Our Team

Dr Deborah Rathjen

Chair

Dr Rathjen is the Chair of the Board of Doherty Clinical Trials Ltd. She is also the Chief Executive Officer of Carina Biotech, a clinical stage CAR-T biotechnology company.

Dr Rathjen is a highly experienced and respected leader in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries within Australia and internationally, and has achieved in excess of $800 million in deals including partnerships with Merck & Co., J&J, Abbott (AbbVie), Celgene, Nycomed (Takeda) and Merck KGaA. An immunologist by training, Dr Rathjen has extensive R&D experience in the areas of infection and immunity, inflammation, oncology and neuroscience, covering multiple treatment modalities.

Additionally, Dr Rathjen is currently Executive Chair of US-headquartered Bioasis Technologies Inc. She is also a member of the Australian Medical Research Future Fund Advisory Board, the Million Minds Mental Health Research Mission Expert Panel, the Stem Cell Therapies Mission Expert Panel and the Federal Government’s Biomedical Translation Fund Committee.

Our Team

A skills-based board combines comprehensive experience in academic research, financial strategy, commercial development and biotechnology & pharmaceutical industries. Along with the specialised leadership team, this expertise drives Doherty Clinical Trials Ltd unique capabilities.

Leadership
Dr Andrew Brockway

Chief Executive Officer

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Professor James McCarthy

Chief Medical Officer

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Chris Kearney

Senior Program Manager

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Sally O'Callaghan

Clinical Operations and Nursing Director

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Thu-Anh Pham

Quality and Compliance Director

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Dr Julia Marshall

Human Infection Challenge Trial Consultant