Marie-Joëlle West

Senior Portfolio Director at Health Innovation South West

United Kingdom

About

Senior leader in the heath care sector with a Ph.D. in the life sciences and 20 years of experience gained in public, academic and private sectors. My track record includes complex portfolio design and delivery in health care, developing high-performing teams and achieving multi-million income generation for research and innovation. I have a passion for improving people's health and wellbeing through innovation and new ways of working.

Experience

  • Health Innovation South West (Full-time · 5 yrs)
    • Senior Portfolio Director
      Mar 2026 - Present · 5 mos

    • Portfolio Director
      Feb 2025 - Mar 2026 · 1 yr 2 mos

      I lead a team delivering a portfolio of projects and programmes focused on developing, testing and evaluating health care innovations in a real-world setting. Working closely with our partners in the South West, I facilitate the spread and adoption of innovation at scale across health care systems whilst driving economic growth into our region.

    • Interim Programme Director
      Aug 2024 - Feb 2025 · 7 mos

  • University of Exeter (Exeter, United Kingdom)
    • Senior Trusts and Foundations Manager
      Jan 2019 - Sep 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    • Trusts and Foundations Manager
      Oct 2016 - Jan 2019 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Trust and Foundation Manager at Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Sep 2019 - Sep 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • University of Sheffield (1 yr 11 mos)
    • Research Development Officer (Science)
      Aug 2016 - Oct 2016 · 3 mos

    • EU Project Manager
      Dec 2014 - Aug 2016 · 1 yr 9 mos

      I was managing all administrative aspects of two European Marie Curie innovative training networks (ITN) at the University of Sheffield. In addition, I help academics to write and coordinate European grant applications.

  • European Proposal Coordinator at Edinburgh Research and Innovation
    May 2014 - Dec 2014 · 8 mos

    I was providing grant-writing support and guidance for academics within Edinburgh University on European funding applications. Emphasis was given to multi-million pounds collaborative proposals involving multiple international partners in academia and industry. By enhancing impact statements and coordinating the proposal preparation, the aim was to maximise the university's research income from the European Commission.