She is Co-Director of Workforce Development at The Ohio State University Clinical Translational Science Institute and Faculty Director of the Multisite Trial Coordinating Center. Through her years in clinical research, she has overseen very robust and always evolving infrastructures and has managed multimillion dollar infrastructures and clinical trial budgets along with overseeing regulatory affairs, clinical research training, compliance, business operations, clinical trial management systems, feasibility and program management. Her career started in the emergency department working on multi-site trials ranging from trauma, psych, pulmonary, among many other subspecialties. She then became the administrator of a node within the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network overseeing the operations and infrastructure of multi-site clinical trials. She has played a part in over 50 clinical trials including drug and device trials.
As a leader in clinical research workforce development, Dr. Fritter directs national and local initiatives that enhance education, training and professional identity within the field. Her national leadership includes leading working groups within the Association of Clinical Translational Science Clinical Research Professional Special Interest Group (SIG) focused on team science and workforce retention, resulting in publications and national presentations. She is committed to early pipeline development, having co-founded the Next STEPP Clinical Research Summer Camp for high school students. Dr. Fritter’s advocacy work has contributed to national recognition of clinical research careers and presentations to students and professionals to promote the field. She holds leadership roles in the Consortium of Academic Programs in Clinical Research and the Association of Clinical Research Professionals and is a board member of Association of Graduate Regulatory Educators (AGRE). She is a Subject Matter Expert with the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP). As PI, she leads a national study on the impact of academic training on certification outcomes and is PI of a study assessing employer and clinical research professionals’ perceptions on credentials. She has presented at major conferences and mentored numerous professionals, supporting the next generation of clinical research leaders.