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Richie Castles

Evaluator · DISC type cds
Senior Director Patient Engagement at GSK
📍 Greater Bournemouth Area, United Kingdom

Richie Castles is the Global Patient Affairs Director at ViiV Healthcare, with a strong background in medical affairs and patient engagement from his time at Gilead Sciences. He earned his Bachelors Degree from Trinity College Dublin and is dedicated to fostering collaboration and co-creation within healthcare.

Outside of his professional life, Richie is a passionate runner who actively participates in events to support charitable causes. He has run to raise funds for organizations like Dorset Mind, which focuses on mental health, and Positive East, demonstrating a commitment to community and well-being.

He recently helped lead ViiV Healthcares first Global Patient Summit in Lisbon, bringing together nearly 90 people for co-creation and dialogue.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Senior Director Patient Engagement
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Bournemouth Area, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Richie shows up

Fast But Analytical
Thorough Evaluator
Hard To Convince

They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Priorities

Topics Richie cares about

Patient Engagement
His career at ViiV Healthcare and Gilead has been centered on leading patient engagement, focusing on co-creation and giving patients a central voice in healthcare processes.
Medical Education
At Gilead, he was involved in developing standardized tools to evaluate the outcomes of medical education programs, showing an interest in effective and measurable professional development.
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Career

Work history

2-2026
Senior Director Patient Engagement
GSK
12-2025
Volunteer
Dorset Mind
6-2023 - 2-2026
Global Patient Affairs Director
ViiV Healthcare
4-2022 - 6-2023
Senior Director Medical Affairs, Strategy and Operations Lead International Region
ViiV Healthcare
4-2020 - 4-2022
Patient Engagement Lead ACE Region (Australia, Canada and Europe)
Gilead Sciences
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Media appearances

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Education
2003 - 2007
Master's Degree
Robert Gordon University
1999 - 2003
Bachelor's Degree
Trinity College Dublin
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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