Board Members
Steven Jacobs
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Global BioPharm Solutions
Providing independent advice and counsel to the Executive committees Maintaining general oversight and awareness of the activities of the organization…
- Providing independent advice and counsel to the Executive committees
- Maintaining general oversight and awareness of the activities of the organization and its officers
- Ensuring that the Directors are properly informed, and that sufficient information is provided to enable the Directors to make appropriate judgments
- Calling special meetings of the Board where appropriate
- Onboarding and orienting new Board members
- Assessing Board performance and making recommendations back to the Board annually regarding the effectiveness of the Board as a whole, the committees of the Board and individual Directors
- Generating an annual budget to cover all Board-level functions (i.e., strategic planning and Board Meetings), logistics, travel and expenses and any other necessary spending
- Planning, presiding over and facilitating Board meetings to ensure that Board resolutions are carried out or delegating those responsibilities to other Board members
- Cultivating relationships and persuading, convening, facilitating and building consensus among diverse individuals
- Demonstrating excellent written and oral communication skills coupled with the ability to speak in public
Joseph Iacobucci
Board Member
Moderna
The primary responsibility of the Board is to ensure the Organization is successful. Additional responsibilities of the Board include: Supporting…
The primary responsibility of the Board is to ensure the Organization is successful. Additional responsibilities of the Board include:
- Supporting the Mission, Vision and Values of the Organization
- Ensuring effective strategic development and execution for the Organization
- Ensuring that the Organization’s officers and committees receive the professional support and direction needed to further the Organization’s goals
- Actively participating with the committees in an overall planning process to assist in goal achievement
- Working with the committees to ensure adequate resources are available for the Organization to fulfill its mission and vision
- Ensuring that proper financial controls are in place in order to: effectively manage resources, remain accountable to the Organization’s constituency and safeguard its tax-exempt status
- Reviewing and approving organizational annual budgets
- Ensuring organizational and individual legal and ethical integrity and accountability
- Conducting talent searches in order to recruit the right people for the right (key) positions
- Onboarding and orienting new Executive members and assessing Executive performance
- Monitoring and strengthening programs and services
- Enhancing the Organization’s public standing
- Demonstrating a passion for the success of the Organization and its members
- Board members assigned as Board Champions to functional areas are expected to attend the respective regularly scheduled functional area meetings
Becky Griffiths
Board Member
PCI Clinical Trial Services
The primary responsibility of the Board is to ensure the Organization is successful. Additional responsibilities of the Board include: Supporting…
The primary responsibility of the Board is to ensure the Organization is successful. Additional responsibilities of the Board include:
- Supporting the Mission, Vision and Values of the Organization
- Ensuring effective strategic development and execution for the Organization
- Ensuring that the Organization’s officers and committees receive the professional support and direction needed to further the Organization’s goals
- Actively participating with the committees in an overall planning process to assist in goal achievement
- Working with the committees to ensure adequate resources are available for the Organization to fulfill its mission and vision
- Ensuring that proper financial controls are in place in order to: effectively manage resources, remain accountable to the Organization’s constituency and safeguard its tax-exempt status
- Reviewing and approving organizational annual budgets
- Ensuring organizational and individual legal and ethical integrity and accountability
- Conducting talent searches in order to recruit the right people for the right (key) positions
- Onboarding and orienting new Executive members and assessing Executive performance
- Monitoring and strengthening programs and services
- Enhancing the Organization’s public standing
- Demonstrating a passion for the success of the Organization and its members
- Board members assigned as Board Champions to functional areas are expected to attend the respective regularly scheduled functional area meetings
Karen McNamara
Board Member
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
The primary responsibility of the Board is to ensure the Organization is successful. Additional responsibilities of the Board include: Supporting…
The primary responsibility of the Board is to ensure the Organization is successful. Additional responsibilities of the Board include:
- Supporting the Mission, Vision and Values of the Organization
- Ensuring effective strategic development and execution for the Organization
- Ensuring that the Organization’s officers and committees receive the professional support and direction needed to further the Organization’s goals
- Actively participating with the committees in an overall planning process to assist in goal achievement
- Working with the committees to ensure adequate resources are available for the Organization to fulfill its mission and vision
- Ensuring that proper financial controls are in place in order to: effectively manage resources, remain accountable to the Organization’s constituency and safeguard its tax-exempt status
- Reviewing and approving organizational annual budgets
- Ensuring organizational and individual legal and ethical integrity and accountability
- Conducting talent searches in order to recruit the right people for the right (key) positions
- Onboarding and orienting new Executive members and assessing Executive performance
- Monitoring and strengthening programs and services
- Enhancing the Organization’s public standing
- Demonstrating a passion for the success of the Organization and its members
- Board members assigned as Board Champions to functional areas are expected to attend the respective regularly scheduled functional area meetings
David Spillett
Board Member
World Courier
The primary responsibility of the Board is to ensure the Organization is successful. Additional responsibilities of the Board include: Supporting…
The primary responsibility of the Board is to ensure the Organization is successful. Additional responsibilities of the Board include:
- Supporting the Mission, Vision and Values of the Organization
- Ensuring effective strategic development and execution for the Organization
- Ensuring that the Organization’s officers and committees receive the professional support and direction needed to further the Organization’s goals
- Actively participating with the committees in an overall planning process to assist in goal achievement
- Working with the committees to ensure adequate resources are available for the Organization to fulfill its mission and vision
- Ensuring that proper financial controls are in place in order to: effectively manage resources, remain accountable to the Organization’s constituency and safeguard its tax-exempt status
- Reviewing and approving organizational annual budgets
- Ensuring organizational and individual legal and ethical integrity and accountability
- Conducting talent searches in order to recruit the right people for the right (key) positions
- Onboarding and orienting new Executive members and assessing Executive performance
- Monitoring and strengthening programs and services
- Enhancing the Organization’s public standing
- Demonstrating a passion for the success of the Organization and its members
- Board members assigned as Board Champions to functional areas are expected to attend the respective regularly scheduled functional area meetings
Christine Fattore
Executive Director
GCSG
The Executive Director (ED) will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for the Global Clinical Supplies Group, Inc. (GCSG) Nonprofit’s…
The Executive Director (ED) will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for the Global Clinical Supplies Group, Inc. (GCSG) Nonprofit’s staff, programs, expansion, and execution of its mission and strategic plan. S/he will develop deep knowledge of field (conferences) and core programs, operations, and business plans. This position reports directly to the Board of Directors.
Responsibilities
- Implement policies established by the Board of Directors
- Conduct official correspondence on behalf of the Board or jointly with the Board as appropriate
- Recommend to Board changes to policies and procedures that would improve the organization
- Support Board of Directors and serve as ex-officio of all committees
- Participate with the Board of Directors in refining and updating the organization’s strategic plan
- Recommend resources and prepare timelines needed to achieve organization’s strategic goals
- Identify, assess and inform the Board of Directors of issues that affect the organization
- Ensure ongoing programmatic excellence for all regional GCSG conferences
- Lead, coach, develop and retain organization’s high-performing volunteers
- Act as a spokesperson for the organization and serve as a professional resource for members
- Assist in deepening and refining all aspects of communications – from web presence to external relations with the goal of creating a stronger brand, broadening customer awareness and increasing membership
- Ensure that all committee/Board members complete appropriate on-boarding documentation and are provided with information necessary for their role
- Actively engage and establish good working relationships with GCSG volunteers, Board and committee members and other partners and organizations
- Ensure the preparation of the annual budget for Board approval
- Maintain awareness of the financial and accounting records of the organization
- In collaboration with the Board Chair, and within the authority delegated by the Board, approve expenditures
- Ensure consistent quality of organizational finance and administration, communications and financial systems
- Collaborate with the Board Chair and the corporate accountant to ensure all financial and tax documents are completed and submitted in a timely manner
- Ensure the Board is provided with comprehensive, regular reports on the revenues and expenditures of the organization
- Ensure that the programs and services offered by the organization contribute to the organization’s mission and reflect the priorities of the Board
- Monitor the day-to-day delivery of the programs and services of the organization
- Keep all members of the Board and committees on track in order to ensure deliverables are completed on time and of the highest quality.
