Leadership Team
Brian O’Dwyer
Chief Executive Officer of IQVIA Laboratories & Clinical FSP
Brian O’Dwyer is chief executive officer of IQVIA Laboratories & Clinical FSP. Previously, Brian was vice president and general manager of the Americas region for IQVIA Laboratories, where he was responsible for all operational activity in North and South America.
Brian has more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare and laboratory industry and has broad experience in the establishment, management, integration and restructuring of both business and commercial operations across the clinical research spectrum. Prior to IQVIA, Brian served as senior vice president of the Eurofins Scientific central laboratory business. Brian also was the senior vice president of Global Bioanalytical Services at ICON having previously led ICON’s Early Phase Clinical division in Europe and served as their group financial controller.
Brian holds a bachelor’s degree in business studies from Dublin City University, Ireland, and is a professionally Certified Management Accountant.
Kellie Yarnell
Kellie Yarnell is Chief Commercial Officer and she brings more than 15 years of commercial expertise, scientific aptitude and strategic vision to the organization.
Kellie earned a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from the University of Delaware.
Patrice Hugo, Ph.D.
Dr. Hugo is the Chief Scientific Officer, IQVIA Laboratories and IQVIA R&DS Design and Delivery Innovation, and he brings more than 25 years of senior scientific leadership experience with extensive management expertise in laboratory operations applied to diagnostics, therapeutic targets and clinical trials. Most recently, Dr. Hugo was associate vice president and Chief Scientist at LabCorp/Covance. He has held several other senior leadership positions at companies including Clearstone Central Laboratories, Caprion and PROCREA BioSciences. A noted industry expert, Dr. Hugo has more than 75 scientific publications in internationally renowned journals. He also is active in a number of industry organizations, including his role on the Board of Directors for the non-for-profit Personalized Medicine Partnership for Cancer in Quebec, Warnex, offering analytical and bioanalytical services and his role as a steering committee member for the Biomarker Factory.
Dr. Hugo obtained a Ph.D. at McGill University and completed five years of post- doctoral fellowship at the Walter Elisa Hall Institute in Australia, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Kevin Dooley
Kevin Dooley is the Chief Human Resources Officer of IQVIA Laboratories , where he is responsible for ensuring that IQVIA Laboratories has the right people strategy in place that is in line with the company’s values and business strategy. Prior to joining IQVIA Laboratories, Kevin has held a variety of leadership positions at Deutsche Bank, and most recently led the Human Resources function for 3,000 people. Prior to Deutsche Bank, Kevin spent some time in the consumer products and manufacturing sectors with Colgate Palmolive and PepsiCo. Kevin has more than 20 years of experience in Human Resources, Communications, and Employer Branding and Marketing, from different industries. Having lived and worked in London, Hong Kong, Singapore, and various cities in the US, he brings a strong international perspective when it comes to leading and managing businesses.
Kevin earned a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Sciences from the New York Institute of Technology and a Master of Arts in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Hofstra University.
David Morris
David Morris is senior vice president & Chief Operating Officer for IQVIA Laboratories. He oversees the operational and service delivery across the Company including our Central Laboratory, Specialty Laboratory and Technology businesses.
David has more than 15 years of experience working across the Life Sciences industry. Since joining IQVIA in 2011, David has held various management positions with responsibilities covering strategy, technology, business planning and strategic operations. Prior to his current role, David served as Head of Operational Performance & Transformation, Global IT and Clinical FSP for IQVIA’s R&DS business.
David has a B.S. in Economics from DePaul University in Chicago and an MSc from the London School of Economics.
Caroline Keane
Integrated Laboratory Services
Caroline Keane is Senior Vice President of integrated laboratory services at IQVIA Laboratories, with leadership responsibilities for central laboratory project services, including project management, data management, study setup, investigator site support and global business transformation. Caroline has delivery oversight for tailored laboratory solutions and offerings including IQVIA Laboratories biotech, clinical trial sample tracking and decentralized trial solutions. She has successfully led several enterprise-wide strategic initiatives focused on process optimization and delivery excellence. Caroline sits on executive steering committees for several key customers and provides executive oversight for integrated study delivery with our parent company, IQVIA. Prior to joining IQVIA Laboratories in 2014, Caroline was responsible for global project delivery and site support at LabCorp Clinical Trials. She has held previous leadership positions in operations and corporate development, spanning central laboratory, bioanalysis and connected devices.
Caroline earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto and a Master of Business Administration focused on the Management of Technology from Simon Fraser University.
Tony Brown
Specialty Laboratories Division
Tony Brown is Vice President and General Manager of our Specialty Laboratories Division, and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of our Vaccines, Genomics, Bioscience, Discovery, TSAIL, and Rules-Based Medicine service lines. Previously, Tony was vice president and general manager of our Vaccines and Global Central Labs. Tony brings more than 28 years of experience in the diagnostics and central laboratory business to the joint venture.
Tony earned Bachelor of Science Degrees in finance and computer science from the State University of New York, Plattsburgh, and earned a Master of Business Administration in Health Systems Administration from Union University, Graduate Management Institute.
