AI in Clinical Trials
AI Literacy in Clinical Research
Building the Knowledge to Ask the Right Questions and Make Informed Decisions About AI’s Role in Clinical Research
Free Webinar | Thursday, August 13, 2026 | 11:00 AM — 12:30 PM ET | Live + On-Demand Access
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of clinical research, but for many professionals, the conversation has moved faster than the understanding.
Whether AI is embedded within the systems you already use, introduced by CROs and technology partners, or driving new initiatives within your organization, AI literacy is becoming an essential competency across clinical research.
This webinar is designed to provide the foundational knowledge needed to understand AI, ask better questions, and make more informed decisions as AI becomes part of everyday clinical research.
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What You'll Learn
During this interactive 90-minute webinar, you’ll learn how to:
- Understand the terminology, technologies, and concepts shaping today’s AI conversations
- Explore how AI is already being applied across Clinical Operations, Quality, TMF, and other clinical functions
- Recognize what makes AI different from traditional software and why GCP, human oversight, and clinical judgment remain essential
- Learn the questions organizations should be asking as AI becomes part of clinical research
- Hear firsthand from a clinical trial sponsor about their AI journey, lessons learned, and practical advice for building AI understanding across the organization
Who Should Attend
This webinar is designed exclusively for professionals working at companies sponsoring clinical trials and responsible for:
- Clinical Operations
- Clinical Quality and GCP Compliance
- Trial Master File (TMF)
- Clinical Systems and Digital Innovation
- Data Management
- Clinical Development Leadership
- Anyone responsible for evaluating, implementing, overseeing, or working alongside AI-enabled technologies
What to Expect
Unlike webinars focused on AI tools or technical implementation, this session is designed to build practical AI literacy for clinical research professionals.
Using plain language and real-world examples, we’ll explore what AI is, how it’s being used across clinical research today, why it requires a different approach in GCP-regulated environments, and what every organization should understand before expanding its use.
The session concludes with an open conversation featuring a clinical trial sponsor sharing their organization’s AI journey, lessons learned, and practical perspectives.
Agenda - Thursday, August 13
11:00 AM ET
INTRODUCTION
The State of AI Literacy for Trial Sponsors: What You Told Us
Review the registration survey results and explore what they reveal about AI adoption across clinical research.
- Who currently owns AI initiatives within clinical research organizations?
- Where organizations are on their AI adoption journey
- The biggest concerns clinical professionals have about AI today
- The current state of AI governance, policies, and organizational readiness
11:05 AM ET
PRESENTATION—AI LITERACY IN CLINICAL RESEARCH
What Exactly Is AI and Why is Everyone Talking About It?
- Understand the terminology shaping today’s AI conversations, including Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), AI Agents, Copilots, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
- Distinguish AI from traditional software and automation
- Learn how AI works, why it behaves differently than traditional systems, and why understanding its strengths and limitations matters
Why Is AI Different in Clinical Research?
- Explore where AI is already being used across Clinical Operations, Quality, TMF, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Writing, and other clinical functions
- Understand why GCP-regulated environments require a different approach to AI than many other industries
- Recognize where AI can create value—and where human expertise remains essential
Is Your Organization Ready to Successfully Adopt AI?
- Explore the organizational building blocks that support successful AI adoption, including governance, ownership, policies, change management, and AI literacy
- Learn the questions organizations should ask before evaluating AI vendors or implementing new technologies
- Understand why organizational readiness often has a greater impact on success than the technology itself
What Skills Will Matter Most in an AI-Enabled Future?
- Understand why critical thinking, clinical judgment, and GCP expertise become even more valuable as AI adoption grows
- Learn why AI should be viewed as a tool that requires direction, review, and oversight—not a replacement for human accountability
- Leave with practical questions to help your organization think more strategically about AI adoption and oversight
12:00 PM ET
USE CASE—TRIAL SPONSOR PERSPECTIVE
Lessons, Questions, and Perspectives from the AI Journey
Hear an open conversation with a clinical trial sponsor about what they’re seeing, learning, and questioning as AI becomes part of the clinical research landscape.
- Where did your AI journey begin?
- What conversations are happening inside your organization today?
- What’s been easier—or harder—than you expected?
- What questions are still unanswered?
- How has your thinking about AI changed over the past year?
- What would you tell another sponsor that’s just getting started?
12:20 PM ET
LIVE AND UNFILTERED: SPEAKER Q&A SESSION
(Not Recorded—Must Attend Live)
Get face-to-face (virtually) with the previous speakers in an exclusive, live-only Q&A. This is your chance to ask the real questions—the ones you’ve been dying to ask but never see on a slide.
No slides. No recordings. No judgment. Just candid conversation, behind-the-scenes insights, and the space to dig into what really matters.
12:30 PM ET
WEBINAR ENDS — On-Demand Version Available for 30 Days
What Registration Includes
- Live participation in the 90-minute live webinar
- Includes expert presentation, moderated panel discussion, and live Q&A
- Insights from participant survey results highlighting AI adoption, readiness, and common challenges across trial sponsors
- 30-day access to the On-Demand Recording (presentation and panel discussion; live Q&A excluded)
- Downloadable copy of the slides presented sent post webinar
- AI Readiness Discussion Guide sent post-webinar
Complimentary Tool — AI Readiness Discussion Guide
The Questions Every Clinical Research Organization Should Be Asking About AI
AI readiness isn’t just about technology—it’s about people, processes, governance, and oversight. This practical discussion guide provides a framework for helping your organization start meaningful conversations, evaluate readiness, and identify the questions that should be answered before adopting AI in a GCP-regulated environment.
Sent following the webinar along with the presented slides.