Amanda Anderson
Board Secretary
PCI
The role of the Board Secretary is to generate and distribute the agendas and meeting minutes for all Board and…
The role of the Board Secretary is to generate and distribute the agendas and meeting minutes for all Board and Executive Committee meetings. The Secretary may also be called upon to assist with other special projects or activities as required.
Our US Team
Lisette Wijnen
US Conference Chair
Erasca
Represents the regional conference on the Global Executive Committee and cross-functional working groups on monthly calls and at F2F meetings…
- Represents the regional conference on the Global Executive Committee and cross-functional working groups on monthly calls and at F2F meetings as required (call responsibilities may be delegated to Vice Chair as appropriate)
- Overall responsibility for the design and execution of the conference plan and program
- Provides conference-related updates to the Board
- Maintains the Conference budget and provides updates to the Board as required
- Ensures the quality of the conference and the experience of attendees, speakers and exhibitors
- Organizes and facilitates the F2F conference planning meeting and subsequent conference committee meetings
- Delegates duties as appropriate to the conference committee members
- Supports the Keynote Speaker selection
- Maintains the conference timeline
- In collaboration with the Presentation Coordinator, creates the conference agenda/schedule
- Ensures the conference committee meeting agendas, minutes and action Items are captured, distributed and archived
- Creates a task list to be posted in the War Room during the conference
- In collaboration with the Vice Chair, conducts the lessons learned session following the conference
- Provides input and updates to the Conference Playbook following the conference
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Attends the Conference Planning Meeting and regularly scheduled Conference Committee meetings as required
Nicole Gray
US Conference Vice Chair
Catalent
Assists the Chair in all aspects of the design and execution of the conference plan and program Succeeds the Chair…
- Assists the Chair in all aspects of the design and execution of the conference plan and program
- Succeeds the Chair at the following year’s conference
- Leads the Keynote Speaker selection and acts as their handler during the event
- Ensures all registration-related deliverables are met
- Ensures that registration windows are opened and closed on the website in a timely manner
- Manages the registration waitlist
- Manages the War Room logistics and activities during the conference
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Attends the Conference Planning Meeting and regularly scheduled Conference Committee meetings as required
- Chairs the regularly scheduled conference committee meetings as requested by the Chair
Sherri Willson
Global Education Officer
Pfizer
Represents Education on the Global Executive Committee and cross-functional working groups on monthly calls and at F2F meetings as required…
- Represents Education on the Global Executive Committee and cross-functional working groups on monthly calls and at F2F meetings as required (call responsibilities may be delegated to team members as appropriate)
- Leads the Education Functional Team, including planning and chairing calls as required and planning and execution of the annual Education F2F meeting
- Develops and maintains the global Education budget
- Manages and oversees all Education and Presentation Coordinators
- Coordinates speaker training updates & web production
- Responsible for overall management and execution of all things educational for the Global Clinical Supplies Group to ensure we are meeting the organization’s goals and objectives
- Generally, does not attend the Conference Planning Meetings
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Oversees and assists education coordinators but not directly responsible for conference planning
Amy Ripston
Global Marketing Officer
4G Clinical
Represents Global Marketing a well as the Marketing & Membership (M&M) Functional team on the Global Executive Committee and cross-functional…
- Represents Global Marketing a well as the Marketing & Membership (M&M) Functional team on the Global Executive Committee and cross-functional working groups on monthly calls and at F2F meetings as required (call responsibilities may be delegated to team members as appropriate)
- Co-Chairs and manages the M&M Functional team with the Global Membership Officer. Setting up and chairing conference calls as required and planning and executing the annual F2F meeting
- Develops and maintains the Global Marketing budget
- Overall ownership of the GCSG Website (non-technical)
- Responsible for production of and overall management of the Global GCSG Marketing Plan
- Responsible for overall management and execution of all things Marketing for the Global Clinical Supplies Group to ensure we are meeting the organization’s goals and objectives
- Manages and oversees the Global Clinical Supplies Group brand across all mediums to ensure correct use and consistent representation of the group
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Generally, does not attend the Conference Planning Meetings
- Oversees and assists marketing coordinators but not directly responsible for conference planning
Lindsay Pinnick
Global Logistics Officer / US Entertainment Coordinator
Eli Lilly and Company
Represents Logistics on the Global Executive Committee and cross-functional working groups on monthly calls and at F2F meetings as required…
- Represents Logistics on the Global Executive Committee and cross-functional working groups on monthly calls and at F2F meetings as required (call responsibilities may be delegated to team members as appropriate)
- Develops and maintains the Global Logistics budget
- Manages and oversees the Contracts Manager
- Supports Contract Manager and the regional Logistics Coordinators with conference-related logistics tasks as required
- Responsible for overall management and execution of all things Logistics for the Global Clinical Supplies Group to ensure we are meeting the organization’s goals and objectives
- Presents proposed venues to the Board for future global conferences
- Generally, does not attend the Conference Planning Meetings
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Oversees and assists logistics coordinators but not directly responsible for conference planning
US Entertainment Coordinator
- Leads and oversees the execution of the conference Meet & Greet event, including, but not limited to, location, F&B, entertainment, etc.
- Researches and suggests venues for the GCSG Night Out Event, presenting opportunities to the Conference Chair and Board of Directors for buy-in and selection
- Leads and oversees the execution of the GCSG Night Out Event, including, but not limited to, F&B, entertainment, etc.
- Liaises with the sponsors of the Meet and Greet and GCSG Night Out events to ensure they are up to date on the events and coordinates sponsors’ handouts/games, etc. as appropriate
- Plans the transportation between the conference hotel and outside entertainment site where applicable
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Attends the Conference Planning Meeting and regularly scheduled Logistics and Conference Committee meetings as required
Amy Dailey
Assistant Technology Officer
AbbVie
Reports directly to the Technology Officer Forms part of the Technology Functional Team Supports the Technology Officer with the functional…
- Reports directly to the Technology Officer
- Forms part of the Technology Functional Team
- Supports the Technology Officer with the functional strategy where needed
- Attends the annual F2F Technology Functional Team meeting(s) and regularly scheduled Technology Team meetings as required
Ed Groleau
US Education Coordinator
PCI Clinical Services
Reports directly to the Education Officer with a dotted line report to relevant Conference Chair Forms part of the Education…
- Reports directly to the Education Officer with a dotted line report to relevant Conference Chair
- Forms part of the Education Functional Team
- Develops and maintains the conference Education budget
- Ensures the quality of professional development offerings at the conference
- Leads development of the conference presentation/workshop learning objectives, long and short titles as well as CE questions (US only)
- Develops conference surveys and a summative conference evaluation
- Compiles and provides initial analyses of survey and evaluation reports (on the quality of the conference experience to include venue, speakers, presenters, content and logistics) to assist in organizational learning and improved planning
- Creates and facilitates distribution of an attendance certificate to conference attendees
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Attends the Conference Planning Meeting, annual F2F Education Functional Team meeting and regularly scheduled Education Team and Conference Committee meetings as required
Michele Pierce
US Presentation Coordinator
ThermoFisher Scientific
Reports directly the Education Officer with a dotted line report to relevant Conference Chair Forms part of the Education Functional…
- Reports directly the Education Officer with a dotted line report to relevant Conference Chair
- Forms part of the Education Functional Team
- Attends the Conference Planning Meeting, annual Education F2F Functional Team meeting and regularly scheduled Education Team and Conference Committee meetings as required
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Provides timely reports on all presentation aspects to the Conference Chair
- Conference Planning
- Facilitates the presentation/workshop selection portion of the conference planning meeting, if applicable
- Facilitates the objectives break-out session at the planning meeting, if applicable
- Maintains and manages the conference presentation/workshop file
- Maintains the chaser toolkit to provide guidance to, and follow-up with, the speaker chasers to ensure all sessions have identified leaders
- Working with the Conference Chair, prepares and finalizes the presentation and workshop agenda
- Invites and ensures speakers register for the conference in a timely manner
- Supports all speakers’ preparation for the conference by:
- Providing routine e-mail distributions keeping presenters and facilitators informed of tasks required of them
- Ensuring all presenter and workshop facilitator documents are provided in a timely manner and in the specified format (i.e. the GCSG presentation template)
- Identifies workshop room layouts to ensure sufficient space for all attendees
- Provides workshop room assignments and workshop frequency planning to Logistics and Tech teams
- Partners with Asst. Presentation Coordinator to manage ongoing planning activities
- At the Conference:
- Attends the conference as a GCSG representative & acts as a point of contact for presenters and workshop facilitators throughout the conference
- Facilitates onsite registration of all speakers
- Facilitates the Speaker Logistics meeting
- Works with Logistics team to ensure an effortless experience for the presenters and workshop facilitators (e.g. AV, workshop rooms, supplies etc.)
