Simon is an epidemiologist and health economist with expertise in designing, conducting, and communicating scientific studies related to the clinical and economic value of therapies for neurologic conditions. He is currently the global RWE lead for Internal Medicine at Pfizer. Prior to Pfizer, Simon was the global lead for Neurology in the RWE COE at Vertex Pharmaceuticals and supported programs for acute pain, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and other neurologic conditions. Prior to Vertex, Simon worked in RWE, health economics and outcomes research, and pharmacovigilance at Pacira Pharmaceuticals.

Cort Hayflinger has been working with real world health care data for nearly 20 years in a variety of settings, including pharmaceutical companies, academia, and the federal government. Trained as a biostatistician and SAS programmer, Cort has extensive hands-on experience with developing and executing analyses of large health care databases. He is the President of Hayflinger Analytical Services, which offers consulting services related to real world data, SAS programming, and statistical analyses to a variety of clients in the life sciences industries. Cort often works closely with researchers in health economics and outcomes research, pharmacovigilance, real world evidence, and related functions at pharmaceutical companies.