Data, AI & Architecture Leader

Turning data strategy
into platform reality

Strategic technology leader with 20+ years helping global pharmaceutical and life sciences organisations build enterprise-scale data platforms, AI capabilities, and cloud foundations.

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20+
Years Experience
3
Top-10 Pharma
PhD + MBA
Credentials
5
Director-Level Roles

Engineering leader with a strategic edge

I’ve spent two decades at the intersection of technology leadership and pharmaceutical innovation. My career has taken me through senior roles at Novartis, Pfizer, and Novo Nordisk, where I’ve built and led engineering and architecture teams delivering enterprise-scale data products.

From clinical data lakes and AI-enabled analytics platforms to data marketplaces serving thousands of users, I specialise in turning ambitious data strategies into production-ready platforms within complex, regulated environments.

Today, I work as a Senior Consultant through HTP42, advising life sciences and health technology organisations on data platform strategy, AI enablement, and cloud architecture. I bring the same hands-on, delivery-focused approach that defined my corporate leadership career.

Leadership

Built and led cross-functional engineering teams across multiple geographies and time zones.

Architecture

Defined enterprise architecture frameworks, ADR processes, and technology maturity models.

Data & AI

Delivered data lakes, lakehouse platforms, and AI-enabled analytics at enterprise scale.

Delivery

Agile practitioner with a track record of shipping high-quality products sprint after sprint.

Where I’ve made an impact

A track record of progressive leadership across global pharmaceutical and technology organisations.

2025 — Present
HTP42

Senior Consultant

Advising life sciences and health technology organisations on data platform strategy, AI enablement, and cloud architecture. Current engagements span platform architecture for clinical simulation, biotechnology data and AI platforms, and AWS cloud foundations.

2025
Novo Nordisk

Senior Director, Head of Architecture — Global Data & AI

Led architecture initiatives for the Global Data & AI organisation, establishing foundational frameworks, design authority structures, and architecture knowledge management practices.

2023 — 2024
Pfizer

Director, Enterprise Data Solution Engineering

Directed solution engineering delivery of data and analytics products across clinical development, including a custom enterprise product for secure dataset discovery and a sensitive data management framework on a lakehouse platform.

2015 — 2023
Novartis

Director — Multiple Architecture & Engineering Leadership Roles

Eight years of progressive leadership spanning data marketplace product engineering, Formula 1 AWS data lake architecture, AI-enabled platform development, and enterprise domain architecture. Built teams, shaped roadmaps, and delivered platforms serving thousands of users.

2013 — 2014
University College Cork

Technical Lead — Supporting LIFE

Led development of a mobile health solution for medical assistants in Malawi, as part of a European-funded research project in collaboration with Oxford, Washington, and Lund Universities.

What I bring to the table

Deep technical expertise combined with strategic business acumen, honed across two decades of delivery in regulated environments.

Data & AI Platforms

Enterprise data lakes, lakehouse architecture, data marketplaces, and AI-enabled analytics platforms at scale.

Enterprise Architecture

Architecture governance, design authorities, ADR processes, technology maturity frameworks, and standards.

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS platform design, Databricks, Delta Lake, Spark, and modern cloud-native engineering practices.

Engineering Leadership

Building and leading high-performing cross-functional teams with modern engineering practices and agile delivery.

Life Sciences & Pharma

Clinical data systems, regulatory compliance, GxP environments, and pharmaceutical R&D data strategy.

Product Delivery

Product roadmaps, stakeholder engagement, vendor management, and execution excellence in complex organisations.

Academic foundations

2025

AI Certificate

University of Limerick

Distinction
2011

MBA

Alliance Manchester Business School

Distinction
2005

PhD in Computer Science

University College Cork

2001

MSc in Computer Science

University College Cork

1999

BSc in Computer Science

Munster Technology University

AWS Solutions Architect TOGAF Certified Certified Scrum Master ITIL Foundation Java Oracle Certified Programmer Building with the Claude API (Anthropic)

Let’s connect

I’m open to consulting engagements and advisory roles in data, AI, and enterprise architecture within life sciences and technology. If you’d like to discuss how I can help your organisation, I’d be glad to hear from you.

Cork, Ireland

Available for consulting engagements
Remote & on-site across Europe
Open to advisory and fractional leadership roles