Elaine Lowey
Global Central Labs
Elaine Lowey is the Vice President and General Manager for Global Central Laboratories. In this role, she oversees operational delivery and financial performance, strategically networking, and ensuring exceptional customer delivery. Additionally, Elaine provides leadership and support to the central laboratories EMEA leadership team.
With a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Immunology and Pharmacology from the University of Strathclyde, Elaine brings over 23 years of rich experience to her role. Her educational background is complemented by a certification from the Yale School of Management, reflecting her commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
Elaine's career is marked by her extensive global experience in nurturing customer-facing teams across diverse geographical locations. She has a proven track record of driving strategic initiatives and fostering collaboration within internal and external enterprise governance frameworks.
Jenny Zhang
Asia-Pacific Operations
Jenny Zhang is Vice President of Asia-Pacific operations, where she is responsible for overseeing all aspects of operations for the organization in Asia-Pacific. Previously, Jenny was vice president and general manager of IQVIA's central laboratories for the Asia-Pacific laboratories. Based in Singapore, Jenny brings more than 18 years of experience to the joint venture leadership team, which includes various leadership positions at IQVIA and LabCorp.
Jenny Zhang received a Master of Science and a Master of Business Administration from Tsinghua University.
David Kaye
BioFortis
David is Vice President and General Manager of BioFortis, a IQVIA Laboratories Company, where he is responsible for managing the delivery of the BioFortis strategy, as well as the management of day-to-day operations and support. He is focused on ensuring that the full suite of BioFortis services and products is integrated into IQVIA Laboratories’ offerings, inclusive of its go-to-market strategy. Previously, David served as Chief Operating Officer of BioFortis. He has 20 years of management experience gained at several technology, financial services, and business services organizations.
David earned a B.B.A in Finance, and a J.D., both from George Washington University.
Pat Hurban
Genomics Laboratories
Patrick Hurban is Vice President and General Manager, Genomics and serves as General Manager of the Translational Science and Innovation Laboratory (TSAIL). Prior to this he was responsible for global scientific oversight of genomic and molecular testing within IQVIA Laboratories, encompassing bioinformatics and laboratory methods, from identification and evaluation of new technology to development and validation of assays to support research and clinical programs. He has an extensive background in molecular genetics, including more than 25 years of experience in positions of increasing responsibility spanning laboratory operations, technology development and strategic marketing in organizations focused on research & development and clinical trials.
Following a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Pat earned a Ph.D. in Human Genetics from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City before serving as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow of the American Cancer Society in the Department of Developmental Biology at Stanford University.
Chuck Drucker
Strategy and Corporate Development
Chuck Drucker is the Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development for IQVIA Laboratories, the laboratory division of IQVIA, where he is accountable for developing and driving the company’s inorganic and organic growth strategies. He also leads Lab Decentralized Clinical Trial (DCT) Solutions, and previously led Alliance Management and Marketing at IQVIA Laboratories. In addition, he is the founder of Sales and Marketing Professionals in Science (SAMPS). Prior to IQVIA Laboratories, Mr. Drucker held positions at Quest Diagnostics, Covance (now Labcorp), AAI Pharma, and Amersham Biosciences (now Cytiva). He has an MBA and a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University.
Simon Thornley
Quality and Compliance
Simon Thornley is Vice President of quality and compliance, where he leads world-class quality and compliance systems within the new organization. With more than 20 years of quality assurance (QA) experience supporting pharmaceutical industry clients, Simon was previously the global director of QA and regulatory affairs for Quest Diagnostics clinical trials. This included managing a global program of quality and compliance audits across technical and non-technical business processes, hosting client and regulatory audits, managing client QA relationships, and supporting the business in meeting the industry's high expectations of quality.
Simon earned a Bachelor of Science from the Nottingham Trent University.
Mike Hamill
Information Technology
Mike Hamill is Vice President of Information Technology at IQVIA Laboratories, and is responsible for data to day operations, applications delivery and strategy for IT globally. He has over 25 years of IT management experience across several industries including 15 years in public health. Previously, Mike was IT director for EA Genomics, and when it became an IQVIA company, he was IT senior director, with responsibilities for all production lab applications within the Central Lab, Genomics and BioAnalytical groups. He has been with IQVIA Laboratories since 2011.
Jian Wang
Head of Digital Innovation
Dr. Wang is Vice President and Head of Innovation, where he develops, directs and implements the organization’s innovation. Previously, he was the CEO of BioFortis, the IQVIA Laboratories precision medicine and technology solutions company. For more than 20 years, Dr. Wang developed several software products with pharmaceutical customers, government agencies, and academia. He has deep knowledge in the rapidly evolving field of precision medicine and its associated biomarker-driven clinical trials, and strives to bring precision medicine technology solutions to researchers to help solve real-world health problems.
Darlene Godsey
Business Operations
Darlene Godsey is Senior Director of Business Operations, leading Global Business Transformation across the organization, as well as coordinating the office of the CEO. Previously, Darlene served as director of human resources for IQVIA Laboratories where she led delivery for the Americas and served as a global business partner.
Prior to IQVIA Laboratories, Darlene held roles with Novozymes and IQVIA, culminating in over 15 years of experience in the biotechnology and healthcare industries. Darlene received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from California State University, Sacramento.
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