- Serves as back-up point of contact for workshop room set-up and supplies
- After the Conference:
- Provides survey results to presenters and facilitators in a timely manner
- Evaluates and consolidates topic survey/website suggestions for the conference planning meeting
Katy Ostertag-Johnson
US Marketing Coordinator
Xerimis
Reports directly to the Conference Chair with a dotted line report to the Marketing Officer Forms part of the M&M…
- Reports directly to the Conference Chair with a dotted line report to the Marketing Officer
- Forms part of the M&M Functional Team
- Develops and maintains the conference Marketing budget
- Directs and manages all marketing activities for the conference
- Supports the Marketing Officer to ensure that the organization’s values and value proposition are always exemplified in conference marketing elements
- Develops effective and meaningful marketing activities that stress the benefits of attending the conference
- In collaboration with the Exhibitor Coordinator, develops, manages, oversees and executes all sponsorships for the conference (US Marketing Coordinator Only)
- Develops conference-specific, thematic branding based on the agreed conference theme. Including, but not limited to, PowerPoint templates, e-signature graphics, banners etc. for use in promotion of the conference
- In collaboration with the Exhibitor Coordinator, provides timely reports to the Conference Chair on sponsor participation (US Marketing Coordinator Only) and other marketing activities. Develops print and electronic marketing materials required for the conference. Works with trade publications to effectively advertise the conference
- Recommends and sources the conference registration gift
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Attends the Conference Planning Meeting, annual F2F M&M Functional Team meeting and regularly scheduled M&M Team and Conference Committee meetings as required
Michael Sweeney
Communications Coordinator / DtP Sub-team member
n/a
The Communications Coordinator forms part of the Membership &Marketing functional team and attends team meetings as required. They own and…
The Communications Coordinator forms part of the Membership &Marketing functional team and attends team meetings as required. They own and maintain the Global GCSG Mailing lists and maintain the Global Email Blast and Announcements Schedule. In collaboration with the conference Marketing and Membership coordinators, they send timely Email communications about the Conferences to the GCSG Membership lists and ensure post-conference communications are sent to attendees. In collaboration with the Marketing Officer, they produce and deliver the GCSG newsletter.
Summer Doty
US Membership Coordinator
Gossamer Bio
Reports directly to the Membership Officer with a dotted line report to relevant Conference Chair Forms part of the M&M…
- Reports directly to the Membership Officer with a dotted line report to relevant Conference Chair
- Forms part of the M&M Functional Team
- Develops and maintains the conference membership budget
- Supports the Membership Officer with GCSG membership planning and maintaining the global Membership budget
- Responsible for identifying new potential members and working with marketing team to target engagement
- Supports the Membership Officer in ensuring the Value Proposition for membership of the organization is sufficiently compelling to encourage membership in the group from both conference attendees and other individuals
- Supports the Communications Coordinator with maintenance of the master mailing lists as well as any stratified lists required to best communicate with our conference attendees and members
- Collaborates with the Communications and Marketing Coordinators to ensure conference e-mail blasts are directed to the most appropriate mailing list
- Updates membership contact information as necessary at the conference, to ensure the most up to date information for the members
- Assists the Membership Officer with addressing and mitigating any issues related to membership
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Attends the Conference Planning Meeting, annual F2F M&M Functional Team meeting and regularly scheduled M&M Team and Conference Committee meetings as required
Lisa Pelunis-Messier
US Continuing Education Coordinator
Q32 Bio
Forms part of the Education Functional Team Works with the Education Coordinator to ensure the quality of professional development offerings…
- Forms part of the Education Functional Team
- Works with the Education Coordinator to ensure the quality of professional development offerings at the US conference
- Coordinates the process to obtain Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education Continuing
Education (ACPE CE) credits for US conference attendees - Provides timely CE updates/reports to the Conference Chair
- Ensures all necessary CE documents are in place in a timely manner
- Attends the annual F2F Education Functional Team meeting, regularly scheduled Education Team meetings and Conference Committee meetings as required in support of the development of the US CE credit program
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Does NOT attend the Conference Planning Meetings
Kimberly Buchanan
US Exhibitor Coordinator / EAR Team
Merck
Drafts and maintains Exhibitor agreements, Exhibitor room floor plans and hotel shipping guidelines and provides this information to the Website…
- Drafts and maintains Exhibitor agreements, Exhibitor room floor plans and hotel shipping guidelines and provides this information to the Website Coordinator and exhibitors
- In collaboration with the Marketing Coordinator, develops, manages, oversees and executes all sponsorships for the conference (European Exhibitor Coordinator Only)
- Identifies and invites prospective Exhibitors for the conference as appropriate
- In collaboration with the Communications Coordinator, prepares and sends Exhibitor e-mail blasts announcing registration and sponsorship opportunities
- Provides timely reports to the Conference Chair on exhibitor participation
- In collaboration with the Marketing Coordinator, reports to the Conference Chair on sponsorship uptake (European Exhibitor Coordinator Only)
- Oversees registration and payment of exhibitor and sponsor (European Exhibitor Coordinator Only)representatives
- Coordinates and maintains necessary communication regarding exhibitor arrangements with registered representatives
- In collaboration with the Marketing Coordinator, coordinates and maintains necessary communication regarding sponsor arrangements with registered representatives (European Exhibitor Coordinator Only)
- Coordinates, maps and oversees exhibitor activities and the exhibitor area
- Ensures exhibitor equipment and materials that have arrived at the site are transported to the exhibit area prior to the exhibit set-up time
- Acts as the primary liaison with exhibitor representatives attending the conference
- In collaboration with the Marketing Coordinator, acts as the on-site liaison with sponsor company representatives attending the conference (European Exhibitor Coordinator Only)
- Obtains Exhibitor payments in instances where payments were not made prior to the conference start
- Addresses and mitigates any Exhibitor issues prior to, during and after the conference in collaboration with the Conference Chair or Board Members
- Coordinates hotel staff and exhibitors for return shipping of equipment or materials
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Attends the Conference Planning Meeting and regularly scheduled Logistics and Conference Committee meetings
Lindsay Belcher
US Logistics Coordinator
Cryoport
Reports directly to the Conference Chair with a dotted line report to the Logistics Officer Leads the logistical operations for…
- Reports directly to the Conference Chair with a dotted line report to the Logistics Officer
- Leads the logistical operations for the conference
- Provides timely reports to the Conference Chair on conference related logistics activities (e.g. Hotel rooming lists, AV/Wi-Fi, maps, room allocations etc.)
