Educational background

• Master in Industrial Sciences Biochemistry (1990)
• DMAIC Six Sigma black belt (2003)

Professional record

• Galapagos NV – Director, Head of Clinical Study Leaders Phase 1 (since Feb 2017)
• Tactical management and leadership to the Clinical Operations Phase 1 subdepartment
• AMGEN NV – Regional Clinical Trial Manager (2010 – 2017)
• Regional study management of early phase I studies, phase II and III studies in the domain of osteoporosis, inflammation, cardiology and neurosciences
• TIBOTEC-VIRCO (Outsourced by Valesta) – Global Trial Manager (2006 – 2010)
• Global study management and oversight of phase I, phase II and phase III trial in the domain of infectious diseases
• SGS NV, Clinical Pharmacology Unit (1991 – 2006)
• Different roles from the site’s first Clinical Research Coordinator to Linemanager Project Coordination (responsible for recruitment staff, clinical trial assistants and clinical research coordinators)
• As Six Sigma Black Belt, acting as Manager Continuous Improvement for the SGSLife Science QC labs in Europe (2003 – 2004)