Who We Are

OUR MARKET ACCESS CONSULTANCY TEAM

Our clients operate in dual environments - life science and business - and we shape our teams around the common challenges facing these segments. Valid Insight’s international team draw on decades of market access, medical and relevant commercial experience.

JAMES WRIGHT

MSc

Senior Director Operations/ COO

James Wright is Senior Director of Operations at Valid Insight. With over 20 years’ experience in consulting and healthcare, James leads our international operations.

CAROLYN STEEDS

BSc (Hons), PGCert Health Economics

Director – Value Communication

Carolyn has 30 years’ experience in the healthcare industry, including 15 years in the global HEOR division of Allergan (now AbbVie), 14 years in market access consultancy and 3 years working for a medical diagnostic company. Carolyn specialises in the development of value dossiers, key value messages, value communication tools, HTA submissions and health economic models to support pricing, reimbursement and market access.

PATRICIA BUCHHOLZ

RPharm, PhD, Dipl. Health Economics, Dipl. Public Health

Associate Director

Patricia has focused on ophthalmology products (medicinal products, medical devices/IVDs), an area she also covered as medical writer and sales force trainer. Additionally, Patricia has managed projects working with global pharmaceutical companies and diagnostic manufacturers delivering high quality deliverables across different therapy areas such as oncology and dermatology.

Francesca Torelli

MSc, MPhil

Associate Director

Francesca is an Associate Director at Valid Insight. Francesca has experience in value demonstration and market access strategy in a range of chronic diseases, working directly with stakeholders to develop targeted value propositions and communications materials. In addition, Francesca has been involved in evidence generation, real-world data collection and developing economic evidence, including budget impact and cost-effectiveness analyses.

STEPHEN HALL

BSc, MRes, PhD

Associate Director

Stephen is an Associate Director at Valid Insight. He began his career working as a postdoctoral researcher in Neuroscience, and worked for 2 years at Newcastle University, before working for 7 years as a Wellcome trust researcher at the University of York.

MARIA ANA ALMEIDA

MPharm

Consultant

Maria is a Consultant at Valid Insight. She has vast experience across digital brand launch projects and as a speaker on big data and data sciences. Maria’s expertise spans scientific knowledge, communication, project management, analytics and more.

FEDERICO GHINELLI

MSc

Consultant

Federico is a Consultant at Valid Insight. He holds an MSc in Health Economics, Management and Policy from the University of Bologna with a final thesis on the development of a cost-effectiveness analysis of prosthetic implant combinations in total hip replacement in Italy, through a collaboration with the Region Emilia-Romagna’s health service.

ANNIE SMITH

MSc

Consultant

Annie has extensive experience in project management, data handling, scientific communication, and analytics, and has taken part in multi-discipline collaborative projects which included team leadership roles. Annie has partaken in several scientific-communication community outreach projects and has designed and run an undergraduate development module at the University of York.

AYESHA QURESHI

BSc

Associate Consultant

Ayesha is an Associate Consultant at Valid Insight. She holds a BSc in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Manchester and a Masters in Pharmaceutical Formulation and Entrepreneurship from University College London (UCL).

DARLENE LUCION

MSc

Associate Consultant

Darlene has experience working for healthtech start-ups such as Solvemed Group and Phenopolis, overseeing research, competitive landscapes, grant proposals and compliance. She also worked as a digital health analyst for PATH where she built a framework to integrate artificial intelligence and machine learning health initiatives across low-income countries, specifically LATAM.

ANNA ŚWIDER

MPharm

Associate Consultant

Anna is an Associate Consultant at Valid Insight. She holds a Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) from the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, as well as the postgraduate diploma in Interdisciplinary Studies in Pharmaceutical Management from the Warsaw University of Technology Business School.

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