Building on over 20 years of experience consulting in the healthcare industry, Nicola’s expertise encompasses the design and delivery of the spectrum of strategic planning engagements for pharmaceutical clients. Nicola’s core focus is franchise and brand-level strategy definition, and she brings a deep understanding of the issues facing pharma teams and a proven ability to develop flexible solutions to deliver to project objectives.

Nicola joined Align from Phasic Strategy and was previously part of the Strategic Planning group at Datamonitor and the Pharma and Biotech Consulting team at Wood Mackenzie, based in both the UK and US.

Nicola holds a PhD in Molecular Genetics from the University of Edinburgh (partly sponsored by the former SmithKline Beecham) and a MA (Hons) in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge.

Nicola spends much of her free time outdoors, usually running around after her young son, or seeking balance in the yoga studio.