SPECIAL ISSUE July/August 2020 THE FORUM FOR THE INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE 100 of the Most Inspiring People Also featuring the RED JACKET HONOREES Linx Pharma www.pharmavoice.com PUBLICATION COMMANDERS & CHIEFS JIM CORRIGAN Trusted Leadership - nnovating for better health through ad- my priority list has served me well and pre- vanced technology has been at the heart vented sleepless nights.” PASSION I of everything James Corrigan has accom- He measures success by monitoring four plished in his 25-year career in the life-sciences key areas: customer success, innovation and industry. Those who know him throughout quality, a united business, and profitable mar- the industry as Jim, also know he lives and ket growth. instills this philosophy in the more than 2,000 “I measure the momentum of each of these employees he leads. areas and celebrate where we are accelerating As president and CEO of ERT, he has and focus on the areas where the momentum driven significant improvements in clinical is slowing,” he says. INSPIRATIONAL. trial methodologies that help global biophar- His tenacious commitment to innovation maceutical companies conduct clinical stud- and quality resonate throughout the organi- ies more efficiently and with more confidence. zation, inspiring ERT team members to chal- Raising the bar… by improving Notably, in 2019, 75% of all FDA drug lenge themselves in all aspects of their daily global health for patients approvals came from ERT-supported studies. work. In addition, since taking the helm, ERT’s rev- Jim inspires by being “all in,” by celebrat- enue has more than doubled and EBIDTA has ing the success of the teams in a selfless manner, tripled. He has led the addition of four new by acknowledging disappointments in a posi- Jim Corrigan product lines, seven strategic acquisitions, a tive way to build a trusted and safe environment TITLE: President and CEO three-fold increase in bookings, and double for innovation, by helping others visualize their COMPANY: ERT the number of active trials. potential, and by being a role model by exhib- Jim takes a two-tiered approach to driving iting empathy and grace under fire. “I learned INDUSTRY AWARDS: GE: Multiple President innovation. First, the services, product, and along the way that bad news is not like wine, it Awards for Customer Management/Sales sales teams interact weekly with customers does not get better with age,” he says. Growth/Op Excellence; Selected for Mgt Ldr to learn what is and isn’t working and they “When people ask me what I think, I re- Programs, Business Management, Leadership have the autonomy to make investments in spond by saying I’m more interested in what of Innovation/Growth, Executive Development incremental improvements. “Next, as the ex- they think,” Jim says. “This is a great way to COMPANY AWARDS: Recurring customer ecutive team, we listen and learn from the invite debate.” sales, product, and services teams as to what Jim describes himself as both a mentee and service awards, Omega Group; CPHI’s Award for new products to invest in and what trends mentor, which stems from his desire to be an Excellence in Patient-Centricity; CenterWatch’s to address; this enables us to be responsive to eternal student, which he encourages everyone Top 20 Innovators Award; Pittsburgh customers and lets me focus on the future.” he to be. Technology Council’s Health IT Innovator of says. “This approach also helps us to observe “My experience is that I can learn some- the Year Award and nurture the future leaders of the company thing from everyone, and I have found the by enabling them to build the skills they need mentor/mentee relationship fosters this type TWITTER: @ertglobal to make difficult and strategic decisions as of learning,” he says. “One of my goals is to they progress in their careers.” release the emotional energy in every person Jim leads by staying focused on three at ERT and unlock their creativity, ownership, of the teams in a selfless manner, meaning core values: ensuring the health, safety, and and entrepreneurship.” always giving the credit for successes to team well-being of ERT employees; doing all he can Colleagues say Jim leads ERT with a conta- members because they are the ones who made to focus on customers and patients; and build- gious passion — for its employees, customers, things happen,” he says. ing a culture of accountability, autonomy, and partners, and ultimately the patients who During his career, Jim has held leadership authority based on trust. benefit from the new medical treatments that roles at several global organizations that are “The key to not staying up at night wor- are developed more efficiently as a result of the dedicated to leveraging innovative solutions rying about things is to ensure that you are company’s eClinical data collection solutions. to improve worldwide patient health. Before focused on what’s most important,” he says. “I want to fuel the energy needed to drive joining ERT, Jim was president and CEO of “Keeping the above three items at the top of change by generously celebrating the success General Electric Healthcare’s Surgery business. He says the one piece of advice he would HOPE IS MY FAVORITE EMOTION BUT give his younger self is: “Everything will be OK in the end and if it is not OK then rest NOT MY FAVORITE STRATEGY. assured it is not the end.” 2 July/August 2020 PharmaVOICE Contact [email protected] for more information or visit ert.com THE LIST Who’s on the List — 2020 Indexed by Category COMMANDERS & CHIEFS Nancy Yu .............................................................................RDMD Sagar Anisingaraju .............................Saama Technologies Teresa Bitetti .............. Takeda Pharmaceutical Company CHANGE AGENTS Olivier Chateau ...................................................Health Union Ahsan Awan .................................................................Genlantis Dan Chichester ..................................................Ogilvy Health Dr. Ray Chan ................................................................ThinkGen Jim Corrigan ............................................................................ERT Dr. Deepa Desai ..................................................................IQVIA Dr. Jayson Dallas. ...........................Aimmune Therapeutics Debbie Durso-Bumpus .....................Blueprint Medicines Dr. Eric Dube. ...............................................................Retrophin Tristen George ..................................................AbelsonTaylor Dawn Flitcraft .......................................................................WCG Adlai Goldberg .........................................................................EY Wendy Lund Dr. Priti Hedge ....................................Foundation Medicine Tammy Guld ...................................................................Janssen GCI Health Natalie Holles ..................................Audentes Therapeutics Guadalupe Hayes-Mota ....Ultragenyx Pharmaceuticals Dr. Pearl Huang .................................... Cygnal Therapeutics Erin Horvath ...........................................AmerisourceBergen Dr. Tariq Kassum .................................. Celsius Therapeutics Dr. Howard Jacob. ..........................................................AbbVie Colleen Carter Dr. Karen Kaucic ..............................................................Evidera Susan Kalk.................................Sunovion Pharmaceuticals. Fingerpaint Ryan Keeling ..............................................................Diaceutics Dr. Nicole Richie ...................................................... Genentech Dr. Reshma Kewalramani ...........Vertex Pharmaceuticals Craig Serra ......................................................................Novartis Suzanne Kincaid .......................Aperio Clinical Outcomes JoyL Silva .......................................................Pfizer CentreOne Jim Lang .....................................................................EVERSANA Rebecca Vermeulen ........................................................ Roche Dr. Helen Hyun Jung Lee ........................................Samyang Ryan Walsh ....................................................... Real Endpoints Pharmaceuticals USA Dr. Gary Lee ..................................................Senti Biosciences INNOVATORS Jim Corrigan ERT Dr. Jeremy Levin .......................................Ovid Therapeutics Jose Ferreira ..............................................................CMI Media Greg Lewis .......................................................................Calcium Vanessa Phillips ...............WAYS Pharmaceutical Services Wendy Lund .............................................................GCI Health Deb Tatton .............................................Parexel International Sandy Macrae..................................Sangamo Therapeutics Amy Turnquist...................................eHealthcare Solutions Tristen George Peter Marchesini .....................................................EVERSANA AbelsonTaylor Dr. Gail McIntyre .............................................................Aravive PATIENT CHAMPIONS Anupam Nandawana ........................................................P360 Dr. Elliot Barnathan ......................................................Janssen Casey Orvin .................Society for Clinical Research Sites Research & Development Stacy Patterson .....................................QBFox Healthcomm