When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, senior leadership at Oracle realized quickly that Oracle had a large role to play. One of the biggest weapons in the fight against the pandemic was data-and managing and analyzing that data has always been at the heart of what Oracle does.

Oracle leaders gathered together a team of technologists and industry experts to meet the needs of both government officials and healthcare workers, from building the platform to help screen volunteers for COVID-19 clinical trials, to enabling people in the United States who have received the vaccine to report on their health and any adverse effects, to supporting dozens of researchers worldwide who are studying COVID-19 treatments and vaccines. "As with the pandemic, our response evolved. Early on, healthcare leaders were focused on treatment, then prevention, then managing the distribution and monitoring of the vaccine," says Katherine Vandebelt, global vice president of clinical innovation for Oracle.

Among the thousands of employees who stepped up to help, five women have especially challenging jobs. From a senior architect responsible for vetting every COVID-19 grant presented to Oracle, to a pharmaceutical industry expert who acts as an intermediary between health science researchers and developers on the Oracle team, their stories highlight some of the contributions made by women at Oracle.