Oliver Watherston

Oliver Watherston has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and companies. Oliver'smost recent position is Director of Commercial Operations EMEA at Santen, a role they started in April 2022. Prior to that, Oliver served as a volunteer Ethics & Compliance Committee Member - Analytics Advisor for the BHBIA, where they worked on developing guidance for the use of advanced analytics and AI/ML in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

Oliver spent a considerable portion of their career at Novartis, where they held two key roles. Oliver was Leader Customer Engagement Analytics and Value from May 2021 to April 2022, focusing on measuring the value of customer engagement efforts through data science and advanced analytics. Before that, they were Head of Business Insight & Analytics from September 2018 to May 2021, leading a team of specialists in generating actionable insights and driving growth through advanced data mining.

Prior to Novartis, Oliver worked at Gilead Sciences as a Senior Business Insights Manager and Business Intelligence Manager.

Oliver also has experience as a Pharmaceutical Strategy Consultant, Associate Consultant, and Business Analyst at Deallus Consulting, as well as a Established Products Business Unit Consultant at Pfizer. Earlier in their career, they worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Viral Oncology at the University of Leeds.

Overall, Oliver Watherston has accumulated a strong background in analytics, strategy, and leadership in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

Oliver Watherston earned their PhD in Molecular Cellular Biology from the University of Leeds from 2006 to 2010. Prior to that, they completed an MSc in Cancer Immunotherapy from the University of Nottingham from 2005 to 2006. Oliver obtained their BSc in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Leeds from 2002 to 2005. In addition to their formal education, they have also obtained certifications in various fields such as R Programming, Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics, and Agile Marketing.