Steve H.

Pharmaceutical R&D Professional and Expert in Drug Safety (Pharmacovigilance)

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I obtained a BSc in Physiology before qualifying in Medicine from the Middlesex Hospital. After hospital jobs in London I joined The Wellcome Foundation in 1989 and spent 10 years at Wellcome and Glaxo Wellcome specialising in Cardiovascular Clinical Research.

After spending 2 years as Director of Medical Research at Napp I returned to GSK in 2001 and spent 20 years working in the fields of Drug Safety and Governance. I was the Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance (QPPV) for 10 years and chaired both the GSK Labelling Committee and the Global Safety Board. In my final substantive role at GSK I served as Senior Vice President, Head of Drug Safety and Medical Governance.

Between May 2021 and December 2022 I returned to the NHS to support the Covid Mass Vaccination Programme working part time in Cambridge supporting and then leading vaccination sessions. I also do occasional work for GSK as a company Pharmacovigilance expert and I provide advice to smaller companies, serving as a Data Safety Monitoring Board member for two of them. In February 2022 I commenced a prestigious part time role as Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence based at University College London. This role entails providing guidance to academia on medicines development and working to establish a Platform for Drug Repurposing. Most recently, from March 2024, I commenced a part time advisory role with the medical research charity, LifeArc, supporting Drug Repurposing in Rare Diseases.

I am a past Vice President and Trustee of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine, a former Responsible Officer for GMC Revalidation, a regular speaker at Conferences and I serve as an Honorary Lecturer in the Division of Medicine at UCL.

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Experience

  • LifeArc Graphic

    Consultant

    LifeArc

    - Present 5 months

    In this role I provide advice to the Medical Research Charity LifeArc on Drug Repurposing in Rare Diseases.

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    Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence

    University College London

    - Present 2 years 6 months

    Working in the University College London Translational Research Office (TRO) I have the prestigious role as Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence. My work focuses on the complexities of Drug Development and the huge potential for Drug Repurposing.

  • Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust Graphic

    Clinical Supervisor Mass Vaccination Programme

    Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

    - 1 year 3 months

    Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

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    Registered Healthcare Professional Mass Vaccination Programme

    NHS Professionals

    - 6 months

    Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

  • GSK

    GSK

    20 years

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      Former Senior Vice President (SVP), Head of GSK Safety and Medical Governance

      GSK

      - 3 years 5 months

      Stevenage, England, United Kingdom

      From March 2020 until my retirement from GSK in May 2021 I supported the Chief Medical Officer in a new role as SVP, Consultant/Adviser to Global Medical.

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      SVP, EU Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance (QPPV) and Head of Global Medical Governance

      GSK

      - 3 years

      London, England, United Kingdom

    • GSK Graphic

      Vice President (VP), EU QPPV and Head of Safety Governance

      GSK

      - 4 years

      London, England, United Kingdom

    • GSK Graphic

      VP, Neuroscience Safety Evaluation and Risk Management and EU QPPV from 2009

      GSK

      - 7 years

      Harlow, England, United Kingdom

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      Safety Physician (Medical Director)

      GSK

      - 3 years

      Harlow, England, United Kingdom

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    Director of Medical Research

    Napp Pharmaceuticals Limited

    - 2 years

    Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

  • GLAXO WELLCOME HOLDINGS LIMITED Graphic

    Department Head for Cardiovascular, Critical Care and Anaesthesia Clinical Research

    GLAXO WELLCOME HOLDINGS LIMITED

    - 4 years

    London, England, United Kingdom

    At this time I also served as Project Leader for a potential new Acute Stroke treatment

  • The Wellcome Foundation Limited

    The Wellcome Foundation Limited

    6 years

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    Hospital Doctor

    NHS

    - 4 years

    London, England, United Kingdom

    I held a series medical appointments in the London Area including at the Hammersmith Hospital. I worked mostly in Cardiovascular Medicine and I finished as an Honorary Registrar in Cardiology at St George's Hospital London.

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Publications

  • Occasional reviewer for the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

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Honors & Awards

  • First Broderip Scholarship

    Middlesex Hospital Medical School

  • John Murray Medal and Scholarship in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

    Middlesex Hospital Medical School

  • Myerstein Scholarship

    Middlesex Hospital Medical School

Organizations

  • CIOMS

    Member of CIOMS IX and X

  • EU Seventh Framework Programme

    Evaluator in 2009, 2011 and 2012

  • Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine

    Vice President 2004-2008, Board Member and Trustee 2001-2008, Member then Chair of the Communications Committee 2001-2005, Member of the Board of Examiners 2001-2016, Member of the Fellowship Committee 2002-2008, Member of the Revalidation Subcommittee 2004-2012

  • Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI Protect)

    Contributor from 2008 until 2015

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