Name: Kevin Hudziak

Position: Senior Director, Patient Engagement at Eli Lilly and Company

Bio: Kevin has worked at Eli Lilly and Company for 27 years in a variety of roles. He started as a Discovery Organic Chemist, is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and has supported Clinical Development for the last decade focused on implementing innovative solutions to improve the patient/participant and site experience in clinical trials. He is passionate about gathering patient insights to ensure that the evolution of research keeps the patient at the center of everything we do while creating an exceptional research experience with minimized burden.

Why I’m passionate about patient engagement: “The Patient Engagement Award matters to me because it is validation that my efforts to support patients, implement meaningful innovative solutions, reduce burden, and create an exceptional clinical trial experience are truly making a difference for our key stakeholder, the patient/participant/care partner.”