Senior Leadership Team

DR EDWARD WATSON

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

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

EMANI SETEFANO

Finance Manager

Emani manages the financial aspect of our organisation.

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EMANI SETEFANO

Finance Manager

ALAN SMITH

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

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

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, PhD

Nicola Jackson, PhD

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, PhD

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.

 

 

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