Meet the Team
Our team has completed more than 600 trials with 9,400 research patients.​
Staff Credentials
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Dr. Timothy Smith is a Certified Principal Investigator (CPI®) through ACRP
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Mitzi Sutton is Certified in Healthcare Research Compliance (CHRC®) through the Health Care Compliance Association
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Coordinators are all Certified Clinical Research Coordinators (CCRC®) through the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP)
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All the staff has extensive and ongoing training Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
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All staff is trained on HIPAA
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We have Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that have been developed using the FDA and ICH guidelines
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IATA trained for laboratory shipping
StudyMetrix Staff has 111 years of combined experience in clinical trials.

Timothy R. Smith, MD, RPh
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37 years experience in healthcare (pharmacist, physician, researcher, medical director, corporate healthcare officer)
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Principal Investigator or Sub-Investigator for more than 590 clinical trials and original research projects over his career
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Experienced in all aspects of research business management and regulatory compliance
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Extensive leadership in team building, healthcare innovation development, and grant seeking
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Recognized and awarded for healthcare and research excellence, leadership, and lifetime achievement
Jill Stoneman, MSN, FNP-BC
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25 years experience in nursing including:
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3 years general family practice
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3 years medical surgical nurse
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18 years experience as Sub-Investigator on more than 240 clinical trials- serving under Dr. Smith
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18 years experience in headache management
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Board Certified in Family Practice and a specialist in headache management
Mitzi Sutton, CHRC
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Over 28 years of healthcare experience (practice manager, research administrator, executive director)
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Led and managed all business office functions for over 720 clinical trials in her career
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Certified in Research Regulatory Compliance
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Expertise in research SOP development and implementation, research contract and budget completion, research revenue cycle management, coverage analysis, and proposal development
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Experience in audit readiness, successfully hosting FDA audits for 5 clinical trials with no adverse findings (no 483’s or warnings)