Robert O'Connor, Ph.D has 25+ years of experience spanning Research, Management, Education, Health, Advocacy, Governance, and Communication sectors. With expertise in research strategy and communications, clinical trials, oncology, pharmacology, translational health research, and life sciences. 

Robert serves on the boards of several national health organisations and has provided extensive strategic support and consultancy to a wide array of health sector stakeholders. 

Robert’s role is to direct the NCTO to help foster further growth in impactful clinical research and align its work with patient need and the ambitions of health researchers, indigenous start-ups and other European and international organisations, companies and partners.