Christopher Berrisford
Senior Director Pharmacovigilance @Syneos Health
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Director Pharmacovigilance @Syneos Health
GB
Leads a high-performing global team of proposal and budget specialists, coordinating timely and accurate responses to approximately 100 pharmacovigilance-related RFPs and RFIs per month.Proactive training and mentorship to ensure members of my team and others have the capabilities and resources to perform their day-to-day tasks, whilst encouraging autonomy and individual growth.Resource planning for a wide variety of project types.Designed and deployed interactive Power BI dashboards using DAX and M, providing real-time visibility into workload distribution, sales pipeline, bid outcomes, and business development KPIs.Generated reports and insights on sales and revenue figures, unit prices, and discounting to maximise wins and total sales revenue.Built and maintained robust pharmacovigilance budgeting tools in Excel (using advanced VBA scripting), ensuring accuracy, scalability, and alignment with evolving business needs.Actively procure technologies that solve solutions for both Syneos Health and its customers.Design and implement strategic initiatives to improve efficiency of process to minimise delays and ensure timelines are always met.Proactively identified and engaged prospective clients, leading strategic outreach initiatives to expand the business pipeline and strengthen market positioning.Drove targeted business development efforts, establishing cross-functional relationships and relationships with key stakeholders and uncovering new commercial opportunities.Developed and curated reusable content libraries for RFP responses, client presentations, and marketing materials, enhancing consistency and efficiency across client engagements.
EDUCATION
The Open University
Post Grad certificate, Fundamentals of Senior Management
University of Leeds
BSc (hons), Biochemistry
ILX Group plc
PRINCE2, PRINCE2 foundation
The Open University
MBA, MBA
SKILLS
ABOUT CHRISTOPHER BERRISFORD
Around 20 years of pharmaceutical industry across pharmacovigilance, medical writing, regulatory affairs, clinical administration and data management. Worked for a pharmaceutical company, contract research organisations, a consultancy and a regulatory authority. Fully trained Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance (QPPV). Currently working in solution creation for pharmaceutical companies, including proposal development, marketing and business development. Develops and implements strategies and technology with the aim at increasing overall revenue for the department.
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