Milijana Ugrenovic-Petrovic, MPM, LSSGB, is the Director of Clinical Research Operations at Moffitt Cancer Center. Over her 16-year tenure, she progressed through positions as PRMS (Protocol Review and Monitoring Systems) coordinator, screening coordinator, clinical trial coordinator, and operational manager before assuming her current leadership responsibilities. She provides strategic and operational guidance for a broad portfolio of therapeutic oncology trials—including bone marrow transplant and immune cell therapies, early-phase therapeutics, immunotherapy, thoracic, hematology, gastrointestinal, and sarcoma studies. She designed and implemented “Portfolio360,” a data-driven dashboard that unifies real-time metrics on staff effort, revenue, expenses, and patient accrual, fostering transparency and informed decision-making across the clinical research enterprise. At prior AACI conferences, she shared best practices in workload acuity, screening coordination, inpatient trial optimization, and portfolio management. In collaboration with program chairs, faculty, clinical research medical directors, and CTO leadership, she has established standardized, compliant processes that honor regulatory guidance (GCP, FDA, and institutional policy) while ensuring compassionate, patient-centered care. As a dedicated mentor, she cultivates emerging talent and fosters a culture of continuous learning and collaboration.

At the organizational level, she serves on the Feasibility Committee—reviewing interventional protocols to ensure scientific rigor and alignment with institutional priorities; on the Cancer Committee—overseeing quality standards as part of Moffitt’s Commission on Cancer accreditation; on MPACT (Moffitt Portfolio Activity Tracking)—aligning disease-group strategy, portfolio performance, and minority-accrual initiatives with the Center’s research goals; and on the Enterprise Data Governance Committee—establishing data governance policies, ensuring data quality and security, and collaborating with Data Quality, Business Intelligence, and Data Engineering teams to strengthen stewardship practices across the institution. She holds Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification and is a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI), American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and the American Society for Quality (ASQ).