Paul Barrow
Project Manager, Business Analyst and Product Manager

I have over 20 years of experience in pharmacovigilance, at the UK medicines regulator, in the pharma industry and with software consultancies.

Working with business, technical and quality teams, I thrive on understanding requirements, communicating needs and delivering solutions that deliver what users and customers need.

I am ready to leverage my expertise to deliver impactful results and help your organization achieve its goals.

Professional experience

Insife
Associate Director Client Delivery
Sep-2023 to Sep-2024

Insife is a Global PV company delivering SaaS solutions for drug safety processes through its software platform HALOPV, aiming to allow clients to focus on patients and their pharmaceutical products.

I joined Insife as a Project Manager, Subject-Matter Expert and Product Manager. My focus was to lead and deliver successful implementation of pharmacovigilance software for top 15 pharma clients. I was Product Manager for the Coding and Dictionary and Signal Management Modules of the platform.

Commonwealth Informatics
Director, Safety Solutions

Jun-2017 to Sep-2023

Commonwealth Informatics Inc is a technology company that innovates in medical product safety, public health surveillance and clinical research, and delivers software solutions for pharmacovigilance and public health.

As a Project Manager, I led implementations of the Commonwealth Vigilance Workbench (CVW) platform to support signal management processes for multiple top-15 pharma clients.

Takeda Development Centre Europe
Associate Director of Signal Detection & Benefit Risk Processes

Jul 2015 – Jun 2017

Takeda is a patient-focused, research and development-driven global biopharmaceutical company.

I joined as Global Signal Management Processes Subject Matter Expert responsible for ensuring effective signal management process through supporting safety teams. I was the business lead for Empirica Signal, ensuring effective processes by understanding user requirements, managing software configuration, testing, training and support.

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
Head of Special Projects,
Special Projects Manager,
Strategy and Business Manager,
Pharmacovigilance Information Coordinator,
Pharmacovigilance Scientist

Jul 2015 – Jun 2017

The MHRA is the UK regulator of medicines and medical devices, a key aspect of which is ensuring safety of patients using medicines and medical devices.

Initially I joined as a pharmacovigilance scientist, before being promoted to team lead. Led team of scientists managing adverse event data and performing signal detection, to identify potential safety issues, enabling downstream action to protect patient safety. Early on, I joined an IT enhancement project for software used for pharmacovigilance, defining requirements and the new software functionality. I pivoted to Special Projects Manager and Head of Special Projects, leading projects and initiatives to improve and increase adverse event reporting, including a successful MHRA proposal to lead a €4.7M European Commission consortium project to enhance pharmacovigilance capabilities across the 27 member states.