Therapeutic Leadership Team

Manthinda Hettiarachchi, BSc, PhD — Kidney & Metabolic

  • Global Head Therapeutic Strategy, Kidney & Metabolic
  • Senior Project Director

Dr. Hettiarachchi specializes in clinical trial operational strategy for recruitment, retention and successful trial delivery. An experienced clinical trial specialist, he has nearly three decades of clinical research experience in academic research, CROs, Pharma and biotech. He has managed many global clinical trials from start-up to CSR in various therapeutic areas, specializing in pivotal renal trials (IgAN, CKD, DKD, etc.) and in supporting operational teams in APAC and globally. He is exploring opportunities for clinical trials in new countries where there is high patient availability.

Gillian Ryan — Early Phase

  • Global Head Therapeutic Strategy, Early Phase
  • Director, Medical Services

Gillian specializes in early phase clinical trial management and developing productive relationships with key opinion leaders. With more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and contract research organizations, she has worked in all phases of drug development and across multiple therapeutic areas. She is experienced in local and international quality and technical standards, project operations and medical affairs. She has a proven ability to develop strategies to support new business proposals in the early phase research arena.

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