Pranab K. Mitra is currently working as a lead clinical trial biostatistician for several studies/programs in Merck. He has an extensive experience of more than 10 years in the pharmaceutical industry. In this role, he is responsible for study design, data analysis, CDISC submission, regulatory response, and primary publications. In addition, he gets involved in clinical trial data sharing (regulatory or academia) process. He is involved with several working group initiatives in Merck. He is a member of American Statistical Association.Pranab holds Ph.D. in Statistics. Prior to Merck, he worked in Bristol-Myers Squibb.