Management team
Dr James Sawyer MFPM - CEO
Following a clinical career in general medicine and anaesthetics, James moved to the pharmaceutical industry in 1993 holding leadership positions in major companies including Sanofi, AstraZeneca and Roche before founding Prism in 2001.
James’s clinical development experience spans all phases of clinical research. He has driven regulatory interactions for many compounds and is the author of several expert reports filed at European and North American Agencies. James has published widely across a variety of therapeutic areas including migraine, bone metabolism, asthma and HIV. James continues to devote part of his time to drug development consultancy.
Dr Colin Hayward MFPM – Director
Colin graduated in medicine from Guys and St. Thomas’s Hospitals, London in 1994. After a career in hospital medicine focusing on anaesthesia and intensive care, he joined the pharmaceutical industry in 1999.
Using his experience gained from roles in local medical affairs and pharmacovigilance, Colin became International Medical Leader at Roche developing innovative medical marketing strategies for leading products in Supportive Care, Anaemia and Oncology before joining Prism’s Board in 2007. Colin enjoys the challenge of combining science with commerce to create drugs that are successful for the company, meeting the needs of the physician and the patient.
Carol Hills PhD – Director of Medical Marketing Services
Carol’s career spans 20 years in the pharmaceutical and medical communications industries.
After gaining a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University, Carol spent 8 years in preclinical research at Glaxo, where she completed a PhD in receptor pharmacology. Carol then moved to a career in medical communications, leading the editorial development of a range of products. Carol expanded her experience in medical marketing at AstraZeneca, working across all aspects of global brand development and communication for several oncology brands. Before moving to Prism, Carol was Scientific Director at a communications agency providing strategic input to communication plans and leading the development of medical education programmes.