Michael Clay, M.S.J.
Chief Operating Officer
Michael Clay is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Caidya, where he leads the Global Operations Leadership Team and is responsible for the company’s operational delivery, client engagement, and operating model.
A seasoned operations executive, Mike brings deep expertise in global project delivery, site-relationship development, and APAC leadership, with extensive hands-on experience in China. Most recently he served as Senior Vice President, Global Project Delivery at Fortrea, where he oversaw delivery of more than 500 global clinical trials across 60+ countries. Prior roles include senior leadership positions spanning the globe in all phases of clinical development, focused therapeutic delivery, and Biotech and Pharmaceutical engagement strategies at Javara, PPD, and Synexus.
Mike’s focus is on scaling a dynamic, world-class delivery engine that is tailored to serve evolving client needs, strengthens sponsor and site partnerships, accelerates cross-border execution, delivers operational excellence through periods of growth and speeds products to patients, faster.
Mike holds a Master of Science in Jurisprudence (M.S.J.), Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Law from Seton Hall University, School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry from Missouri State University.
