Clinical Development Advisory Big Ideas, Real Impact

Physician-scientist| 20 Approved Products| Clinical Development Advisor| Vaccines Oncology Cardiology| Ex-Pfizer Sr. Director| Ex-IRB Chair

What I Offer

Trusted Advisor


I’m typically brought in early to pressure-test execution assumptions and site readiness - before timelines slip and noise enters the data. If early execution is noisy, everything downstream becomes guesswork. My role is helping teams preserve signal so leadership can make confident decisions.
— Erik Lamberth, MD, FAAP

Over a 30-year career, I have occupied most of the seats that determine whether a clinical program succeeds. Along the way, I have been involved in 20 approved products.

I have held multiple roles that many clinical advisors have held separately: Pfizer Global Program Lead, practicing physician, site PI, and IRB Chair.

The combination of clinical practice, site investigation, ethics regulatory oversight, and sponsor-side program leadership is what I bring to my advisory clients.

Faculty appointments at Temple Med, Haverford College and currently at Penn Med - combined with explaining clinical science to patients and families - mean I can communicate to DMCs and to non-scientist board members with equal clarity.

Through ClearPoints Advisory, LLC and as a mentor at Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures, I am able to work with startups, early stage development programs and academic institutions on:

-    Pre-IND to clinical stage design, strategy and positioning

-    IRB and ethics committee navigation

-    Science communication for non-scientist stakeholders

If this background is relevant to what you are building, I am glad to connect.

I had the pleasure of working with Erik Lamberth during our time at Pfizer. Erik is an exceptional physician-scientist who consistently brings deep clinical expertise, strategic thinking, and a collaborative approach to complex challenges. He has a unique ability to bridge science, medicine, and business considerations, helping teams make thoughtful, data-driven decisions. Beyond his technical strengths, Erik is a trusted colleague who fosters strong partnerships and always keeps patients at the center of his work.
— Julie Skinner, VP Bacterial Vaccines & Technology, Pfizer
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Erik Lamberth, MD, FAAP

I had the distinct pleasure of working with Erik on a few vaccine programs during his tenure at Pfizer and he is one of the strongest clinical leads I have interacted with during my 15+ years at Pfizer. His ability to understand his programs at both the micro level (study specific details and nuances) and macro level (broader commercial/medical strategy and competitive dynamics) is a rare skill and enables him to be highly effective within the broader cross-functional teams in which he participates. Beyond the day-to-day work skills, I found Erik to be an extremely quick learner, fantastic communicator, and all around wonderful human being. I would highly recommend Erik for any endeavor in which you need a highly competent and self-motivated leader.
— Daniel Bakken, VP Commercial Development: Vaccines at Pfizer
I had the great pleasure to work with Erik Lamberth, MD for 16 plus years at Grand View Health. I hired him into the position of Chair of the IRB at Grand View several years ago and his leadership and vision for our IRB were truly transformative. I came to know Dr. Lamberthwhen he joined a pediatric practice across the street from Grand View and my children became his patients. He was a wonderful pediatrician in a practice that was heavily involved in research by serving as a site for studies. My children were participants in those studies and he was kind and gentle and extremely informative every step of the way. They are in their 30’s now and are still proud that they “got to help” other children along the way by helping to eradicate diseases.

When I was searching for an IRB Chair in my administrative position (and eventually the CEO position) at Grand View, Dr. Lamberth was an obvious and enthusiastic choice. He had walked the walk, meeting with parents and children and explaining and enrolling them into vaccine studies, he sat as a member of our IRB and then took on the position of chair. It wasn’t an easy job, but it became an exceptional IRB with his leadership, knowledge, and collegial spirit. He served as the Chair for 16 years when he left to start his career in the vaccine industry, leading large scale industrial vaccine programs. I have watched him achieve great success there, with a steady increase in responsibilities throughout his career, literally saving lives on a global scale.

I am very proud to call him a former colleague of mine. He knows the research and development business from all points of view and is an incredible asset to anyone in need of help and guidance along a similar journey.
— Jean Keeler, CEO Emeritus Grand View Health

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