Bernadette Tosti | A New Model of Patient Compensation for Clinical Trials

A couple years ago, Bernadette Tosti led an Innovation Network Dive Team that sparked an idea…how might we re-think patient compensation based on clinical data? And she made sure that spark didn’t flame out.

This Spring, working with the Innovation Network and Professor Steve Calandrillo at the University of Washington School of law, she co-authored a paper that was published in the prestigious Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law and Ethics.

About Bernadette
Bernadette Tosti is a seasoned global business executive with nearly 20 years of leadership experience in the life sciences and clinical trial technology space. She currently serves as Head of Digital Trials Client Solutions at Flatiron Health, where she leads cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional customer experiences and drive operational excellence across the digital trial lifecycle.

Bernadette has held senior leadership roles at organizations including Science 37, Quest Diagnostics, and IQVIA, where she consistently delivered transformative results—such as accelerating patient enrollment, scaling global operations, and launching innovative technology platforms. She is also a founding partner at BGT Partners LLC, advising life sciences companies on optimizing clinical trial processes and enhancing patient and provider engagement.

Known for her strategic vision, operational rigor, and people-first leadership style, Bernadette is passionate about expanding access to clinical trials and bringing therapies to market faster. She holds a BA from Boston College.

Filmed at Innovation Network Gathering | West Chester, PA, USA | October 2025

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Credits:

  • Event Production: Smith & Jones Innovation

  • Direction & Speaker Support: Jeff Smith

  • Production & Stage Management: Michelle Jones

  • Stage Design & Lighting: Steve Harper | Indigo Design

  • Video Capture: Armosa Studios

  • Video Editing: Kyle Blackburn & Sigfried Seeliger

  • Screen Assets & Video Engineer: Hunter Loveridge | Picture This

  • Sound Engineer: George Koenig | Uptown! Knauer Center for Performing Arts

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