2026 Shortlist

Overall Leader Award

The winner of this award will be announced at the awards ceremony.

Legacy Award

The recipient of this award will be announced at the awards ceremony.

Best Female Led Team

FINALISTS:

• Acorn Regulatory Consulting Services - Regulatory Affairs Team
• BioPharmaChem Skillnet - Susan's Team
• Cancer Trials Ireland - Start-Up Team
• Navi Group - Axium Sales & Operations Team

Best Female Led Team - Large

FINALISTS:

• AbbVie - Affiliate Leadership Team
• Almac Sciences - Microbiology Department
• Cognizant Technology Solutions Ireland - Liz Porter Team
• McKesson - Logistics Team
• Takeda Ireland - Bray Site Leadership Team
• Uniphar Group - Commercial Department

Excellence in Senior Leadership - Pharma

FINALISTS:

• AbbVie - Michelle McNulty
• Celtic Biotech - Dr Dorothy Bray
• Navi Group - Aisling Smith
• Pfizer - Helen McManus
• Takeda Ireland - Deirdre Connaughton

Excellence in Senior Leadership - Contract Services

FINALISTS:

• Acorn Regulatory Consulting Services - Dr. Gemma Robinson
• IANUA PHARMASOLUTIONS - Maii Kataif

Excellence in Pharma & Life Sciences

FINALISTS:

• BioMarin Pharmaceutical - Laura Scally
• Novartis - Alette Ramos Hunt
• Sonova Warsaw Service Center - Dr Smita GK

Best Clinical Operations Leadership

FINALISTS:

• Celtic Biotech - Dr Dorothy Bray
• Takeda Ireland - Marie Smith

Best Education & Mentoring Leadership

FINALISTS:

• Almac Sciences - Helen Goodrich
• Innopharma Technical Services - Nicola Rice
• Takeda Ireland - Marie Smith

Best Supply Chain/Logistics Leadership

FINALISTS:

• AbbVie - Flavia Baccaro
• McKesson - Rhona Keeler
• Takeda Ireland - Amy Wiktorski

Best Engineering & Manufacturing Operations Leadership

FINALISTS:

• AbbVie - Triona Nagle
• Exyte - Liz Allan

Best Finance Leadership

FINALISTS:

• Grifols - Victoria Ramos
• Q1 Scientific - Katrina Smyth

Best HR Leadership

FINALISTS:

• Acorn Regulatory Consulting Services - Tara Linnane
• SGS Ireland - Bernie Prendergast
• Takeda Ireland - Catherine Lane
• West Pharmaceutical Services - Emma Kilgallon

Best Marketing & Communications Leadership

FINALISTS:

• Navi Group - Aisling Smith
• Takeda Ireland - Victoria Hampson

Best Quality Leadership

FINALISTS:

• AbbVie - Pauline Finan
• Cognizant Technology Solutions Ireland - Geraldine Lacey
• Dunbar Pharma - Siobhán Corroon
• Perigord/TechMahindra - Martina Forristal
• PTC Therapeutics - Áine Hopkins

Best Sales & Commercial Leadership

FINALISTS:

• Medguard Healthcare - Lisa Mullaney
• Uniphar Group - Ruth Proctor

Best Site Leadership

FINALISTS:

• AbbVie - Mary Moran
• Dunbar Pharma - Leah Fletcher

Rising Star of the Year

FINALISTS:

• AbbVie - Daniela Mezza
• Almac Sciences - Edel Marken
• Astellas Pharma Inc. - Rachael Brennan
• Takeda Ireland - Rachel Torreggiani

Workplace of the Year

FINALISTS:

• AbbVie
• BioMarin, Cork

Excellence in Senior Leadership - Life Sciences

FINALISTS:

• Celtic Biotech - Dr Dorothy Bray
• ICON - Rose Kidd
• Solventum - Amy Pollitt
• Takeda Ireland - Deirdre Connaughton