Experience

NATA - Nucleic Acid Therapy Accelerator

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Director

  • Dec 2019 - Present

  The NATA is a new national research initiative to develop and establish NAT research in UK. With an initial funding of £30m I am establishing the new research centre from initial concept through to scientific delivery with a focus on governance, operational management and working closely with stakeholders, colleagues and scientists. The NATA is a new national research initiative to develop and establish NAT research in UK. With an initial funding of £30m I am establishing the new research centre from initial concept through to scientific delivery with a focus on governance, operational management and working closely with stakeholders, colleagues and scientists.



Research Complex at Harwell

• United Kingdom
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim Director

  • Mar 2019 - Oct 2019

  Director of multi disciplinary research complex of 450 scientists across engineering and medical research. Focused on strategic delivery and collaborations to deliver improved operational performance. Significant stakeholder negotiation to increase financial funding and improve infrastructure resource. Director of multi disciplinary research complex of 450 scientists across engineering and medical research. Focused on strategic delivery and collaborations to deliver improved operational performance. Significant stakeholder negotiation to increase financial funding and improve infrastructure resource.



MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Research Unit

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Oct 2016 - Feb 2019

  Reporting to the Institute Director responsibility for all operational management across four cliinical and research sites within Uganda Managing a team of 120 across procurement, finance, estates, transport, stores, communications, IT, external grants and clinical laboratories supporting 400+ international scientists. Annual budget $35m. Strong Government and stakeholder management, governance, ethics, process improvement, cost reduction and people development. Significant external engagement to promote the organisitions profile. Show less



Medical Research Council

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Commercial Operations

  • Nov 2008 - Sep 2016

  Responsibility for transition of business functions ( HR, Procurement, Finance, IT) into new Shared Service Service - 4500 users across 40 sites. Managing relationship including KPI performance, business transformational change, process re-engineering. Strong PM and account management. Working with ERP team to complete outstanding functionality issues. Responsibility for transition of business functions ( HR, Procurement, Finance, IT) into new Shared Service Service - 4500 users across 40 sites. Managing relationship including KPI performance, business transformational change, process re-engineering. Strong PM and account management. Working with ERP team to complete outstanding functionality issues.



Siemens

• Germany
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Commercial Operations

  • Mar 2004 - Sep 2008

  Commercial Manager responsible for EMEA branch network performance and 3rd party distributors. Financial and performance management, cost reduction, contract and distributor negotiation. Succesful merger and acquisition transition. Commercial Manager responsible for EMEA branch network performance and 3rd party distributors. Financial and performance management, cost reduction, contract and distributor negotiation. Succesful merger and acquisition transition.