- Conducts initial investigation of prospective regions for upcoming conferences (European Logistics Coordinator Only)
- Prepares venue summary and proposal for event locations in collaboration with the Contracts Manager for Logistics Officer to present to the GCSG Board (European Logistics Coordinator Only)
- Develop and maintain the regional conference Logistics budget
- Negotiate and set Logistics contracts in collaboration with Contracts Manager, i.e., hotel, food, audio visual, entertainment venue (European Logistics Coordinator Only)
- In collaboration with the Exhibitor Coordinator, ensures the electrical requirements of exhibitors with the hotel
- Delegates tasks as appropriate to the Assistant Logistics Coordinator
- Designs site layout and movement plan with Conference Chair and hotel liaison
- Leads the food and beverage (F&B) selections for the conference including the Meet & Greet Event, meals and breakouts
- Acts as primary liaison with hotel staff and equipment providers throughout the conference
- Supervises all logistical activities prior to, during and following the conference
- Arranges for hotel and dining venues and transportation to and from dining venue for the Conference Planning Meeting, conference site visit and entertainment site visit
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Attends the Conference Planning Meeting and regularly scheduled Logistics and Conference Committee meetings
Jose Lobo
SharePoint/Teams Coordinator
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
Forms part of the Technology Functional Team Supports the Technology Officer in the SharePoint management strategy Supports GCSG team members…
- Forms part of the Technology Functional Team
- Supports the Technology Officer in the SharePoint management strategy
- Supports GCSG team members in set up and maintenance of MS Teams within the organization
- Creates and maintains GCSG SharePoint Structure
- Manages SharePoint access across the organization
- Collaborates with committee members to ensure SharePoint-related information is available
- Other duties as assigned by the Technology Officer
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Attends the annual F2F Technology Functional Team meeting(s) and regularly scheduled Technology Team meetings.
Martin Hoh
US Website Coordinator
Erasca
Reports directly to the Technology Officer with a dotted line report to relevant Conference Chair Forms part of the Technology…
- Reports directly to the Technology Officer with a dotted line report to relevant Conference Chair
- Forms part of the Technology Functional Team
- Supports the Technology Officer in the website development strategy
- Maintains the GCSG website so that information is always current
- Creates and maintains GCSG Conference registration pages
- Collaborates with committee members to ensure conference/registration-related documents are available and in the correct format for uploading to the website
- Works with the website vendor to troubleshoot any website/registration-related issues that arise
- Ensures the Conference app is launched in a timely manner
- Other duties as assigned by the Technology Officer, Conference Chair or Marketing Officer
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Attends the Conference Planning Meeting, annual F2F Technology Functional Team meeting(s) and regularly scheduled Technology Team and Conference Committee meetings as required
Brionna James
US Website Coordinator
Catalent
Reports directly to the Technology Officer with a dotted line report to relevant Conference Chair Forms part of the Technology…
- Reports directly to the Technology Officer with a dotted line report to relevant Conference Chair
- Forms part of the Technology Functional Team
- Supports the Technology Officer in the website development strategy
- Maintains the GCSG website so that information is always current
- Creates and maintains GCSG Conference registration pages
- Collaborates with committee members to ensure conference/registration-related documents are available and in the correct format for uploading to the website
- Works with the website vendor to troubleshoot any website/registration-related issues that arise
- Ensures the Conference app is launched in a timely manner
- Other duties as assigned by the Technology Officer, Conference Chair or Marketing Officer
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Attends the Conference Planning Meeting, annual F2F Technology Functional Team meeting(s) and regularly scheduled Technology Team and Conference Committee meetings as required
Ajay Shah
US Finance Coordinator
AbbVie
Ensures timely disbursements of vendor payments and committee member reimbursements Brings any areas of fiscal concern to the attention of…
- Ensures timely disbursements of vendor payments and committee member reimbursements
- Brings any areas of fiscal concern to the attention of the Conference Chair
- Attends regularly scheduled Conference Committee meetings as required
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Does NOT attend the Conference Planning Meeting
Frank Lueddeke
Contracts Manager
GCSG
Primary contact responsible for all venue negotiations as necessary Reviews and approves all Global venue contracts prior to signature Coordinates…
- Primary contact responsible for all venue negotiations as necessary
- Reviews and approves all Global venue contracts prior to signature
- Coordinates and books all F2F meetings (Board/e-teams/functional/conference planning etc.)
- Conducts initial investigation of prospective venues for upcoming US conferences and oversees European Logistics coordinators in their regional searches
- Leads the logistical operations, food and beverage (F&B) selections for the conference including the Meet & Greet Event, Night Out Event and meals and breaks, and acts as primary liaison with hotel staff and equipment providers throughout the conference (US Conference Only)
- Arranges and coordinates audio/visual and Wi-Fi installations for the conference (US Conference Only)
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Generally, does not attend the Conference Planning Meetings
Corinne Iacobucci
US Asst Presentation Coordinator
Hookipa Pharma
Forms part of the Education Functional Team Attends the Conference Planning Meeting, annual F2F Education Functional Team meeting and regularly…
- Forms part of the Education Functional Team
- Attends the Conference Planning Meeting, annual F2F Education Functional Team meeting and regularly scheduled Education Team and Conference Committee meetings as required
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Supports the Presentation Coordinator in all aspects of conference presentation planning
- Conference planning:
- Makes updates to the conference presentation/workshop file
- Supports all speakers’ preparation for the conference by:
- Coordinating Speaker training & ensuring completion by all first-time presenters/facilitators
- Reviewing slide decks for formatting & CE answers
- At the Conference:
- Attends the conference as a GCSG representative & acts as point of contact for presenters and workshop facilitators throughout the conference
- Assists with onsite registration of all speakers and facilitators
- Assists in facilitating the Speaker Logistics meeting
- Serves as primary point of contact for workshop room set-up and supplies
- After the Conference:
- Updates historical speaker/topic lists with survey data
- Reviews & revises forms/lists in SharePoint in preparation for following year’s conference planning meeting
Jay Dexheimer
US Asst Membership Coordinator
Tower Cold Chain Solutions
Forms part of the M&M Functional Team Supports the Communications Coordinator with maintenance of the master mailing lists as wellas…
- Forms part of the M&M Functional Team
- Supports the Communications Coordinator with maintenance of the master mailing lists as wellas any stratified lists required to best communicate with our conference attendees
- Updates membership contact information as necessary at the conference, to ensure the mostup to date information for the members
- Manages the production, printing, ordering and delivery to site of all conference attendee namebadges
- Coordinates the ordering, delivery to site and application of all conference attendee ribbons
- Attends the annual F2F M&M Functional Team meeting and regularly scheduled M&M Teamand Conference Committee meetings as required
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Generally, does not attend the Conference Planning Meeting
Hope Foudoulakis
US Asst Exhibitor Coordinator
Alkermes
Assists the Exhibitor Coordinator with all tasks as delegated Compiles the electrical needs of exhibitors and submits these to the…
- Assists the Exhibitor Coordinator with all tasks as delegated
- Compiles the electrical needs of exhibitors and submits these to the Logistics Coordinator
- Provides exhibitors with their tabletop location (numbers)
- In collaboration with the Exhibitor and Marketing Coordinators, acts as the on-site liaison with exhibit and sponsor company representatives attending the conference
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Attends the regularly scheduled Logistics and Conference Committee meetings
- Does NOT attend the Conference Planning Meeting
Natalie Weaver
US Asst Logistics Coordinator
Pfizer
Assists the Logistics Coordinator with all tasks as delegated In collaboration with the Logistics Coordinator, acts as liaison with hotel…
- Assists the Logistics Coordinator with all tasks as delegated
- In collaboration with the Logistics Coordinator, acts as liaison with hotel staff and equipment providers throughout the conference (as delegated)
