Atsushi Kitamura
Excellence in Service Award
Director, GCP Quality Japan,
Pfizer R&D Japan G.K.
Since 2020, Mr. Atsushi Kitamura has served as the community lead for the DIA Patient Engagement Community. Mr. Kitamura has also coordinated with other industry groups leading Patient Engagement or DCT activities to invigorate the DIA Japan annual meetings, DIA Patient Engagement workshops, and Patient Engagement information exchange meetings. Mr. Kitamura began his career in clinical development at Nippon Kayaku, Oncology division. He then moved to a global CRO and later to Wyeth Research. Currently, he works at Pfizer R&D Japan as the GCP Quality Head. In this role, Mr. Kitamura promotes GCP renovation, encourages input from multiple stakeholders including patients, and contributes to the clinical trial ecosystem.