Christiaan De Vries
Executive Director
Camarillo,Freestate
Summary
Pharmaceutical research professional with 26 years industry experience in various global executive-level leadership roles including: Managing large local and global teams of Biometrics professionals Leading large global FSP accounts in the areas of Data Management, Biostatistics, Programming and Central Monitoring Establishment and build-out of offshore Biometrics units in Sri Lanka, South Africa, Philippines, Malaysia and Argentinia Feasibility and risk analyses for potential offices in Eastern and Western Africa Managing large global teams (including teams based in South Africa, India, France & Ireland) Representing Biometrics business units at top tier Pharma clients, reporting on project timeliness and quality, resource demand, efficiency and utilization, budgetary adherence and risk identification Led the establishment of a Biometrics unit in South Africa for Syneos Health, expanding its footprint to over 150 Biometrics professionals within 24 months, with full accountability for talent acquisition, operational management, and strategic oversight Project Team Lead for Syneos Health’s Biometrics Project Analytics group tasked with the standardization of Risk Based Monitoring KPIs Development, programming and maintenance of various analytics and reporting dashboards focusing on Risk Based Monitoring, project financials, delivery, quality and employee analytics Business development support by representing Data Management, Biostatistics and Programming groups at client bid defense meetings Determined [Job Title] with success boosting productivity and streamlining procedures for organizations. Focused on smoothly overseeing financial, personnel and operational facets. Expertly balanced targets with resources and optimized long-term success.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1990
1990
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Independent Contract Consultant
CLINDATA INTERNATIONAL
06.2024 - 01.2025
- Company Overview: Independent consultant for human and animal health contract research organization
- Primary accountability was the development, programming and implementation of a software visualization model to track key project delivery KPIs across the organization
- Independent consultant for human and animal health contract research organization
Executive Director: Biometrics
SYNEOS HEALTH
11.2019 - 01.2024
- Responsible for establishing and leading a new Biometrics unit for Syneos Health in South Africa
- Expanded the unit to more than 150 Biometrics professionals in 2 years
- Accountable for the global Syneos Health Biometrics expansion effort to assess feasibility and establish and expand Biometrics units in the Philippines, Malaysia and Latin America
- Responsible for the identification of new scarce skill talent pools in mid and low-cost locations
- Perform financial feasibility analyses for identified countries based on cost of delivery including infrastructure analyses, compensation & benefits analyses and security and stability analyses
- Leading the global Analytics & Reporting unit for the Syneos Health Biometrics group
- Tasked with the development and maintenance of various dashboards to provide insights into project financial health, project quality, delivery KPIs and employee metrics such as utilization and time management
Senior Director: Data Management
IQVIA
05.2010 - 10.2019
- Manage a large Data Management & Biostatistics office (750+ employees) as well as Global Data Management teams in the US, UK, Ireland, France and India (500+ employees)
- Oversee the global Data Management operations for IQVIA’s largest Data Management FSP client with an annual budget in excess of $50m
- Define global staffing needs and secure talent based on corporate strategic objectives and business operational requirements
- Define and implement department objectives consistent with broader regional and global objectives
- Provide strategic technical advice to improve performance and profitability across offices, functions, and customers
- Monitor quality and efficiency across offices and customer accounts to identify trends and opportunities for improvements
- Define strategies for new processes and technology implementation at regional and global level
- Manage salaries, promotion and retention strategies to ensure parity across functional departments
- Manage operating expenses through efficient travel, space utilization, appropriate use of temporary/contractor staff and mix of data management professionals
- Oversee Recruitment, HR, IT and Facilities departments for IQVIA Bloemfontein (South Africa) office
Director: Clinical Data Management
Quintiles (now IQVIA)
04.2008 - 04.2010
- Manage a Functional Department of Data Management staff
- Define and prioritize resource requirements and manage resource assignments across projects
- Monitor and manage utilization and productivity of the Data Management department
- Assess and document competency of staff to satisfy position responsibilities
- Regularly set goals and evaluate and document performance
- Manage salaries, promotion and termination actions to ensure equity across Data Management department
- Define recruiting strategies and staffing needs based on backlog and pipeline of work
- Define and implement department objectives consistent with broader office company objectives
Ass. Director: Data Management
Quintiles (now IQVIA)
12.2005 - 03.2008
- Define and prioritize resource requirements and manage resource assignments across projects
- Monitor and manage utilization and productivity of Data Management department
- Assess and document competency and performance management of staff to individual goals
- Regularly set goals and evaluate and document performance to targets
- Manage salaries, promotion and termination actions to ensure equity across Data Management department
- Define recruiting strategies and staffing needs based on backlog and pipeline of work
- Define and implement department objectives consistent with broader office and company objectives
Director: Finance & Administration
Quintiles (now IQVIA)
07.1998 - 11.2005
- Monthly revenue recognition
- Manage debtor and creditor accounts
- Prepare budgets and forecasts
- Manage all financial aspects of active projects and employee payroll
- Implement activity-based costing system
- Project finance management
- Day-to-day management of Support departments (Finance, HR, IT, BD)
- General administrative and personnel management functions
Manager: Medical Writing
Quintiles (now IQVIA)
04.1996 - 06.1998
- Prepare integrated reports and protocol outlines according to ICH or sponsor specific guidelines
- Research and collect relevant data to write protocols and appendices to protocols
- Collaborate with Biostatisticians, Statistical Programmers and Database Programmers as necessary
- Write, review and check the integrated report with attention to accuracy, clarity, completeness, technical and scientific correctness
- Attend to comments and requests from the sponsor, with the assistance of the responsible Biostatistician and other members of the project team
- Liaise with representatives of the pharmaceutical companies/sponsors to obtain the information necessary for the final version of the protocol, CRFs and research report
Education
MBA -
University of Potchefstroom
MSc. - undefined
University of the Free State
BSc. Hons. - undefined
University of the Free State
Bachelor of Science - Bsc
University of The Free State
South Africa 04.2001 - 01.1992
Skills
- Strategic management
- Financial acumen
- Global management experience
- Business development
- Global new business establishment & build-out
- Excellent verbal & written communication
Strategic development
Business analysis
Strategic planning
Relocation Availability
International
Systems And Software
- MS PowerBI
- MS Excel (Expert user)
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Word
- SpotFire
- MS Access
Awards
- 2009, PFIZER Strategic Supplier Award
- 2018, AMGEN Innovation-of-the-Year Award
Timeline
Independent Contract Consultant
CLINDATA INTERNATIONAL
06.2024 - 01.2025
Executive Director: Biometrics
SYNEOS HEALTH
11.2019 - 01.2024
Senior Director: Data Management
IQVIA
05.2010 - 10.2019
Director: Clinical Data Management
Quintiles (now IQVIA)
04.2008 - 04.2010
Ass. Director: Data Management
Quintiles (now IQVIA)
12.2005 - 03.2008
Bachelor of Science - Bsc
University of The Free State
04.2001 - 01.1992
Director: Finance & Administration
Quintiles (now IQVIA)
07.1998 - 11.2005
Manager: Medical Writing
Quintiles (now IQVIA)
04.1996 - 06.1998
MSc. - undefined
University of the Free State
BSc. Hons. - undefined
University of the Free State
MBA -
University of Potchefstroom
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