A team you can rely on.

Our dynamic team combines unique perspectives and expertise in a collaborative, trusting environment.

Jay JH Park, PhD

The Founder and Scientific Lead of CCS, Jay has more than a decade of experience in health research consulting and and quantitative research methods. He specializes in innovative trial designs (adaptive trial designs, master protocols, and platform trials), decision analytics, and evidence synthesis methods.

Jay’s work has been published in leading medical and methodological journals, including The Lancet, JAMA, and The BMJ. He is the lead author of the book “Introduction to Adaptive Trial Designs and Master Protocols” with the Cambridge University Press.

In addition to leading the CCS team, Jay is an Assistant Professor at McMaster University in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact

The Core Team

  • Rebecca Metcalfe, PhD

    PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST

    Rebecca is a quantitative epidemiologist and decision scientist. Trained in clinical psychology, she has expertise in multi-criteria decision analysis, patient preference, and mixed methods.

  • Daniel Daly-Grafstein, PhD

    SENIOR STATISTICIAN

    Daniel is a statistician and research methodologist with extensive experience in methods development specifically in the field of causal inference.

  • Quang Vuong, MSc

    STATISTICIAN

    Quang is a statistician and a mathematician with expertise in Bayesian Monte Carlo sampling and causal inference methods.

  • Richard Yan, MSc, PhD(c)

    STATISTICIAN

    Richard is a statistician with expertise in Bayesian statistics, statistical simulations, and causal inference within the context of evidence synthesis.

  • Olive, BFF

    PUPERATIONS MANAGER

    Olive is the puperations manager at CCS. She has extensive training in animal behaviour, with a focus on barketing and cuddles.

Medical & Scientific Advisors

  • Louis Dron, MSc

    RWE & AI ADVISOR

    Louis is a specialist in real-world data partnership and real-world evidence (RWE) generation. He leverages his expertise to develop AI innovations for RWE.

  • Joel Singer, PhD

    SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR

    Joel is a Professor at the School of Population and Public Health at UBC. He brings over 30 years of experience designing and implementing clinical trials in HIV/AIDS, arthritis, ICU care, neonatology, and other therapeutic areas.

  • Brett Shaw, MSc, MD

    MEDICAL ADVISOR

    Brett is a practicing medical doctor with over 10 years of research experience in cardiology, physiology, emergency, and primary care.

  • Crystal Grymaloski, BSN, MN-NP

    MEDICAL ADVISOR

    Crystal is a Nurse Practioner with experience in acute medicine, ICU, palliative care, surgery, pediatrics, and global health