David Lilley
Member
BOD
SFJ Pharmaceuticals
Japan
Biography
David graduated with an Honors Degree in Medicinal Chemistry at the University of London in the UK, David joined Johnson & Johnson as a medical sales representative and over the subsequent seven years held a number of marketing and sales positions with that company. In 1987 he joined Innovex and was appointed to the Board of that company in 1989. At that time under David’s leadership, Innovex moved into the clinical research arena initially providing CRA’s and monitors on a contract basis before becoming a full service CRO in 1991. In 1992 David left the UK to set up Innovex’s first overseas subsidiary in Germany. In 1995 he returned to lead Innovex in the home market in the UK. In 1996 Innovex, was acquired by Quintiles Transnational a Global CRO. In 1999 he transferred to Quintiles’ Corporate Headquarters in North Carolina to establish a Global Business development structure for the company. In 2003 he was appointed as the Global President of Innovex. This involved responsibility for over 7000 contract sales representatives in 17 countries. David was asked to lead the Commercial arm of NovaQuest in 2005 – which is the investment arm of Quintiles Transnational – managing deals providing services “at risk” around the launch and subsequent support of products on a global basis. This also involved the coordination of multiple sales and marketing services not just associated with Innovex but across the whole company through the Quintiles’ Alliance Management function which also reported to Lilley. In June 2008, after 21 years service with Innovex and Quintiles, David opted to leave the company to search for new challenges. In the following November he joined Campbell Alliance as an Executive Vice-President and will work closely with the Executive Team and Consulting Practice heads to help expand the client base of the company. In December 2011 he left Campbell to concentrate on his work at SFJ and other Independanrt ventures.
Research Interest
global pharmaceutical / life sciences, Business management
