Mr. Mannello has over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry with the majority of them focused on leading teams for the successful delivery of clinical trials.  As the Director of the Study Recruitment Center within AstraZeneca, Ed is responsible for leading the development, execution and measurement of both strategic and tactical recruitment efforts.  Prior to joining AstraZeneca in 2006, Ed was part of Covance’s Clinical Development group in the Philadelphia, PA area and Princeton, NJ.  He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy and he earned a Masters of Business Administration focused on Pharmaceutical Marketing from Saint Joseph’s University.