Sandra Orset is the Executive Director of DCT Operations on the Digital and Decentralized Solutions team at PPD. Sandra brings to her role over 20 years of experience in clinical research, including 10 years in project delivery at PPD, overseeing global projects and directing clinical programs. In September 2021, Sandra started the new Decentralized Solutions Group within PPD Digital and Decentralized Solutions, and she currently leads a team of Decentralized Solutions directors who are subject matter experts in the operationalization of decentralized solutions and virtual studies. In this role, Sandra and her team oversee DCT vendors to implement operational standards and provide expertise to the project teams on the execution of DCT strategies to ensure alignment of the strategy with project deliverables and regulatory compliance. In addition, Sandra leads the integration of DCT in the business through the development of the PPD DCT delivery framework to support the modernization of clinical trials. Sandra is a member of the Association of Clinical Research Organizations’ DCT group and received a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from Liverpool John Moores University.