Raid Faddah, MD, MS, CCRP, CSM, is a Research Operations Manager within Henry Ford Health’s oncology clinical research enterprise in Detroit, Michigan. He oversees core operational functions that enable complex oncology trials, with emphasis on accelerating study start-up, improving budget/contract execution, and strengthening regulatory and feasibility workflows. Raid applies Lean-style process improvement to reduce waste, increase transparency through metrics, and create repeatable, high-reliability systems from intake through activation. He collaborates closely with investigators and cross-department partners to improve cycle times while protecting quality, compliance, and participant safety—turning “how we’ve always done it” into “how we can do it better.”