Tricia Byers

PRINCE2 Practitioner with extensive experience delivering project coordination, business transformation and governance support within global pharmaceutical organisations. Proven track record of improving business processes, coordinating cross-functional initiatives and building trusted stakeholder relationships that keep projects on track. Experienced in contract lifecycle coordination, executive governance, organisational change and operational improvement.

Early adopter of Microsoft Copilot and AI productivity tools to enhance research, documentation, planning and process efficiency.

Contracts Project Lead & Executive Support at Astellas Pharma (2024-01 – Present)

• Coordinated approximately 100 transformation contracts across Procurement, Legal and Project Leads, proactively driving approvals and resolving bottlenecks.
• Coordinated executive governance meetings across the UK, Japan, USA, Australia and Singapore.
• Partnered with Transformation Leads to prepare agendas and presentation materials for monthly Transformation Team meetings.
• Supported onboarding and off boarding of more than 50 permanent employees and contractors.
• Business Liaison for Records Information Management (RIM).
• Began integrating Microsoft Copilot into day-to-day workflows to improve productivity and document creation.

Senior Executive Assistant (Statistics) at GSK (2012-01 – 2024-12)

Progressed through three executive support roles within GSK, earning increasing responsibility across Commercial, Medical and Statistics functions. Developed extensive expertise in executive support, project coordination, governance, stakeholder management and business process improvement within a global pharmaceutical organisation. Career Progression: Executive Assistant (Commercial) → Executive Assistant (Medical) → Senior Executive Assistant (Statistics)

• Identified weaknesses in the budget management process and designed a standardised solution that improved governance, reporting accuracy and budget visibility.
• Successfully rolled out the new budget process across five departments by producing guidance, training Executive Assistants and providing ongoing support.
• Improved financial oversight of a budget of approximately £5 million through stronger reporting and governance.
• Led the planning and coordination of the Global Respiratory External Experts Advisory Board meeting, managing logistics, contracts, speakers and presentation materials.
• Coordinated PSI Board, Strategy and EFSPI Council meetings, supporting successful planning and stakeholder engagement.
• Partnered with Medical Team leads to develop meeting agendas and presentation materials, improving communication across the department.
• Provided executive support to two Vice Presidents, managing complex diaries, international travel, expenses and meeting coordination.
• Supported internal communications projects and cross-functional collaboration.
• Managed stakeholder relationships across global teams and external organisations.
• Supported project coordination activities across business improvement and transformation initiatives.