Ramirez (pictured) has around 30 years of experience in pharmaceutical market research, healthcare insights and commercial strategy, including leadership roles at Pfizer, Ipsos Healthcare, Schlesinger Group’s health business (now Trivoca Health), and, most recently, Manifest Health.

At Inlightened, Ramirez will lead growth strategy and will shape how the company works with market researchers, pharma insights teams and research service providers.

His focus includes expanding the company’s healthcare professional (HCP) and allied health recruitment offering, and service lines for clients running qualitative and quantitative healthcare research. He will also look to strengthen the client experience as the platform grows.

Boston-based Inlightened is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for healthcare innovation, connecting client organisations to a curated network of experts.

Shelli Pavone, president and co-founder of Inlightened, said: “Rob’s reputation in pharma market research speaks for itself, and his client-side perspective is invaluable as we keep growing.

“He knows our clients and understands what’s at stake when business success depends on reaching the right healthcare experts.”