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Neil Patel, PharmD. is a consultant with more than fifteen years of experience within the pharmaceutical industry. He has assisted R&D organizations improve business performance and compliance by leading the development and deployment of new strategies, processes, and technology. His areas of expertise are in assisting organizations redesign and implement Medical Development processes to improve productivity, while ensuring compliance with global regulations. Currently Neil is in the Pharmaceutical R&D Operations practice for PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is primarily focused on improving clinical program execution and R&D operations planning with the overall goal of enhancing productivity and compliance in Medical development. Since joining PwC he has led projects to improve compliance with safety reporting, improve R&D project and resource management, enhance the development planning process, and assess the compliance control environment in preclinical and clinical research for multinational pharmaceutical organizations. Neil brings not only consulting experience, but also hands on industry experience and deep technical knowledge to the practice. Prior to joining PwC, Neil worked for Merck Research Laboratories in Research Planning and Integration. While at Merck he designed and implemented a resource planning model and decision support process to manage resources and clinical grants primarily for the Executive VP of Clinical Research, therapeutic area vice presidents, and the Late Stage Development Review Committee. Furthermore, he supported the annual and long range budgeting process working with functional leadership and governing committees. Additionally, as part of a transformation effort at Merck Neil led a project to redesign the Project Development Team structure, process, and interaction with committees. Finally, he was part of a team to assess the opportunity, feasibility, and compliance risks of conducting research in India leading to an implementation plan. Previous to Merck Neil worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting in the Pharmaceutical R&D practice. His work focused on transformation efforts in Medical Development involving business process design, organization analysis, strategic planning, and R&D/marketing integration projects. He was responsible for project planning and management, problem solving, workshop facilitation, leadership, executive level communication, and implementation plans. Neil holds a B.S. in Pharmacy from University of Connecticut and a Doctorate in Pharmacy from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.