Ipsos Healthcare Names Evidence Generation Leader

In New York, Ipsos Healthcare has appointed former TNS Healthcare leader Siva Narayanan as Senior Vice President, in charge of the firm's Evidence Generation, Value and Access portfolio.

Narayanan (pictured) joins with fifteen years' experience in the pharma, consulting and healthcare provider sectors. Most recently, he ran the Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) function at Human Genome Sciences (now part of GlaxoSmithKline), prior to which he was Director and Team Leader of the Oncology and Immunology HEOR teams at Bristol-Myers Squibb. Earlier, Narayanan spent three years at TNS Healthcare as SVP and Business Unit Leader of Global TPO and HEOR.

Elys Roberts, President of Ipsos Healthcare, North America, comments: 'In his new role, Siva will oversee the generation of clinical and payer evidence to support the development of clinical, economic and humanistic value propositions of products and services in the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries. This step is key for our clients achieving optimal market access in today's environment.'

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