Experience

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  Nexigent

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2001

  Senior clinical trial designer
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  Gw pharma ltd

  Dec 2001 - Nov 2007

  • Clinical Project Manager

    Jun 2005 - Nov 2007

  • Manager, Data Management,

    Dec 2001 - Nov 2007
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  Astex therapeutics

  Dec 2007 - Feb 2009

  Senior clinical project manager

  Astex Therapeutics is an oncology-focused biotechnology company that discovers and develops small molecule drugs in areas of unmet medical need. Reporting to the Vice President of Clinical Development, I was responsible for the Clinical Operations department at Astex. I had one Clinical Project Coordinator reporting to me.I led internal and external teams in the implementation and delivery of four key Phase I/2a oncology studies. Devised and implemented project plans within timelines and budget. Responsible for all aspects of the studies including drug supply, ethics and regulatory applications, site evaluation and initiation, study document review and approval, pharmacovigilance, vendor selection and contract review. Show less

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  Medimmune

  Mar 2009 - May 2019

  Director, clinical operations
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  Illingworth research group

  Jun 2019 - Jan 2023

  Responsible for the delivery of both Research Nursing and CRO services at Illingworth Research Group I am delighted to be leading such a driven and determined team. We are focused on making a positive difference for patients with our patient centric approach to clinical trials, for our clients and for each other.

  • Vice President Operations

    Mar 2020 - Jan 2023

  • Director of Clinical Operations

    Jun 2019 - Mar 2020
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  The matlock clinical research partnership

  Feb 2023 - now

  Consultant/company owner

  The Matlock Clinical Research Partnership, established by Gerard and Rachel Barron, provides services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, clinical research organisations (CROs), other service providers and other entities with an interest in clinical research.Gerard has over 25 years of pharmaceutical industry experience having worked for biotech, pharma, CRO and clinical service providers.Rachel has 10 years experience as a vet and 14 years experience as a medical writer.Services include: Support to set and up and deploy clinical trial solutions in rare disease indications including patient recruitment and retention support.Support to select and deploy Research Nursing services in clinical trials.Leadership to support clinical operations team set up and growth.Other niche projects and consultancy activities.Please contact us to discuss how we can deploy our extensive experience to support you. Show less

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  Phraktion

  Nov 2023 - now

  Phraktioneer (consultant)

  Consultant within the phraktion network.Phraktion provides fractional expertise to help biopharma meet their objectives using a network of consultants with many years of industry experience.Contact us to discuss your needs across the entire product development life cycle, from concept to commercial