Tess Saltmarsh

Tess Saltmarsh, PhD has a diverse work experience spanning over 13 years. Currently, they serve as the Global Director of Client Services at Caligor Coghlan Pharma Services (CCPS), where they provide leadership oversight for client services including Clinical Supply and Early Access to Medicines. Tess manages teams of project and program managers and collaborates cross-functionally to ensure the delivery of key client objectives. Prior to this role, they served as the Global Program Manager at CCPS, where they provided oversight for a portfolio of global programs, ensuring patient access to medication throughout the drug development lifecycle.

Before joining CCPS, Tess worked at PCI Pharma Services as the Head of Project Management, responsible for a team of project managers and a portfolio of projects across all clinical stages, including commercial transfers. Tess achieved significant improvements in client satisfaction and staff retention, successfully adapting to the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Before joining PCI Pharma Services, they briefly served as a Project Manager at the same company.

In their earlier career, Tess worked at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, where they held various roles. Tess served as the New Product Introduction Project Lead, overseeing the transfer of new products from R&D to commercial scale manufacturing. Tess successfully completed the first new product launch for the company in over 5 years across all worldwide markets. Tess also served as an Operations Group Leader, responsible for improving collaboration and flow between departments and managing external partnerships. Additionally, they worked as a KTP Research Associate, leading a strategic collaboration between Ortho Clinical Diagnostics and Cardiff University.

Tess has also gained experience at KTP training and Parallel Project Training, where they served as a KTP associate and a trainee, respectively. Earlier in their career, they worked at Risk Doctor & Partners as an Office Manager, handling various administrative responsibilities and client-facing capacities.

Overall, Tess Saltmarsh, PhD has demonstrated strong leadership, project management, and cross-functional collaboration skills throughout their career in the pharmaceutical and diagnostic industry.

Tess Saltmarsh, PhD, obtained a BSc (hons) degree in Medical Biochemistry from Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd in 2004. Tess later pursued a PhD in Molecular Cellular Biology / Immunology from the same university, graduating in 2009.