Bill McCracken joins Datavant as Chief Commercial Officer of Life Sciences, Ecosystem, and Public Sector

NEW YORK, NY, September 10, 2024 – Datavant, the leading health data platform company, announced today the appointment of Bill McCracken as Chief Commercial Officer of Life Sciences, Ecosystem, and Public Sector. McCracken brings over 20 years of experience in the industry, having previously held senior leadership roles at Verily Life Sciences and Medidata. 

With an impressive track record of enabling Fortune 500 Healthcare and Life Sciences organizations to adopt transformational data technologies, Bill is set to play a pivotal role in driving Datavant's mission to unlock the potential of data across the healthcare ecosystem.

"Through our industry-leading data linkage, privacy and retrieval solutions, Datavant is becoming the backbone to power drug development and commercialization.," said Datavant President and General Manager of Life Sciences, Ecosystem, and Public Sector, Arnaub Chatterjee. "Bill is a values-driven, seasoned commercial leader who cares deeply about how we can move the needle for our clients and partners."

Prior to joining Datavant, Bill McCracken served as the Head of Commercial, Clinical Research at Verily Life Sciences, where he led all aspects of client engagement functions for Verily's Clinical Research Solutions business. Before Verily, he was Managing Partner at Medidata, leading teams focused on delivering data platform solutions for Top 50 global pharmaceutical organizations. Additionally Bill held senior leadership positions at Ariba, Oracle, and Johnson and Johnson. His ability to understand complex client needs and translate them into actionable strategies has consistently resulted in exceptional business outcomes.

"I am honored to join Datavant at such an exciting time," said Bill. "The company’s mission to connect the world’s health data is truly transformative. I look forward to working with our clients, partners, and the broader Datavant team to deliver innovative solutions that will make a lasting impact on patient outcomes."

As the healthcare and life sciences industries navigate a rapidly evolving landscape, Datavant remains committed to empowering its partners with the tools and services necessary to drive meaningful outcomes. Bill’s appointment underscores Datavant’s dedication to strengthening its leadership team with top-tier talent that can guide the company into its next phase of growth.

About Datavant

Datavant makes the world's health data secure, accessible, and usable. Datavant is a data platform company for healthcare whose products and solutions enable organizations to move and connect data securely.

Through proprietary technology, the world's most robust healthcare network, and value-added services we protect, connect, and deliver the world's health data. Datavant enables more than 60 million healthcare records to move between thousands of organizations, more than 70,000 hospitals and clinics, 70% of the 100 largest health systems, and an ecosystem of 500+ real-world data partners.

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