Ben Fearnhead

Ben Fearnhead is an experienced professional in clinical outsourcing and vendor management, currently serving as Associate Director of Clinical Outsourcing at Vertex Pharmaceuticals since January 2021. Prior roles include Strategic Sourcing Manager and Senior Outsourcing Leader at PRA Health Sciences, where assignments involved working with Bayer and Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Previous experience includes serving as Associate Director of Sales Operations at SynteractHCR, Category Manager of Procurement at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, and various roles in proposal development and business operations at i3 and Covance. Ben Fearnhead began a career in the industry with positions at Quintiles and AstraZeneca after obtaining an MSc in Plant Genetics from the University of Nottingham and a BSc in Biology from The Manchester Metropolitan University.