About Nick Darwall-Smith:

Executive leader with the rare combination of 25+ years of Corporate IT and international Pharmaceutical Operations experience. Early career foundation in data management, then subsequently built and supported technologies to enable clinical trials to enhance speed, quality and ease of use. Selected competencies include:

Strategic Leadership: While at Parexel International, developed technology and business strategies for both internal and external clients, from smaller biotech to large multinational organizations, managing strategic investment priorities for the core business. Developed, facilitated, and oversaw Parexel’s most complex and significant partnerships.

Operational Excellence: Worked in Data Management and Clinical Operations collecting, cleaning and managing clinical data, then focused on improving process, technology and people aspects, in particular identifying, building and implementing technology enablers to digitize the clinical trial process from protocol to clinical study report and beyond.

Digital Innovation: Lead for digital innovation, including workflow, warehousing, analytics, mobile, persona-based UI, direct from patient capture, eSource, wearables, real world evidence, AI, Machine Learning, RPA and cross industry standards, striving to make clinical trials easier for patients, sites and sponsors.

Team Builder: Developed and led dispersed and diverse teams of up to 170 consultants and developers to provide best in class technology solutions for clients and partners.

Executive Experience:

Parexel International - Senior Vice President IT Clinical Development

Led the team accountable for all technology enabling the core business of Parexel, namely Clinical Research, supporting pre-sales through to full system build, implementation & support.

Parexel International - Vice President Partnerships & Digital Strategy

Led customer partnership group for large strategic partners, from winning new partnerships to strengthening existing to support new business. Led the technology strategy to enable Clinical Trials

Vice President IT Applications

Led the technology team (170+) selecting, building, implementing and supporting solutions enabling the CRO business, covering both Clinical Research and ERP.