Mr. Carita has over twenty five years of research and development contracting experience in the Pharmaceutical, CRO and Aerospace industries.  He is presently employed by Otsuka Maryland Research Institute as the Director of Clinical Outsourcing. He is responsible for developing and implementing outsourcing strategies that will ensure qualified suppliers are available to successfully support the completion clinical studies, as well as vendor management for on-going clinical studies.  He holds a Bachelors in Political Science from American University, and is past President of the National Contract Management Association, Boston Chapter.