Saint-Amand, Normandy, France
A passionate and focused, transformational leader with over 30 years’ experience of delivering in Clinical Research within both the BioPharma and CRO environment. An outstanding history of success across all roles within clinical, project management, site management and therapeutic strategy/business development. Striving at all times to learn through application, lead by example, and inspire and be inspired through those around me. A belief that placing the patient at the heart of research, we should excel at every level of drug development, be it quality, delivery, or integrity, and through our work enable more patients to have access to the latest developments in medicine. Opportunities taken have enabled therapeutic and role diversity, covering all stages of research from phase I-IV, from traditional medicines to immunotherapeutic/biologics, Site ID and Feasibility to Therapeutic Strategy and change management - supporting activities for the largest clinical re-structure in Quintiles history.
Leading Veeda’s Life Sciences organisation with a global commitment to research excellence and client delight.
As a Global Study Lead on secondment to GSK Biologicals, based in Rixensart, Belgium, I led the clinical research implementation of the NSCLC program and initiated the melanoma program.
Head of the UK and Irelands leading clinical research organisation with 200 professionals delivering the greatest amount of commercial research activity in the UK. The team cover all aspects of clinical delivery from feasibility to site ID, start up, and full monitoring services.
Leading Site management, Feasibility, and Site ID for Western Europe, creating an integrated approach from feasibility to delivery and managing the most successful site relationship program in the industry.
Leading Tigermed in Western Europe and Africa as they expand their research delivery solutions and expertise and bridge the East/West research challenges. Working with our global clients to provide tailored solutions that meet their needs, accelerating research delivery with integrity. Tigermed the trusted partner for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry.
A key member of the Therapeutic Science and Strategy Unit (TSSU) Leadership Team, Head of TSSU for Europe, Middle East and Africa, I oversee the operational strategy development of new business opportunities from Early Engagement to Award, working in partnership with Sales, Therapeutic Centres of Excellence, Operations (Feasibly to Data management), and other functions, to support the achievement of gross new business targets.
Seconded to Barts Health London and Queen Mary University I executed the transformation of a research space into a class leading research unit. Delivering a 2000% increase in recruitment in the first full year under my management whilst managing and working within the confines of a University and NHS Trust.