Kevin is a Senior Research Programme Manager within the Research Office at the College of Medicine and Health, where he leads the Multi-Sector Networks pillar, a team of research programme and project managers supporting a diverse portfolio of health-related research at the University of Birmingham.
He also manages the HDR UK Midlands regional network, which advances health data science across the East and West Midlands by collaborating with academic, NHS, and health sector partners to tackle key health challenges and improve patient care, healthcare policy, and clinical practices.
In addition, Kevin provides programme management support to the national TARGetAMR research network, a UK-based initiative tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through genomics by fostering interdisciplinary collaboration across academia, healthcare, and policy sectors.
Kevin’s career began in 1998 as an NHS Youth Trainee, gaining broad expertise in Health Informatics, Oncology, Research & Development, and Innovation Management. As one of the first recruits to the National Cancer Research Network (NCRN) in 2001, he designed an early regional database to track clinical trial recruitment. He holds a degree in Business Management and also has a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA). Driven by innovation, Kevin set up the UK’s first national cancer multidisciplinary team (MDT) focused on Ewing’s Sarcomas and has served as Head of Research, Innovation, and Clinical Audit for a Specialist Orthopaedic Hospital.
Kevin spent a lot of his career as a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) GCP Facilitator and taught Good Clinical Practice (GCP) across the region for healthcare professionals and academics involved in Clinical Research. In recognition for this, Kevin was invited to become a question setter and adjudicator for the Royal College of Physicians; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine.
Currently, Kevin teaches the Health Data Fundamentals module for the MSc Health Data Science programme at the University of Birmingham.
Ambitious and visionary, Kevin is committed to transforming health and social care services for the benefit of patients and service users.