Senior Leadership Team
DR EDWARD WATSON
CEO
Edward is a qualified physician. He joined the pharmaceutical industry as a Medical Director for organisations across New Zealand and Australia.
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DR EDWARD WATSON
CEO
DR JOHN BAKER
Clinical Director
Dr John Baker has been a diabetes physician since 1983 and led the formation of the Diabetes Service at Middlemore Hospital as Clinical Head from 1998-2003.
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DR JOHN BAKER
Clinical Director
EMANI SETEFANO
Finance Manager
ALAN SMITH
Information Systems Manager
Alan manages our information systems requirements and provides on-site technical liaison and support for study dependent technology.
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ALAN SMITH
Information Systems Manager
KATE MSISKA
Business Manager
Kate manages the contract negotiations for our commercial trials and leads communication with sponsors, CRO’s and our internal stakeholders.
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KATE MSISKA
Business Manager
KAREN CARTER
Research Operations Manager
Karen oversees all the operational aspects of our clinical trial program.
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KAREN CARTER
Research Operations Manager
Nicola Jackson
Grants Manager
Nicola has broad biomedical research experience from working as a Senior Scientist in both academia and industry in the UK and New Zealand.
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Nicola Jackson
Grants Manager
DR EDWARD WATSON
CEOEdward is a qualified physician. He joined the pharmaceutical industry as a Medical Director for organisations across New Zealand and Australia.
Read moreDR EDWARD WATSON
CEO
DR JOHN BAKER
Clinical DirectorDr John Baker has been a diabetes physician since 1983 and led the formation of the Diabetes Service at Middlemore Hospital as Clinical Head from 1998-2003.
Read moreDR JOHN BAKER
Clinical Director
EMANI SETEFANO
Finance Manager
ALAN SMITH
Information Systems ManagerAlan manages our information systems requirements and provides on-site technical liaison and support for study dependent technology.
Read moreALAN SMITH
Information Systems Manager
KATE MSISKA
Business ManagerKate manages the contract negotiations for our commercial trials and leads communication with sponsors, CRO’s and our internal stakeholders.
Read moreKATE MSISKA
Business Manager
KAREN CARTER
Research Operations ManagerKaren oversees all the operational aspects of our clinical trial program.
Read moreKAREN CARTER
Research Operations Manager
Nicola Jackson
Grants ManagerNicola has broad biomedical research experience from working as a Senior Scientist in both academia and industry in the UK and New Zealand.
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Grants Manager
About Us
Aotearoa Clinical Trials is a fully integrated research unit based at Middlemore Hospital in the heart of South Auckland, New Zealand.
We perform biopharma and medical device clinical trials in partnership with all hospital departments focusing on the diseases and long term health conditions that affect our diverse community.