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Kris Van Hemelrijck

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Senior Director, Head IT Business Partner Research & Development and Global Technologies at Galapagos
📍 Flemish Region, Belgium

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.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Senior Director, Head IT Business Partner Research & Development and Global Technologies
Job Level
Senior
Location
Flemish Region, Belgium
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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.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Senior Director, Head IT Business Partner Research & Development and Global Technologies
Galapagos
1-2024 - 12-2024
Senior Director, Head IT Business Partner Research & Development
Galapagos
1-2023 - 12-2023
Director, ITS Business Partner Shared Services
Galapagos
6-2021 - 12-2022
Director, ITS Business Partner Clinical Development
Galapagos
10-2016 - 8-2021
Information System Manager Clinical Development
Galapagos
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Education
1997 - 2001
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Karel de Grote-Hogeschool
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