- Attends the regularly scheduled Logistics and Conference Committee meetings as required
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Does NOT attend the Conference Planning Meeting
Erik Kloppenburg
US Asst Marketing Coordinator
Assists the Marketing Coordinator with all tasks as delegated Forms part of the M&M Functional Team Has a shared responsibility…
- Assists the Marketing Coordinator with all tasks as delegated
- Forms part of the M&M Functional Team
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Attends the annual F2F M&M Functional Team meeting and regularly scheduled M&M Team and Conference Committee meetings as required
- Does NOT attend the Conference Planning Meeting
Maureen Secord
US Conference Secretary
Agios Pharmaceuticals
Generates the conference committee meeting agendas, minutes and action items Sends for review and then distributes and archives on SharePoint…
- Generates the conference committee meeting agendas, minutes and action items
- Sends for review and then distributes and archives on SharePoint the final conference committee meeting minutes and action Items
- Assists the Conference Chair as required during the conference
- At the conference, collates and provides to the Master of Ceremonies, all relevant and required briefing information
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Attends the Conference Planning Meeting and regularly scheduled Conference Committee meetings
Our European Team
Richard Lambie
European Knowledge Forum Chair / Education Coordinator
McKesson
Represents the regional conference on the Global Executive Committee and cross-functional working groups on monthly calls and at F2F meetings…
- Represents the regional conference on the Global Executive Committee and cross-functional working groups on monthly calls and at F2F meetings as required (call responsibilities may be delegated to Vice Chair as appropriate)
- Overall responsibility for the design and execution of the conference plan and program
- Provides conference-related updates to the Board
- Maintains the Conference budget and provides updates to the Board as required
- Ensures the quality of the conference and the experience of attendees, speakers and exhibitors
- Organizes and facilitates the F2F conference planning meeting and subsequent conference committee meetings
- Delegates duties as appropriate to the conference committee members
- Supports the Keynote Speaker selection
- Maintains the conference timeline
- In collaboration with the Presentation Coordinator, creates the conference agenda/schedule
- Ensures the conference committee meeting agendas, minutes and action Items are captured, distributed and archived
- Creates a task list to be posted in the War Room during the conference
- In collaboration with the Vice Chair, conducts the lessons learned session following the conference
- Provides input and updates to the Conference Playbook following the conference
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Attends the Conference Planning Meeting and regularly scheduled Conference Committee meetings as required
Education Coordinator
- Reports directly to the Education Officer with a dotted line report to relevant Conference Chair
- Forms part of the Education Functional Team
- Develops and maintains the conference Education budget
- Ensures the quality of professional development offerings at the conference
- Leads development of the conference presentation/workshop learning objectives, long and short titles as well as CE questions (US only)
- Develops conference surveys and a summative conference evaluation
- Compiles and provides initial analyses of survey and evaluation reports (on the quality of the conference experience to include venue, speakers, presenters, content and logistics) to assist in organizational learning and improved planning
- Creates and facilitates distribution of an attendance certificate to conference attendees
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Attends the Conference Planning Meeting, annual F2F Education Functional Team meeting and regularly scheduled Education Team and Conference Committee meetings as required
Ana-Zeralda Canals
European Knowledge Forum Vice Chair
Debiopharm International S.A.
Assists the Chair in all aspects of the design and execution of the conference plan and program Succeeds the Chair…
- Assists the Chair in all aspects of the design and execution of the conference plan and program
- Succeeds the Chair at the following year’s conference
- Leads the Keynote Speaker selection and acts as their handler during the event
- Ensures all registration-related deliverables are met
- Ensures that registration windows are opened and closed on the website in a timely manner
- Manages the registration waitlist
- Manages the War Room logistics and activities during the conference
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Attends the Conference Planning Meeting and regularly scheduled Conference Committee meetings as required
- Chairs the regularly scheduled conference committee meetings as requested by the Chair
JP Kappelle
Global Membership Officer
4G Clinical
Represents Membership on the Global Executive Committee and cross-functional working groups on monthly calls and at F2F meetings as required…
- Represents Membership on the Global Executive Committee and cross-functional working groups on monthly calls and at F2F meetings as required (call responsibilities may be delegated to team members as appropriate)
- Co-Chairs the Marketing and Membership (M&M) Functional Team with the Marketing Officer, including planning and chairing calls as required and planning and execution of the annual M&M F2F meeting
- Develops and maintains the global Membership budget
- Manages and oversees all Membership Coordinators
- Accountable for identifying new potential members together with Membership Coordinators and working with Marketing team to target engagement
- Responsible for overall management and execution of all things Membership for the Global Clinical Supplies Group to ensure we are meeting the organization’s goals and objectives
- Ensures the Value Proposition for membership of the organization is sufficiently compelling to encourage membership in the group by both conference attendees and other individuals
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
Rhys Evans
Global Technology Officer
RxSource
Represents Technology on the Global Executive Committee and cross-functional working groups on monthly calls and at F2F meetings as required…
- Represents Technology on the Global Executive Committee and cross-functional working groups on monthly calls and at F2F meetings as required (call responsibilities may be delegated to team members as appropriate)
- Leads the Technology Functional Team including planning and chairing calls as required and planning and execution of the technology F2F meeting(s)
- Develops and maintains the global Technology budget
- Manages and oversees all Technology Coordinator positions
- Responsible for overall management and execution of all things Technology for the Global Clinical Supplies Group to ensure we are meeting the organization’s goals and objectives
- Manages the relationship with IT vendors
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Generally, does not attend the Conference Planning Meetings
- Oversees and assists website coordinators but not directly responsible for conference planning
Bev Nicol
European Presentation Coordinator
Pfizer
Reports directly to the Education Officer with a dotted line report to relevant Conference Chair Forms part of the Education…
- Reports directly to the Education Officer with a dotted line report to relevant Conference Chair
- Forms part of the Education Functional Team
- Attends the Conference Planning Meeting, annual Education F2F Functional Team meeting and regularly scheduled Education Team and Conference Committee meetings as required
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Provides timely reports on all presentation aspects to the Conference Chair
- Conference Planning
- Facilitates the presentation/workshop selection portion of the conference planning meeting, if applicable
- Facilitates the objectives break-out session at the planning meeting, if applicable
- Maintains and manages the conference presentation/workshop file
- Maintains the chaser toolkit to provide guidance to, and follow-up with, the speaker chasers to ensure all sessions have identified leaders
- Working with the Conference Chair, prepares and finalizes the presentation and workshop agenda
- Invites and ensures speakers register for the conference in a timely manner
- Supports all speakers’ preparation for the conference by:
- Providing routine e-mail distributions keeping presenters and facilitators informed of tasks required of them
- Ensuring all presenter and workshop facilitator documents are provided in a timely manner and in the specified format (i.e. the GCSG presentation template)
- Identifies workshop room layouts to ensure sufficient space for all attendees
- Provides workshop room assignments and workshop frequency planning to Logistics and Tech teams
- Partners with Asst. Presentation Coordinator to manage ongoing planning activities
- At the Conference:
- Attends the conference as a GCSG representative & acts as a point of contact for presenters and workshop facilitators throughout the conference
- Facilitates onsite registration of all speakers
- Facilitates the Speaker Logistics meeting
- Works with Logistics team to ensure an effortless experience for the presenters and workshop facilitators (e.g. AV, workshop rooms, supplies etc.)
- Serves as back-up point of contact for workshop room set-up and supplies
- After the Conference:
- Provides survey results to presenters and facilitators in a timely manner
- Evaluates and consolidates topic survey/website suggestions for the conference planning meeting
Shanelle Mehta
European Marketing Coordinator / Global Social Media Coordinator
BMclinical
Marketing Coordinator Reports directly to the Conference Chair with a dotted line report to the Marketing Officer Forms part of…
Marketing Coordinator
- Reports directly to the Conference Chair with a dotted line report to the Marketing Officer
- Forms part of the M&M Functional Team
- Develops and maintains the conference Marketing budget
- Directs and manages all marketing activities for the conference
- Supports the Marketing Officer to ensure that the organization’s values and value proposition are always exemplified in conference marketing elements
- Develops effective and meaningful marketing activities that stress the benefits of attending the conference
- In collaboration with the Exhibitor Coordinator, develops, manages, oversees and executes all sponsorships for the conference (US Marketing Coordinator Only)
- Develops conference-specific, thematic branding based on the agreed conference theme. Including, but not limited to, PowerPoint templates, e-signature graphics, banners etc. for use in promotion of the conference
- In collaboration with the Exhibitor Coordinator, provides timely reports to the Conference Chair on sponsor participation (US Marketing Coordinator Only) and other marketing activities. Develops print and electronic marketing materials required for the conference. Works with trade publications to effectively advertise the conference
- Recommends and sources the conference registration gift
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Attends the Conference Planning Meeting, annual F2F M&M Functional Team meeting and regularly scheduled M&M Team and Conference Committee meetings as required
Social Media Coordinator
- Forms part of the M&M Functional team and attends team meetings as required
- Responsible for production and overall management of the GCSG Global Social Media Plan
- Responsible for day-to-day management of GCSG social media platforms
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Does NOT attend the Conference Planning Meetings
Lisa Spence
European Exhibitor Coordinator
PCI Clinical Services
Drafts and maintains Exhibitor agreements, Exhibitor room floor plans and hotel shipping guidelines and provides this information to the Website…
- Drafts and maintains Exhibitor agreements, Exhibitor room floor plans and hotel shipping guidelines and provides this information to the Website Coordinator and exhibitors
- In collaboration with the Marketing Coordinator, develops, manages, oversees and executes all sponsorships for the conference (European Exhibitor Coordinator Only)
- Identifies and invites prospective Exhibitors for the conference as appropriate
- In collaboration with the Communications Coordinator, prepares and sends Exhibitor e-mail blasts announcing registration and sponsorship opportunities
- Provides timely reports to the Conference Chair on exhibitor participation
- In collaboration with the Marketing Coordinator, reports to the Conference Chair on sponsorship uptake (European Exhibitor Coordinator Only)
- Oversees registration and payment of exhibitor and sponsor (European Exhibitor Coordinator Only)representatives
- Coordinates and maintains necessary communication regarding exhibitor arrangements with registered representatives
- In collaboration with the Marketing Coordinator, coordinates and maintains necessary communication regarding sponsor arrangements with registered representatives (European Exhibitor Coordinator Only)
- Coordinates, maps and oversees exhibitor activities and the exhibitor area
- Ensures exhibitor equipment and materials that have arrived at the site are transported to the exhibit area prior to the exhibit set-up time
- Acts as the primary liaison with exhibitor representatives attending the conference
- In collaboration with the Marketing Coordinator, acts as the on-site liaison with sponsor company representatives attending the conference (European Exhibitor Coordinator Only)
- Obtains Exhibitor payments in instances where payments were not made prior to the conference start
- Addresses and mitigates any Exhibitor issues prior to, during and after the conference in collaboration with the Conference Chair or Board Members
- Coordinates hotel staff and exhibitors for return shipping of equipment or materials
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Attends the Conference Planning Meeting and regularly scheduled Logistics and Conference Committee meetings
Mark Johnson
European Website Coordinator
Client-Pharma
Reports directly to the Technology Officer with a dotted line report to relevant Conference Chair Forms part of the Technology…
- Reports directly to the Technology Officer with a dotted line report to relevant Conference Chair
- Forms part of the Technology Functional Team
- Supports the Technology Officer in the website development strategy
- Maintains the GCSG website so that information is always current
- Creates and maintains GCSG Conference registration pages
- Collaborates with committee members to ensure conference/registration-related documents are available and in the correct format for uploading to the website
- Works with the website vendor to troubleshoot any website/registration-related issues that arise
- Ensures the Conference app is launched in a timely manner
- Other duties as assigned by the Technology Officer, Conference Chair or Marketing Officer
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Attends the Conference Planning Meeting, annual F2F Technology Functional Team meeting(s) and regularly scheduled Technology Team and Conference Committee meetings as required
Sue Lee
European Logistics Coordinator
Hexagon Supply Chain
Reports directly to the Conference Chair with a dotted line report to the Logistics Officer Leads the logistical operations for…
- Reports directly to the Conference Chair with a dotted line report to the Logistics Officer
- Leads the logistical operations for the conference
- Provides timely reports to the Conference Chair on conference related logistics activities (e.g. Hotel rooming lists, AV/Wi-Fi, maps, room allocations etc.)
- Conducts initial investigation of prospective regions for upcoming conferences (European Logistics Coordinator Only)
- Prepares venue summary and proposal for event locations in collaboration with the Contracts Manager for Logistics Officer to present to the GCSG Board (European Logistics Coordinator Only)
- Develop and maintain the regional conference Logistics budget
- Negotiate and set Logistics contracts in collaboration with Contracts Manager, i.e., hotel, food, audio visual, entertainment venue (European Logistics Coordinator Only)
- In collaboration with the Exhibitor Coordinator, ensures the electrical requirements of exhibitors with the hotel
- Delegates tasks as appropriate to the Assistant Logistics Coordinator
- Designs site layout and movement plan with Conference Chair and hotel liaison
- Leads the food and beverage (F&B) selections for the conference including the Meet & Greet Event, meals and breakouts
- Acts as primary liaison with hotel staff and equipment providers throughout the conference
- Supervises all logistical activities prior to, during and following the conference
- Arranges for hotel and dining venues and transportation to and from dining venue for the Conference Planning Meeting, conference site visit and entertainment site visit
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Attends the Conference Planning Meeting and regularly scheduled Logistics and Conference Committee meetings
Randy Schröder
European Asst Exhibitor Coordinator
Acnos Pharma GmbH
Assists the Exhibitor Coordinator with all tasks as delegated Compiles the electrical needs of exhibitors and submits these to the…
- Assists the Exhibitor Coordinator with all tasks as delegated
- Compiles the electrical needs of exhibitors and submits these to the Logistics Coordinator
- Provides exhibitors with their tabletop location (numbers)
- In collaboration with the Exhibitor and Marketing Coordinators, acts as the on-site liaison with exhibit and sponsor company representatives attending the conference
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Attends the regularly scheduled Logistics and Conference Committee meetings
- Does NOT attend the Conference Planning Meeting
Gurmeet Sidhu
European Assistant Logistics Coordinator
QuickSTAT Global Life Science Logistics
Assists the Logistics Coordinator with all tasks as delegated In collaboration with the Logistics Coordinator, acts as liaison with hotel…
- Assists the Logistics Coordinator with all tasks as delegated
- In collaboration with the Logistics Coordinator, acts as liaison with hotel staff and equipment providers throughout the conference (as delegated)
- Attends the regularly scheduled Logistics and Conference Committee meetings as required
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Does NOT attend the Conference Planning Meeting
Olivia Riordan
European Assistant Presentation Coordinator
Eli Lilly & Company
Forms part of the Education Functional Team Attends the Conference Planning Meeting, annual F2F Education Functional Team meeting and regularly…
- Forms part of the Education Functional Team
- Attends the Conference Planning Meeting, annual F2F Education Functional Team meeting and regularly scheduled Education Team and Conference Committee meetings as required
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Supports the Presentation Coordinator in all aspects of conference presentation planning
- Conference planning:
- Makes updates to the conference presentation/workshop file
- Supports all speakers’ preparation for the conference by:
- Coordinating Speaker training & ensuring completion by all first-time presenters/facilitators
- Reviewing slide decks for formatting & CE answers
- At the Conference:
- Attends the conference as a GCSG representative & acts as point of contact for presenters and workshop facilitators throughout the conference
- Assists with onsite registration of all speakers and facilitators
- Assists in facilitating the Speaker Logistics meeting
- Serves as primary point of contact for workshop room set-up and supplies
- After the Conference:
- Updates historical speaker/topic lists with survey data
- Reviews & revises forms/lists in SharePoint in preparation for following year’s conference planning meeting
Sarah Brown
European Conference Secretary
Catalent
Generates the conference committee meeting agendas, minutes and action items Sends for review and then distributes and archives on SharePoint…
- Generates the conference committee meeting agendas, minutes and action items
- Sends for review and then distributes and archives on SharePoint the final conference committee meeting minutes and action Items
- Assists the Conference Chair as required during the conference
- At the conference, collates and provides to the Master of Ceremonies, all relevant and required briefing information
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Attends the Conference Planning Meeting and regularly scheduled Conference Committee meetings
Our Asia Pac Team
Wendy Xia
Asia Pacific e-Team Lead
Agios Pharmaceuticals
Represents their functional e-Team on the Global Executive Committee and cross-functional working groups on monthly calls and at F2F meetings…
- Represents their functional e-Team on the Global Executive Committee and cross-functional working groups on monthly calls and at F2F meetings as required (call responsibilities may be delegated to team members as appropriate)
- Recruits e-Team members as required and proposes nominations to the Board for approval
- Responsible for completing defined on-boarding process for all e-Team members
- Creates an e-Team charter identifying team mission and objectives and team roles and responsibilities
- Leads e-Team with the execution of team goals and identified projects
- Conducts regular team meetings to ensure progression against team goals
- Works collaboratively with other GCSG functional areas when necessary to achieve shared goals
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Does not generally attend Conference Planning Meetings
Masako Ota
Asia Pacific e-Team member
Thermofisher
The newly created AsiaPac e-Team is being charged with researching, creating and reviewing a road map to ensure GCSG’s success…
The newly created AsiaPac e-Team is being charged with researching, creating and reviewing a road map to ensure GCSG’s success in the Asia Pacific region.
Chan Liu
Asia Pacific e-Team member
Pfizer
The newly created AsiaPac e-Team is being charged with researching, creating and reviewing a road map to ensure GCSG’s success…
The newly created AsiaPac e-Team is being charged with researching, creating and reviewing a road map to ensure GCSG’s success in the Asia Pacific region.
Puvi Bala
Asia Pacific e-Team member
Pilatus Clinical Services
The newly created AsiaPac e-Team is being charged with researching, creating and reviewing a road map to ensure GCSG’s success…
- The newly created AsiaPac e-Team is being charged with researching, creating and reviewing a road map to ensure GCSG’s success in the Asia Pacific region.
Richard Rossi
Asia Pacific e-Team member
The newly created AsiaPac e-Team is being charged with researching, creating and reviewing a road map to ensure GCSG’s success…
The newly created AsiaPac e-Team is being charged with researching, creating and reviewing a road map to ensure GCSG’s success in the Asia Pacific region.
Kristi Byrnes
Asia Pacific e-Team member
Nuvalent, Inc.
The newly created AsiaPac e-Team is being charged with researching, creating and reviewing a road map to ensure GCSG’s success…
The newly created AsiaPac e-Team is being charged with researching, creating and reviewing a road map to ensure GCSG’s success in the Asia Pacific region.
Takuya Kitami
Asia Pacific e-Team member
4G Clinical
The newly created AsiaPac e-Team is being charged with researching, creating and reviewing a road map to ensure GCSG’s success…
The newly created AsiaPac e-Team is being charged with researching, creating and reviewing a road map to ensure GCSG’s success in the Asia Pacific region.
Our Cell & Gene Therapy Team
Scott Ohanesian
Cell & Gene Therapy e-Team Co-Lead
QuickSTAT
Represents their functional e-Team on the Global Executive Committee and cross-functional working groups on monthly calls and at F2F meetings…
- Represents their functional e-Team on the Global Executive Committee and cross-functional working groups on monthly calls and at F2F meetings as required (call responsibilities may be delegated to team members as appropriate)
- Recruits e-Team members as required and proposes nominations to the Board for approval
- Responsible for completing defined on-boarding process for all e-Team members
- Creates an e-Team charter identifying team mission and objectives and team roles and responsibilities
- Leads e-Team with the execution of team goals and identified projects
- Conducts regular team meetings to ensure progression against team goals
- Works collaboratively with other GCSG functional areas when necessary to achieve shared goals
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Does not generally attend Conference Planning Meetings
Matthew Pecora
Cell & Gene Therapy e-Team Co-Lead
Celularity
The CGT e-Team is focused on building expertise and providing education and operational guidance to enable the delivery of cell…
The CGT e-Team is focused on building expertise and providing education and operational guidance to enable the delivery of cell and gene therapy products to patients through interactive engagement, collective external influencing, and knowledge sharing within the supply chain community.
Beth Gardner
Cell & Gene Therapy e-Team member
bluebird bio
The CGT e-Team is focused on building expertise and providing education and operational guidance to enable the delivery of cell…
The CGT e-Team is focused on building expertise and providing education and operational guidance to enable the delivery of cell and gene therapy products to patients through interactive engagement, collective external influencing, and knowledge sharing within the supply chain community.
Pooja Ohri
Cell & Gene Therapy e-Team member
Astellas US Technologies
The CGT e-Team is focused on building expertise and providing education and operational guidance to enable the delivery of cell…
The CGT e-Team is focused on building expertise and providing education and operational guidance to enable the delivery of cell and gene therapy products to patients through interactive engagement, collective external influencing, and knowledge sharing within the supply chain community.
Neeraj Shah
Cell & Gene Therapy e-Team member
Bristol-Myers Squibb
The CGT e-Team is focused on building expertise and providing education and operational guidance to enable the delivery of cell…
The CGT e-Team is focused on building expertise and providing education and operational guidance to enable the delivery of cell and gene therapy products to patients through interactive engagement, collective external influencing, and knowledge sharing within the supply chain community.
Paul Ingram
Cell & Gene Therapy e-Team member
Tata Consultancy Services
The CGT e-Team is focused on building expertise and providing education and operational guidance to enable the delivery of cell…
The CGT e-Team is focused on building expertise and providing education and operational guidance to enable the delivery of cell and gene therapy products to patients through interactive engagement, collective external influencing, and knowledge sharing within the supply chain community.
Sue Lee
European Logistics Coordinator
Hexagon Supply Chain
Reports directly to the Conference Chair with a dotted line report to the Logistics Officer Leads the logistical operations for…
- Reports directly to the Conference Chair with a dotted line report to the Logistics Officer
- Leads the logistical operations for the conference
- Provides timely reports to the Conference Chair on conference related logistics activities (e.g. Hotel rooming lists, AV/Wi-Fi, maps, room allocations etc.)
- Conducts initial investigation of prospective regions for upcoming conferences (European Logistics Coordinator Only)
- Prepares venue summary and proposal for event locations in collaboration with the Contracts Manager for Logistics Officer to present to the GCSG Board (European Logistics Coordinator Only)
- Develop and maintain the regional conference Logistics budget
- Negotiate and set Logistics contracts in collaboration with Contracts Manager, i.e., hotel, food, audio visual, entertainment venue (European Logistics Coordinator Only)
- In collaboration with the Exhibitor Coordinator, ensures the electrical requirements of exhibitors with the hotel
- Delegates tasks as appropriate to the Assistant Logistics Coordinator
- Designs site layout and movement plan with Conference Chair and hotel liaison
- Leads the food and beverage (F&B) selections for the conference including the Meet & Greet Event, meals and breakouts
- Acts as primary liaison with hotel staff and equipment providers throughout the conference
- Supervises all logistical activities prior to, during and following the conference
- Arranges for hotel and dining venues and transportation to and from dining venue for the Conference Planning Meeting, conference site visit and entertainment site visit
- Has a shared responsibility for supporting the organization’s financial sustainability
- Attends the Conference Planning Meeting and regularly scheduled Logistics and Conference Committee meetings
Matt Yedwabnick
Cell & Gene Therapy e-Team member
Atara Bio
The CGT e-Team is focused on building expertise and providing education and operational guidance to enable the delivery of cell…
The CGT e-Team is focused on building expertise and providing education and operational guidance to enable the delivery of cell and gene therapy products to patients through interactive engagement, collective external influencing, and knowledge sharing within the supply chain community.
Guadalupe Segura
Cell & Gene Therapy e-Team member
Genentech
The CGT e-Team is focused on building expertise and providing education and operational guidance to enable the delivery of cell…
The CGT e-Team is focused on building expertise and providing education and operational guidance to enable the delivery of cell and gene therapy products to patients through interactive engagement, collective external influencing, and knowledge sharing within the supply chain community.
