perspective from her work including immunology, rheumatology, ophthalmology, and oncology trials. Her dual experience in both CRO and sponsor environments equips her with a versatile and strategic approach to clinical operations.

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Decreasing Non-Compliance Issues: Working Together from the Start 

Join this session to hear from the panel of CRA, Project Manager and Sponsor on how we can work together to improve the quality of clinical trials. 
Larissa will discuss the following topics from a Sponsor perspective:

• What do we mean by “non-compliance”? What is a “protocol deviation”?
• Do the number of protocol deviations reflect badly on a site?
• How can protocol deviations be avoided/minimized?
• CRA and Data Management – friend or foe?