Recent findings about impressive dollar figures tied to productivity aside, many questions linger about the practical implications of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical trial settings, especially at the site level. This blog highlights the perspectives of three authors whose peer-reviewed articles on different aspects of AI integration with clinical research workflows are forthcoming in ACRP’s Clinical Researcher journal.

Clinical trial interoperability has evolved beyond a technology integration initiative. It has become an operational priority that influences study execution, data quality, regulatory readiness, and decision-making across the clinical development lifecycle. As organizations seek to modernize their clinical platforms, engineering delivery models are also evolving to support closer alignment between technology implementation and business outcomes. Forward Deployed Engineering is emerging as one such delivery model.