SGS Appoints Global Clinical Ops Director

SGS has appointed Steven Thys as its director of Global Clinical Operations. His new role will be based in Mechelen, Belgium, where he will be responsible for all SGS’s clinical trial management hubs in Europe and North America, to help ensure the optimal delivery of trials that the company undertakes on behalf of its clients.

Mr. Thys has more than 18 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and drug development industry. Prior to joining SGS, he held a number of positions in clinical operations at Servier, including senior leadership positions around the world and involved managing teams in India, South East Asia and various European countries. Between 2017 and 2019, he worked as Director of Global Trial Management at Servier’s Headquarters in Paris, where he was responsible for delivering the company’s portfolio of Phase 1-3b trials in a variety of therapeutic areas, including oncology, diabetes, cardiology, CNS, rheumatology and auto-immune diseases.

“Steven brings a wealth of experience to this role and will be pivotal in our growth as a global partner in both early and late stage drug development,” said Johan Pype, Managing Director, SGS Benelux. He added, “SGS has a strategy to increase innovation within clinical research to ensure we find new ways to partner with clients, undertake clinical trials more efficiently, and bring life-changing drugs to patients that are safe and effective as quickly as possible.” – Contract Pharma