Valerie Leray currently serves as Senior Vice President and Head of Global Project Management and Strategic Partnerships at PrimeVigilance Ltd., a position held since May 2021, where Valerie leads the Project Management Department. Prior to this, Valerie held the role of Executive Director for Operations at PPD from February 2017 to May 2021, focusing on driving revenue growth and expanding business within the biotech client segment across Europe and Asia. Valerie's extensive experience at PPD also includes serving as Senior Director of Project Management for Infectious Diseases and Associate Director, with earlier roles as a Clinical Trial Manager at Quintiles from 1997 to 2003. Valerie holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Pharmacology and a Baccalaureat from Saint Stanislas Nantes.