SOUTHFIELD – TechTeam Global, a provider of information technology
outsourcing and business process outsourcing services, announced Tuesday that
it has named Guido Roumans as director of global life sciences services.
Roumans will be responsible for service delivery, relationship management
and ongoing capability enhancement in support of TechTeam’s life sciences
customers.
Roumans has nearly 20 years of experience in the life sciences
industry, most recently serving as the life sciences and pharma research
and development (R&D) leader for southwest Europe with IBM Global Business
Services. In that position, he conducted multiple information management
projects assisting global pharmaceutical companies in implementing new
technologies and processes within their R&D organizations. His experience
includes a variety of management positions in global pharmaceutical
clinical development re-engineering, clinical IT system development and
implementation, and multinational pharmaceutical market research. Roumans’
work within pharmaceutical R&D includes in-depth collaboration with
clinical trial sponsors and investigators regarding the organization and
implementation of clinical trials.
“Guido’s depth of experience, global perspective and expertise in IT
and process improvement in the pharmaceutical sector will bring significant
value to TechTeam and our customers,” said Chris Donohue, general manager
of TechTeam’s global life sciences business unit. “I look forward to
working with Guido as we continue to enhance and expand our services for
customers in this industry.”
TechTeam has supported the life sciences industry for more than 10
years and established its global life sciences business unit in 2009. The
business unit ensures high-quality delivery and continuous improvement of
TechTeam’s eClinical support services, as well as the alignment of its
broader IT outsourcing services with the unique needs of the life sciences
industry. The company currently provides technical support for more than
500 clinical trials, in 24 languages, across 25,000 sites worldwide. Last
year, TechTeam partnered with the eClinical Forum to conduct a global study
on electronic data capture (EDC) use in clinical trials. Preliminary
results from that study were presented in October at the Drug Information
Association’s Clinical Forum in Nice, France, with final results expected
to be available by mid-2010.
“I am excited to join TechTeam and look forward to helping the global
life sciences team provide our customers with best-in-class services,” said
Roumans. “Further, I look forward to partnering with our customers to
ensure that we continue to advance our capabilities, and indeed help
provide the true innovation and thought leadership that they need for
long-term success.”
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