Experience

Silence Therapeutics plc

• United Kingdom
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP, Head of Clinical Operations

  • Jan 2022 - Present



GSK

• United Kingdom
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Implementation Director

  • Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

• Head of Immunoinflammation & Fibrosis, Global Clinical Sciences and Delivery

  • Oct 2019 - Jan 2021

  Responsible for the clinical operations delivery of all assets in development in II&F

• Clinical Director, Scientific Licensing and Divestments, Global Clinical Sciences and Delivery

  • Mar 2019 - Sep 2019

  Clinical Operations focused role on scientific licensing and divestments.

• Off Shore Clinical Operations Lead, Global Clinical & Data Operations

  • Jun 2018 - Feb 2019

• Global Clinical Operations - TA Head - Rare Diseases

  • Jun 2017 - Jun 2018

• Head of Clinical Operations, UK Pharma

  • Jan 2014 - Jun 2017

  Managing the Pharma Clinical team within the UK Local Operating Company to deliver to time, target and budget the R&D studies being run in the UK. This includes line management of the Head of Study Management who manages the Local Study Managers and the CRA Managers who manage the monitors out in the field.

• Study Management Director Oncology

  • Oct 2012 - Jan 2014

  Managing the Oncology Clinical team within the UK Local Operating Company to deliver to time, target and budget the R&D studies being run in the UK. This included direct line management of the Clinical Study Managers and line management of the CRA Manager who manages the monitors out in the field. Working in partnership with the other therapeutic area across clinical to delivery clinical research strategic aims internally and external to GSK.



Healthcare Business of Merck

• Germany
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Head of Global Clinical Program Management, Clinical Trial Management Full Development

  • Apr 2011 - Aug 2012

  Responsible for providing overall strategic global leadership and direction for global clinical programs, in full Development by leading 10 Global Clinical Program Managers in Switzerland, Germany and the US. The 11 drug development programs within full development covered oncology, neurology, rheumatology, and specialist therapeutic areas. The responsibilities of this role include line management, cost centre responsibilities and working to build strong governance for effective and efficient Clinical Development Teams with a main focus on Global Clinical Operations. This includes providing strategic business and operational guidance in designing optimal clinical development programs and trials. In addition internal stakeholder management, reporting and contributions to the senior management team and resource planning.Additional Responsibilities:• Strategic Direction and Leadership for the established Biomarker Logistics Team with Global Clinical Operations• Management and Execution of a R&D Leadership Mentoring programme delivering support and mentorship to Clinical Development Teams.

• Clinical Research Manager

  • Jul 2007 - Apr 2011

  Responsible for providing line management and leadership of the UK team of Global Clinical Trial Managers, Clinical Trial Coordinators and the Biomarker Logistics Team (8 people). Included overseeing performance and successful execution of clinical trials, resource planning, cost centre management, training and personnel development. Additional Responsibilities:• Support and establish a specialist team within GCO for Biomarker Logistics involving resolving conflict across departments and ensure resource availability within the team.• Set up and establish a GCO communications Team to support the Head of GCO in communications internally and externally.• Mentor to colleague in China as part of the newly formed office in Beijing• Act as Clinical Trial Leader to set up and run a pivotal phase III Asian NSCLC trial with main emphasis in China.• Active leadership role with the UK office MHRA GCP inspection leading to nomination from colleagues for an internal award.

• Associate Clinical Trial Manager

  • Jul 2005 - Jul 2007

  Acting as a deputy to the Clinical Trial Manager for global trials. Worked on the set up and running of a Phase II Gastric Cancer study in Germany, Spain, Switzerland and UK. This included selection, negotiation and management of all CROs involved, review of protocol, writing protocol amendments, arranging the investigator meeting. Additionally worked as Clinical Trial Manager on Phase II/III Systemic Lupus Erythematosus study

• Senior CRA

  • Jun 2003 - Jul 2005



Pfizer

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional Clinical Associate (CRA)

  • Aug 2001 - Jun 2003

  This was Wyeth at the time of my employment This was Wyeth at the time of my employment



Covance

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Data Associate

  • Jun 2000 - Jul 2001