Nora Winnestaffer is an IT leader with eight years at Eli Lilly, currently serving as IDS Associate Director for Product Development where she oversees application and development roadmaps across medicines development. She blends software engineering roots from Miami University with a dual EMBA/MS in Healthcare Policy and Research from Cornell to bridge technical delivery, clinical innovation, and strategic healthcare policy. Nora has led decentralized trial initiatives and digital biomarker programs that accelerated diabetes research timelines and improved patient experience, moving projects from protocol design through execution. Comfortable engaging scientists, sponsors, external suppliers, and IDS leadership, she operates at the intersection of product, regulatory-aware development, and clinical research. Outside work she channels creativity and curiosity into music performance and a goal-driven effort to visit every U.S. state, reflecting a pragmatic yet exploratory leadership style.
8 years of coding experience
Solon High School
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
Bachelor of Science - BS, Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Software Engineering at Miami University
Master of Science - MS, Healthcare Policy and Research, Master of Science - MS, Healthcare Policy and Research at Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences
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