‘The fight against being pigeonholed’

Each week we profile one of Ireland’s foremost corporate leaders, tracing their careers to date and exploring the lessons they have learned along the way. This week we meet Paul Bridges of Parexel

Paul Bridges, corporate vice-president, Parexel

Paul Bridges is corporate vice-president of Parexel, a global biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Boston. Bridges leads Parexel’s 500-strong global regulatory consulting team, and heads up the company’s Dublin-based global hub, which will be recruiting for 130 new positions over the next 12 to 18 months.

Parexel employs 17,500 people in 51 countries. The company offers contract research, consulting, medical communications and technology services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device sectors. The new ...