Last Updated : June 26, 2024
Dr. Nicole Mittmann is the Chief Scientist and Vice President, Scientific Evidence, Methodologies, and Resources at Canada’s Drug Agency.
Dr. Mittmann is responsible for promoting active learning, assuring rigour and quality, linking science to strategy, and sharing evidence through the Canadian Journal of Health Technologies and other sources. To do this, she leads the shared science groups, including Science and Methods, Health Economics, Research Information Services, and the Publishing team.
With a strong background in scientific research, Dr. Mittmann has conducted and collaborated on notable research in the areas of economic evaluations, outcomes research, and drug-patient safety. The research methodologies for these works include the examination of large databases, economic methodologies, and decision analyses.
Dr. Mittmann earned an MSc and PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Toronto. She holds a faculty position as an assistant professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and is cross-appointed to the Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation. She is also an associate scientist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada.