Brian Simpson

About Brian Simpson

Experienced Clinical Operations professional with a demonstrated history of working in the biotech, pharmaceutical and CRO industries. Skilled in Oncology/Hematology, CAR-T, TIL, Autoimmune, Site Monitoring, GCP, CRO/Vendor management, Budgets/Contracts and Drug Development. Proud Michigan State University graduate currently residing in Washington.

Experience

1. Senior Director of Clinical Operations

   Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.

   Sep 2025 — Present · San Carlos, CA, US

   Providing strategic and operational leadership for global clinical development programs, with a focus on TIL (tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte) therapy • Overseeing end-to-end clinical trial execution (Phase including study design, site selection, patient recruitment, data quality, compliance, and closeout• Acting member of the Clinical Operations Senior Leadership Team, responsible for shaping clinical strategy and execution across global oncology programs• Partnering with cross-functional leaders in Clinical Development, Regulatory, and Program Management to deliver high-quality, timely, and compliant clinical programs• Leading, mentoring, and developing Clinical Operations teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and high performance

Education

• Michigan State University

  Natural Science, Human Biology

  2008 — 2011

Skills

• Microsoft Word
• Clinical Operations
• Data Analysis
• Customer Service
• Polymerase Chain Reaction (Pcr)
• Photoshop
• Patient Safety
• Institutional Review Board (Irb)
• Clinical Monitoring
• Microsoft Excel
• Project Management
• Drug Development
• Clinical Trials
• Gcp
• Microsoft Office
• Pcr
• Good Clinical Practice
• Matlab
• Clinical Research
• Oncology
• Clinical Development
• Social Media
• Research
• Good Clinical Practice (Gcp)
• Operations Management
• Accounting