Kris Van Hemelrijck

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Senior Director, Head IT Business Partner Research & Development and Global Technologies at Galapagos

Flemish Region, Belgium

Overview

Kris Van Hemelrijck is a senior life science technology leader, recently concluding a nine-year tenure at Galapagos where he progressed to Senior Director, Head of IT for R&D. He is an expert in IT strategy, governance, and digital transformation, responsible for managing the technology roadmap for clinical development and research, including platforms like Veeva and Snowflake.

He is a recognized voice in the industry, speaking at events on topics such as transforming R&D in the digital age and understanding the business case for digital maturity. He was recently acknowledged for his IT contributions to a new open-source reporting tool for clinical trials.

After nine years of significant career growth and leadership within the company, he has recently departed from Galapagos.

Personality Overview

Not Easily Convinced

Systematic

Price-Sensitive

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.  They prefer to analyze every situation thoroughly.
 They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Topics They Care About

R&D Digital Transformation
He is a featured speaker at industry events on the topic of transforming Research & Development operations in the digital age.
Digital Maturity Strategy
Focuses on building and understanding the business case for advancing digital maturity within life science organizations.
Scientific Data Platforms
Has direct experience implementing and managing modern data platforms, such as Snowflake, to accelerate the R&D pipeline.

Media Appearances

Kris has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
Senior Director, Head IT Business Partner Research & Development and Global Technologies at Galapagos
1-2024 - 12-2024
Senior Director, Head IT Business Partner Research & Development at Galapagos
1-2023 - 12-2023
Director, ITS Business Partner Shared Services at Galapagos
6-2021 - 12-2022
Director, ITS Business Partner Clinical Development at Galapagos
10-2016 - 8-2021
Information System Manager Clinical Development at Galapagos

Education

1997 - 2001
Education details unavailable from Karel de Grote-Hogeschool

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Insights For Selling To Kris

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question
  • Emphasise more on facts and measurable benefits
  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kris is

  • Confidence that the product provides ROI, effective pricing and process adherence matter the most to them.

  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Kris

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kris move?

  • They can move at a reasonable pace while making their decisions if they have the necessary information.

  • Can Kris take some risk or not?

  • They can take risk if they are convinced that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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