Our Mission: Unify the voice of the global clinical research site community for greater site sustainability.

The Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS) is the leading advocacy organization dedicated to unifying the voice of the global clinical research site community. Representing more than 12,000 sites in 75+ countries, SCRS facilitates industry collaborations and conversations focused on site advocacy, education, mentorship, and connection.

Christine Pierre founded SCRS in 2012 in response to the growing need for an organization to represent the voice of research sites within the clinical research enterprise. She created SCRS and the Site Solutions Summits to provide sites with resources, mentorship, and education opportunities through a member-based organization dedicated to giving sites both a voice and community.

As Christine Pierre described the founding principle: “We are all aware that as an industry we currently have an unsustainable model for all stakeholders. Sites represent the largest number of providers to the industry, therefore their impact cannot be underestimated. Sites have long been the silent partner in the research enterprise, and SCRS ensures they are no longer passive participants by catalyzing dialogue with industry leaders and working to find solutions through collaboration.”

SCRS Stands on Four Pillars:

ADVOCATE

On behalf of its site members, SCRS publicly comments on issues relevant to the clinical research industry. SCRS maintains a presence in conversations with other groups and organizations to ensure the site’s perspective and voice is clear as important dialogue occurs.

EDUCATE

Unparalleled knowledge and education facilitated by SCRS provides the foundation for informed action, where industry leaders can analyze their most efficient programs, fresh voices can introduce proven innovations, and established experts can debate different interventions. SCRS and its members provide each other with a constant flow of new solutions and lessons learned.

MENTOR

Recognizing the importance and commitment needed to ensure site sustainability, SCRS and its members provide meaningful mentoring to facilitate a lasting foundation of quality research sites.

CONNECT

SCRS provides a unique opportunity for sites and industry stakeholders to interact with each other across the industry. The SCRS community is an environment characterized by meaningful and lasting partnerships.

SCRS is the first organization fully dedicated to representing the interests of the clinical research site community. SCRS gives sites a voice, a seat at the table, and the ability to participate in discussions and decisions that ultimately impact the clinical research sites and the industry at large. Joining the SCRS community helps give the clinical research site a stronger, more credible voice and shared purpose.

Companies that sponsor or support the work conducted by clinical research sites will benefit from collaborating with SCRS through participation in SCRS’ corporate programs. Their collaboration demonstrates a commitment to building a stronger site partnership, recognizing the importance of the site’s voice, and providing their company with intellectual capital to best position them for success.

SCRS founder Christine Pierre described the founding principle of the organization: “We are all aware that as an industry we currently have an unsustainable model – for all stakeholders. Sites represent the largest number of providers to the industry; therefore, their impact on this process cannot be underestimated. Sites have long been the silent partner in the research enterprise, and SCRS ensures they are no longer passive participants by catalyzing dialogue with industry leaders and working to find solutions through collaboration.”

SCRS’ Guiding Ethical Principles

Our mission is to foster the sustainability of clinical research sites, for the benefit of sites and other industry stakeholders. While we gratefully accept funds provided by organizations to support SCRS’ mission, our projects and results are transparent and independent of funding sources.

  • All awards and recognition are determined by confidential votes and are not influenced by the donation of funds to SCRS.
  • We undertake research projects only if we believe it will further our mission.
  • We determine the means of executing any research project or study, rather than following the directives of any outside funding source.
  • We publish the outcomes of our research to our members and other interested parties, regardless of whether the outcomes are perceived as favorable to any of our contributors.