Katherine Szarama, Ph.D.

Dr. Katherine Szarama joined ARPA-H as a Program Manager in January 2025, continuing a career in translating medical research into treatments. She was previously the Director of Health Care – Clinical Trials at Arnold Ventures, a philanthropic and venture capital firm, where she provided sourcing, diligence, and oversight of investments in clinical trial transparency, improvements in regulatory drug review, and reimbursement pathways for high-cost therapies. 

Previously, Szarama has also worked at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Emerson Collective. She completed a research fellowship in cancer biology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital after earning her doctorate in medical science from the Karolinska Institutet as part of an intramural research program with the National Institutes of Health.