

ABOUT
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Meet Sammia Saeed
With nearly 20 years of experience across Biotech and Pharma, Sammia brings a deep understanding of the full clinical trial lifecycle—beginning in the lab, advancing through clinical research, and later specializing in clinical systems. Her career has been defined by bridging science, operations, and technology to drive efficiency and innovation.
Beyond system implementation and oversight, Sammia is passionate about leveraging efficiencies to create impact. She has partnered with clinical sites to repurpose trial supply surplus for charities overseas, extending the reach of research into global good.
Most recently, she created Optmli, an application built to centralize vendor oversight with embedded governance structures. Designed to streamline oversight, enhance early risk detection, and reduce time spent on manual monitoring, Optmli reflects her commitment to both operational excellence and meaningful outcomes.
Through V Optimize, her mission is to help purpose led organizations find areas of social impact.
EXPERTISE & BACKGROUND
Diverse Domain Experience
20 years spanning clinical research, systems, and oversight.
Fluent in bridging scientific, operational, and technical domains.
Informed Optmli’s design as a centralized oversight solution.
Milestones
Led CTMS migration across 65+ studies with executive visibility.
Built global governance teams and oversight playbooks.
Restored a major vendor from “Do Not Award” to active status.
Systems & Implementation Fluency
Expertise in eCOA, CTMS, IRT/IXRS, and major trial systems.
Skilled in UAT, audits, integrations, and governance SOPs.
Advanced user of analytics and visualization for insights.
Transformation Credentials
Architected change strategies driving adoption & compliance.
Rebuilt technical teams post-acquisition for stability.
Led global training to accelerate system & process adoption.

THE V OPTIMIZE PROCESS
Discovery
Conduct stakeholder interviews to clarify objectives, challenges, and success criteria
Deliver an interim proposal with preliminary recommendations, potential solution paths, and estimated effort
Roadmap
Assess processes, systems, and readiness to confirm the optimal path
Present a refined proposal with scope, budget, timeline, governance, and KPIs
Enablement
Deliver and implement the agreed solution, including configuration, vendor coordination, change management, and training to ensure adoption and measurable impact

