Amy Fesmire-Baus
Associate Director, Patient Engagement and Recruitment – TA Lead
Bio:
Amy Fesmire-Baus is the Associate Director, Patient Engagement and Recruitment – TA Lead at Bristol Myers Squibb with over 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. She leads a therapeutically aligned team responsible for designing and executing scalable, patient-informed recruitment strategies across high-priority global clinical trials. Her work focuses on integrating patient insights into protocol development to decrease patient burden and into recruitment strategies to support data-driven approaches that accelerate enrollment and ensure inclusive research reflective of real-world populations.
Amy’s career spans medical writing, public health, and patient advocacy, with a consistent focus on clear communication, data-informed strategy, and empowering patients. A congenital heart disease patient and long-time volunteer with the Adult Congenital Heart Association, she has mentored peers, spoken at national conferences, and developed educational resources for adults undergoing open-heart surgery. Her lived experience informs her approach to clinical research—ensuring patients feel heard, respected, and equipped to make informed decisions.