John Darbyshire

Background

About John Darbyshire

18 years experience in R&D within the pharmaceutical industry• Worked with and led multi-cultural teams in several international environments: USA, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark & Japan• Functional & strategic leader in multiple disciplines from pre-clinical to clinical, including DMPK, Translational Development, Biomarker Development, Computational Biology, Pharmacometrics and CMC (Process Chemistry, Analytics & Pharmaceutical Development)• Strong scientific background in pre-clinical and early development activities• Experienced in working in regulated (GLP & GMP) and non-regulated environments• Managed groups of various sizes (160 – 12), with responsibility for large budgets (45 M Euro) and across several locations and countriesKey attributesa. A detailed understanding of the drug development process and the importance of multi functional input into the processb. Strong leader, results orientated and an excellent motivatorc. Relationship builder, and a very good communicatord. Innovative leader with track record of taking brilliant individualists and building them into highly creative and effective teams e. Strategic thinker, finding and developing unique opportunities to create value, now and in the futuref. Skilled at analysing complicated problems, reducing and simplifying them to individual compartments and mapping their connectivityg.Change management, managing colleagues’ expectations and anxieties, and maintaining a positive working environment with both keepers and leavers