Jane Shirley

A graduate in Economics, with a Post-Graduate Diploma in Marketing, Jane began her career with a specialist healthcare consultancy. She later joined a major Pharma company where she specialized in strategic product development in the antiviral area. On returning to agency, Jane continued to focus on global work and has since built up a wealth of knowledge regarding the key drivers of success in bringing a new asset to market.

Jane was one of the founding members of Cello Health (acquired by Lumanity in 2020) and has played a pivotal role in the expansion of the business, in particular the expansion within Europe. More recently Jane has taken responsibility of Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Vice President of Operational Excellence.

Jane has a deep and longstanding interest in ensuring that patient needs are kept at the top of the agenda in new drug developments, from early stage right through to post-launch. She was instrumental in the establishment of Hear my Voice – the specialist team within Lumanity whose work helps amplify the voice of patients throughout their treatment pathway.