Data Strategy Consulting

A smart data strategy is essential to innovation, compliance, and performance. It is fundamental to the successful implementation of AI and new technologies into Life Science companies.

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Why Do You Need a Data Strategy?

A robust data strategy is crucial, as it aligns data with business objectives, ensures clean and contextualized data, and establishes comprehensive data standards and governance.

Data Strategy Benefits

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Innovation and Efficiency

A streamlined operation built on the foundation of optimized data collection, storage, and utilization is a fundamental requirement for improving operational performance and...

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Innovation and Efficiency

A streamlined operation built on the foundation of optimized data collection, storage, and utilization is a fundamental requirement for improving operational performance and driving innovation.

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Regulatory Compliance

Since the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and food science industries are heavily regulated, it is imperative that an organisation's data strategy ensures that data complies with...

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Regulatory Compliance

Since the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and food science industries are heavily regulated, it is imperative that an organisation's data strategy ensures that data complies with regulations. Strategy compliance will reduce the risk of data integrity issues.

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Improved Patient Outcomes

A well-defined data strategy that aligns with the business's goals and objectives will lead to improved decision-making and, ultimately, better research, which in turn leads...

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Improved Patient Outcomes

A well-defined data strategy that aligns with the business's goals and objectives will lead to improved decision-making and, ultimately, better research, which in turn leads to better patient outcomes.

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Competitive Advantage

Data-driven decision-making will enable your organization to develop a clear advantage in the market. Data enables you to make decisions faster and with more confidence.

Competitive Advantage

Data-driven decision-making will enable your organization to develop a clear advantage in the market. Data enables you to make decisions faster and with more confidence.

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Cost Reduction

Efficient data management with a well-defined data governance and data standards framework will reduce cycle time and inefficiencies associated with inconsistent or duplicated records....

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Cost Reduction

Efficient data management with a well-defined data governance and data standards framework will reduce cycle time and inefficiencies associated with inconsistent or duplicated records. This will, in turn, lead to a reduction in baseline costs due to resource rationalization and the need for rework and error handling.

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Enhanced Collaboration

Data strategies ensure better collaboration between departments and functions in your organization. This is achieved through the robust characterization of data use cases that...

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Enhanced Collaboration

Data strategies ensure better collaboration between departments and functions in your organization. This is achieved through the robust characterization of data use cases that prioritizing collaboration and multi-group impact.

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How Can We Help With Your Data Strategy?

Our Data Strategy Consulting service offers a comprehensive approach to enhancing how your organization uses its data, tailored to your business goals and operating model. Our consultants have lab experience and scientific domain knowledge from R&D to clinical operations so we understand your challenges and can help you illustrate what success looks like.

We are also experienced in helping companies implement the FAIR principles in a way that is appropriate for your organizational policies, goals, and technical capabilities. This process is grounded in our extensive industry experience with similar data-centric initiatives as well as cross-industry collaborations and consortia (Allotrope, Pistoia, IUPAC, etc.).

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Our Data Strategy Process

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Data Maturity Assessment

Assessing your current data maturity level against industry-wide standard definitions enables us to work with you to develop a roadmap that will move your business up the data maturity scale. By revisiting this, your progress against the data strategy can be effectively monitored.

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Data Strategy, Governance, and Standards

By working with you to build the strong foundations of a data strategy, governance and standards, we enable you to make more effective use of your data. A comprehensive data strategy ensures alignment with your business goals and objectives. A well-defined data governance framework enhances your business data management capabilities. Clear data standards provide confidence in data quality and support your informed, data-driven decision making.

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Use Cases

Use cases are essential considerations in defining the practical application of data, ensuring that insights align with your business objectives and drive measurable outcomes. By working with you to identify and implement clear use cases, your organization can prioritize data initiatives, optimize resource allocation, and enhance decision-making effectiveness.

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What's Next

No matter where you are in your data strategy journey, we can help establish the essential foundations that lead to a clear roadmap and action plan for confident, data-driven decision-making. We can also provide comprehensive support for new implementations, including change management, communication planning, and training. This ensures you can effectively start to leverage AI and ML to drive meaningful value for your business. 

Expert Data Strategy Consulting Services

Our data strategy consulting services align your data with business goals—empowering innovation, ensuring compliance, and enabling confident, data-driven decisions.

Our Data Strategy Consultants & Experts

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    Andrew Newell

    Team Lead Business Consultant

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  • Joost Van Kempen Bio Photo

    Joost Van Kempen

    Business Consultant

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    Pete Bament

    Business Consultant

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    Dana Vanderwall

    Senior Director, Digital Transformation

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    Michael Burns

    Business Consultant

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    Kirsty Payne

    Business Consultant

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Andy is an experienced IT and operational leader with over 30 years of experience in the sector. With roles in operations, business technology, and IT, he has a broad understanding of digital transformation through the lenses of technology delivery and users at all levels. He has extensive experience as a business partner to operational leaders and IT technical leads.

Joost is an experienced leader in providing strategies that help organizations improve their science through better utilization of technology and data. He has been instrumental in setting up and implementing data and digitization strategies in a diverse set of international settings across both industry and academia.

Pete is an experienced data leader with over 22 years of experience working across the pharmaceutical product lifecycle, from R&D to manufacturing. He has developed a broad knowledge base through personal experience and by working closely with partners in Quality, Technical, Production, Logistics, Finance, Clinical, Data, and IT functions.

Dana Vanderwall is an innovative leader in scientific solutions for drug discovery and digital transformation, with over 25 years of experience in pharmaceutical and biopharma R&D. He has experience in biochemistry, structural biology, computational chemistry, cheminformatics, IT, and data strategy in pharmaceutical R&D, as well as product management for enterprise informatics software. Dana has extensive experience providing an interface between IT and senior R&D leadership, responsible for the planning and delivery of informatics platforms, services, and tools in alignment with scientific goals and strategy. He has also led the strategy development and implementation of an R&D-wide metadata layer.

Michael Burns has over 20 years of experience providing technical and business solutions to the pharmaceutical and biopharma R&D sector. He has experience in the Information Technology domain supporting, delivering, and managing IT solutions. He has also worked extensively as a consultant, delivering scientific software solutions, including Electronic Laboratory Notebooks, Data Management, Bioinformatics, and streamlining scientific workflows.

Mike has a proven track record of fostering understanding and collaboration across diverse groups of stakeholders.

Kirsty is a skilled technical project manager with over 20 years of experience in data management, software implementation, and data integrity management within regulatory environments, across the CRO and pharmaceutical sectors. She has a proven track record of driving process improvements, delivering training, and leading continuous enhancement initiatives.

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ProPharma Appoints Brian Tuttle as Chief Financial Officer

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