Jim Featherstone, Ph.D.

Practice Leader - Regulatory Quality - EU
Product Development & Commercialization – EU

Jim joined Quintiles Consulting from Wood Mackenzie, a leading business intelligence and strategy consulting services company based in the UK, where he was the Global Head of Consulting for the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology practice. Jim was hired in 2000 to build the high value life sciences strategic consulting practice, defining the overall strategy and executing growth in the European and US markets.

Previously, Jim was with the pharmaceutical division of British Petroleum, where he focused on strategic outsourcing opportunities with pharma companies. Prior to BP, he was a technical consultant with Promega Corporation (biotech firm).

Featherstone has a Ph.D. and conducted postdoctoral research on genetic mechanisms underlying embryological patterning and development. He also holds a BSc (Hons) in Microbiology.