Our Regulatory Team
Shawn Murtough
Global Regulatory Officer
PCI Clinical Trial Services
Represents Regulatory on the Global Executive Committee and cross-functional working groups on monthly calls and at F2F meetings as required…
- Represents Regulatory on the Global Executive Committee and cross-functional working groups on monthly calls and at F2F meetings as required (call responsibilities may be delegated to team members as appropriate)
- Work with the e-team to identify ways GCSG can best interact/leverage/influence Global Regulatory Agencies (RAs)
- Identify/list Regulatory Agencies (RAs) and associations with common areas of interest globally
- Prioritize the agencies/associations depending on the regulations and topics that GCSG wants to address
- Develop and/or build relationships between GCSG and RAs
- Find and cajole regulatory representatives/experts to be speakers for regional conferences
- Provide board/GCSG members with regular updates on emerging regulatory trends, initiatives and regulatory landscape changes
- Assemble a team of people interested and driven to help GCSG accomplish their regulatory strategy from all the key regions of the world
- Draft/publish and guidance documents to share with the GCSG membership
- Establish and provide, on a yearly basis, GCSG Regulatory objectives, milestones, KPIs, and a budget to reach these
- Execute monthly meetings to establish, monitor and achieve the team’s deliverables
- Execute a yearly, one day, face to face meeting (if the budget allows) for the team to meet and work on their deliverables
- Does not generally attend Conference Planning Meetings
Rima Darwiche
Regulatory e-Team & DtP Sub-team member
CPL Australia
The Regulatory e-Team aims to work with Global Regulatory Agencies to provide industry relevant influence on existing and upcoming regulations.…
The Regulatory e-Team aims to work with Global Regulatory Agencies to provide industry relevant influence on existing and upcoming regulations. As a team we strive to provide current and relevant content for the GCSG membership through the GCSG hosted conferences and through publishing content via the GCSG website that helps our members address changing regulations.
Jennie Deem
Regulatory e-Team member
Eli Lilly and Company
The Regulatory e-Team aims to work with Global Regulatory Agencies to provide industry relevant influence on existing and upcoming regulations.…
The Regulatory e-Team aims to work with Global Regulatory Agencies to provide industry relevant influence on existing and upcoming regulations. As a team we strive to provide current and relevant content for the GCSG membership through the GCSG hosted conferences and through publishing content via the GCSG website that helps our members address changing regulations.
Andrea Blood
Regulatory e-Team member
Moderna
The Regulatory e-Team aims to work with Global Regulatory Agencies to provide industry relevant influence on existing and upcoming regulations.…
The Regulatory e-Team aims to work with Global Regulatory Agencies to provide industry relevant influence on existing and upcoming regulations. As a team we strive to provide current and relevant content for the GCSG membership through the GCSG hosted conferences and through publishing content via the GCSG website that helps our members address changing regulations.
Terrence Walsh
Regulatory e-Team & DtP Sub-team member
Walsh Pharma
The Regulatory e-Team aims to work with Global Regulatory Agencies to provide industry relevant influence on existing and upcoming regulations.…
The Regulatory e-Team aims to work with Global Regulatory Agencies to provide industry relevant influence on existing and upcoming regulations. As a team we strive to provide current and relevant content for the GCSG membership through the GCSG hosted conferences and through publishing content via the GCSG website that helps our members address changing regulations.
Steven Awad
Regulatory e-Team member
Johnson & Johnson
The Regulatory e-Team aims to work with Global Regulatory Agencies to provide industry relevant influence on existing and upcoming regulations.…
The Regulatory e-Team aims to work with Global Regulatory Agencies to provide industry relevant influence on existing and upcoming regulations. As a team we strive to provide current and relevant content for the GCSG membership through the GCSG hosted conferences and through publishing content via the GCSG website that helps our members address changing regulations.
Frances Smith
Regulatory e-Team member
Almac Clinical Services
The Regulatory e-Team aims to work with Global Regulatory Agencies to provide industry relevant influence on existing and upcoming regulations.…
The Regulatory e-Team aims to work with Global Regulatory Agencies to provide industry relevant influence on existing and upcoming regulations. As a team we strive to provide current and relevant content for the GCSG membership through the GCSG hosted conferences and through publishing content via the GCSG website that helps our members address changing regulations.
Jeff Bedford
Regulatory e-Team and DtP Sub-team member
GSK
The Regulatory e-Team aims to work with Global Regulatory Agencies to provide industry relevant influence on existing and upcoming regulations.…
The Regulatory e-Team aims to work with Global Regulatory Agencies to provide industry relevant influence on existing and upcoming regulations. As a team we strive to provide current and relevant content for the GCSG membership through the GCSG hosted conferences and through publishing content via the GCSG website that helps our members address changing regulations.
Lisa Falzone
Regulatory e-Team member / DtP Sub-team Lead
Bayer U.S.
The Regulatory e-Team aims to work with Global Regulatory Agencies to provide industry relevant influence on existing and upcoming regulations.…
The Regulatory e-Team aims to work with Global Regulatory Agencies to provide industry relevant influence on existing and upcoming regulations. As a team we strive to provide current and relevant content for the GCSG membership through the GCSG hosted conferences and through publishing content via the GCSG website that helps our members address changing regulations.
Neta Bendelac
DtP Sub-team member
4G Clinical
The mission of the DtP Sub team is to provide industry best practices for implementing DtP as well as work…
The mission of the DtP Sub team is to provide industry best practices for implementing DtP as well as work with regulatory agencies to help identify the value of DtP and to make sure as we come out of the worst of the pandemic, we don’t backslide away from DtP clinical supply distribution.
Henk Dieteren
DtP Sub-team member
The Clinical Supply Chain Management B.V.
The mission of the DtP Sub team is to provide industry best practices for implementing DtP as well as work…
The mission of the DtP Sub team is to provide industry best practices for implementing DtP as well as work with regulatory agencies to help identify the value of DtP and to make sure as we come out of the worst of the pandemic, we don’t backslide away from DtP clinical supply distribution.
Ian Dilley
DtP Sub-team member
Eli Lilly and Company
The mission of the DtP Sub team is to provide industry best practices for implementing DtP as well as work…
The mission of the DtP Sub team is to provide industry best practices for implementing DtP as well as work with regulatory agencies to help identify the value of DtP and to make sure as we come out of the worst of the pandemic, we don’t backslide away from DtP clinical supply distribution.
Lisa Killi
DtP Sub-team member
Bellerophon
The mission of the DtP Sub team is to provide industry best practices for implementing DtP as well as work…
The mission of the DtP Sub team is to provide industry best practices for implementing DtP as well as work with regulatory agencies to help identify the value of DtP and to make sure as we come out of the worst of the pandemic, we don’t backslide away from DtP clinical supply distribution.
Michael Sweeney
Communications Coordinator / DtP Sub-team member
n/a
The Communications Coordinator forms part of the Membership &Marketing functional team and attends team meetings as required. They own and…
The Communications Coordinator forms part of the Membership &Marketing functional team and attends team meetings as required. They own and maintain the Global GCSG Mailing lists and maintain the Global Email Blast and Announcements Schedule. In collaboration with the conference Marketing and Membership coordinators, they send timely Email communications about the Conferences to the GCSG Membership lists and ensure post-conference communications are sent to attendees. In collaboration with the Marketing Officer, they produce and deliver the GCSG newsletter.
Keith Paulick
DtP Sub-team member
Agios Pharmaceuticals
The mission of the DtP Sub team is to provide industry best practices for implementing DtP as well as work…
The mission of the DtP Sub team is to provide industry best practices for implementing DtP as well as work with regulatory agencies to help identify the value of DtP and to make sure as we come out of the worst of the pandemic, we don’t backslide away from DtP clinical supply distribution.
Jon Fairweather
DtP Sub-team member
PCI Clinical Services
The mission of the DtP Sub team is to provide industry best practices for implementing DtP as well as work…
The mission of the DtP Sub team is to provide industry best practices for implementing DtP as well as work with regulatory agencies to help identify the value of DtP and to make sure as we come out of the worst of the pandemic, we don’t backslide away from DtP clinical supply distribution.