Emily McDougal

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Assistant Director of Delivery - Platform Modernisation at NHS England

United Kingdom

Overview

Emily McDougal is an innovative senior healthcare leader at NHS England, focused on transforming complex clinical and digital delivery. Drawing on extensive experience in clinical research and trial management, she leads business-critical platform modernization. Colleagues and partners describe her as highly efficient, engaged, and inspiring.

Emily is deeply committed to improving the patient and public experience through safe and compliant clinical trials. She is a passionate advocate for nurses and believes strongly in fostering team well-being and professional integrity. Her work is driven by a motivation to form, lead, and coach teams to excel.

Unique fact: Emily was a Nursing Times Award Finalist for developing a Research Triage Service in an Emergency Department.

Personality Overview

Challenger

Self-Confident

Direct & Candid

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.  They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They care equally about the product and its potential impact.

Topics They Care About

Digital Health Transformation
Currently leads a platform modernization programme at NHS England to improve patient and service user experience through data and analytics.
Decentralized Clinical Trials
Managed a multi-million-dollar portfolio of decentralized trials across 80+ countries, scaling operations and ensuring multi-jurisdiction regulatory compliance in a previous executive role.
Patient-Centric Care
A core focus of her career is embedding patient safety in operational plans and optimizing study design to improve the user experience.

Media Appearances

Emily has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2024
Assistant Director of Delivery - Platform Modernisation at NHS England
2-2024 - 10-2024
Operational Development Manager - Integrated Research at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
4-2023 - 2-2024
Executive Director - Clinical Services at Medical Research Network
1-2022 - 4-2023
Executive Director of Nurse Management at Medical Research Network
8-2020 - 1-2022
Associate Director of Research Nursing at Illingworth Research Group

Education

2001 - 2003
Post Graduate Diploma in Adult Nursing from The University of Sheffield
1996 - 1999
BA (Hons) from University of Leeds

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During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

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  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly
  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions

DONT's

  • Avoid long winding pitches, stay objective
  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations
  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Emily is

  • Conviction in the product matters to them, followed by proof points and strong testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Emily

  • They may not be very forthcoming, but they will say no if needed.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Emily move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Emily take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks but after weighing up the pros and cons.

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