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Shaan Thakerar, MSc

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Commercial Insight Partner, Business Insights at GSK
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Shaan is a Commercial Insight Partner at GSK with over 12 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including roles at AbbVie and IQVIA. He specializes in business intelligence and commercial strategy, holding a Master of Science in Clinical Drug Development from Queen Mary University of London.

He has a proven track record of driving successful product launches through data-driven insights and market research. Shaan has a strong background in both industry and consulting roles, focusing on commercial effectiveness and brand performance management for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

He is a multi-award winner, having received the BHBIA Best of Business Intelligence (BOBI) award for "Best Customer Insight" in 2025.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Commercial Insight Partner, Business Insights
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Shaan shows up

Hard To Convince
Judgemental
Demanding

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 focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.

Priorities

Topics Shaan cares about

Pharma Commercial Strategy
Has extensive experience in pre-launch planning, lifecycle management, and market opportunity assessment from his time at GSK, AbbVie, and IQVIA.
Customer & Market Insights
His work focuses on generating actionable insights for brand teams. He is a multi-award winner from BHBIA for his work in customer insight.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Commercial Insight Partner, Business Insights
GSK
1-2022 - 11-2025
Customer Insights Partner, Business Intelligence, Customer Excellence
AbbVie
8-2018 - 1-2022
Senior Consultant, Commercial Effectiveness
IQVIA
1-2016 - 8-2018
Senior Life Sciences Consultant
Navigant
5-2014 - 1-2016
Senior Healthcare Analyst
GlobalData
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Education
2012 - 2013
Master of Science in Clinical Drug Development
Queen Mary University of London
2009 - 2012
Bachelor of Science in Medical Science
University of Birmingham
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

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