Jamie Henshall

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Director, DMPK at Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Abingdon-On-Thames, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Jamie Henshall is a Director of DMPK at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, where he leads ADME, bioanalysis, and biotransformation teams. He specializes in translating complex data to guide strategy for programs in immunology, CNS, and rare diseases, holding a Ph. D. from The University of Manchester.

There is no publicly available information about Jamies personal life or interests outside of his professional work.

His teams have played a key role in enabling multiple clinical candidates by resolving critical ADME and pharmacokinetic liabilities, directly influencing program trajectory.

Personality Overview

Hard To Convince

Judgemental

ROI Conscious

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 respond well to confident salespeople.

Topics They Care About

Drug Discovery
Leads cross-functional program strategy from early discovery through to clinical candidate nomination, with a focus on ADME/PK liabilities.
Team Leadership
Actively recruits for his DMPK teams in Oxford and Boston, seeking experienced scientists in biotransformation and ADME to advance drug development.
CNS Drug Development
Has co-authored multiple papers on DMPK perspectives for assessing blood-brain barrier penetration for central nervous system (CNS) therapeutics.

Media Appearances

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Work History

8-2025
Director, DMPK at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
7-2023 - 8-2025
DMPK Research Fellow at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
9-2018 - 7-2023
Associate Director at UCB
10-2013 - 9-2018
Principal Scientist at UCB
10-2010 - 10-2013
Senior Scientist at UCB

Education

2003 - 2007
Ph.D. from The University of Manchester
1999 - 2002
Pharmacology BSc (Hons) from The University of Sheffield

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Insights For Selling To Jamie

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that they have the necessary authority, they could present false stature sometimes
  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product
  • Ask them questions confidently while doing discovery, don’t be apologetic

DONT's

  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach
  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations
  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jamie is

  • Confidence in the product plays an important role, followed by powerful testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jamie

  • They might hesitate a little, but they will say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jamie move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Jamie take some risk or not?

  • Once they have analyzed the pros and cons, they can take some risks.

You And Jamie

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