Board of Directors Biography - James B. Ray, PharmD

James Ray is a Scientific Affairs Liaison in Analgesia for Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC.

He completed his Doctor of Pharmacy training at the University of Nebraska. He then went on to complete a General Hospital Residency in Pharmacy at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Prior to joining industry he practiced as a clinical pharmacist at Hamot Medical Center in Erie, PA for twenty years. At this site he developed an inpatient pharmacy-managed pain consult service. Working with Dr. Geoffrey Dunn established the Palliative Care Consult Service at Hamot and served as the coordinator of the service.

Currently Dr. Ray is the co-chair of the Pain and Palliative Care Task Force with the American Society of Health-System Pharmacist and past-chair of the Pain and Palliative Care PRN within the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. He also serves as the Chair of the steering committee of the Pennsylvania Cancer Pain Initiative and serves on the advisory council of the American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives.