Legal lead for new product planning across Vertex International (ex-US) including gene & cellular therapies, CRISPR Cas-9 gene editing, haematology, diabetes, kidney disease and multijurisdictional regulatory requirements.

Regional Legal Director and member of the leadership team for Northern Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

Legal Director, Head of Legal, UK & Ireland / Celgene Europe (UK based global regulatory functions). Member of Celgene UK & Ireland country leadership team and the Worldwide Markets Legal team.

Legal business partner and member of the leadership teams for the Immunology & Dermatology, Neuroscience and Respiratory & Inflammation business franchises. Provision of legal, compliance and regulatory advice on activities including strategy, research & development, market access, promotional campaigns and materials, NHS joint working, and compliance with ABPI/EFPIA Code. Legal adviser to Medical Affairs including advising on European clinical trials and investigator sponsored research. Subject matter expert in market access and pharmaceutical regulatory law. Lead adviser across the full product life cycle of complex, secondary care pharmaceutical products.

Legal lead responsible for provision of legal, compliance and pharmaceutical regulatory advice in support of major business development projects in sub-Saharan Africa. Legal representative on the core project team supporting the GlaxoSmithKline Africa 2020 strategy which includes improving access to medicines through local investment in operating capability, manufacturing and research and development. Projects supported involve innovative business and research opportunities for GlaxoSmithKline in territories where activities of global pharmaceutical companies are historically limited.

Associate Director & Regulatory Lawyer for Astellas Pharmaceuticals EMEA with primary responsibility for the EMEA division of global medical development. Providing legal, ethical and compliance advice on medical affairs (including clinical trials), regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance, clinical research and quality assurance. Also lead European legal adviser to global contracts and outsourcing management. Additional responsibilities include providing legal and pharmaceutical code advice on the sales and marketing of pharmaceutical products across Europe, global data protection and anti-bribery and compliance policies.

Corporate and commercial solicitor acting on a wide range of transactions including joint ventures, distribution and supply agreements and mergers and acquisitions. Client base consisting of clients in heavily regulated sectors such as pharmaceuticals, healthcare and the travel industry. Increasingly specialised in regulatory matters including compliance, ethical concerns, data protection and anti-bribery issues.

Secondment to GlaxoSmithKline from Addleshaw Goddard. Senior legal counsel to the UK and Ireland pharmaceutical business and GSK Pharma Europe on various pan European projects. Providing support on legal, commercial and pharmaceutical regulatory matters. Areas of expertise include, commercial and regulatory concerns specific to the pharmaceutical industry and contracting with the NHS and private healthcare providers. Experience across many therapeutic franchises including oncology, respiratory, vaccines and dermatology.

Secondment to GlaxoSmithKline from Addleshaw Goddard. Senior legal counsel to the UK and Ireland pharmaceutical business and GSK Pharma Europe on various pan European projects. Providing support on legal, commercial and pharmaceutical regulatory matters. Areas of expertise include, commercial and regulatory concerns specific to the pharmaceutical industry and contracting with the NHS and private healthcare providers. Experience across many therapeutic franchises including oncology, respiratory, vaccines and dermatology.

Pharmacy manager of a high performing retail pharmacy with an annual turnover in excess of £1 million. I regularly achieved net profits in excess of 20% with double digit gross sales increases year on year. Responsibilities included ensuring the business operated within the principles of clinical governance and conducting due diligence audits. This role also involved being a pre-registration pharmacist tutor and mentoring potential pharmacists as to their suitability to join the Royal Pharmaceutical Society / General Pharmaceutical Council register. Responsibility for approximately 10 members of staff including pharmacists and dispensing technicians.