Mario Contreraz was named administrator of the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center’s Clinical Trials Office.
As administrator, Contreraz will provide overall direction for the strategy and vision for the Clinical Trials Office to ensure all NCI criteria and guidelines are met. He will also serve as a liaison between the administrative staff and the sponsors, collaborators, and regulatory agencies.
Contreraz had served as interim administrator for the Clinical Trials Office during the recruitment process. He initially joined the Clinical Trials Office in May 2016 as the research nurse administrator.
Prior to joining the CTO, Contreraz was a clinical research manager at the IU School of Medicine’s clinical research center, a clinical research nurse at the Krannert Institute of Cardiology, a nursing associate at Eli Lilly and Company, and an ER nurse at Eskenazi Health. He holds both a master’s of nurse administration, a master’s of business administration from Anderson University, and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Ball State University.
