Clare joined NICE in December 2022 as director of implementation and partnerships, leading on collaboration with key stakeholders to enable effective implementation of NICE products across health and social care. Her portfolio also includes patient involvement and participation. Clare was previously the director of strategy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; leading on organisation and system wide strategy, transformation and partnerships in an integrated care system responsible for tackling some of the worst health inequalities in the UK and Europe. Prior to this Clare was the national life sciences industry and research director for the NIHR Clinical Research Network for thirteen years, during which she spent a year in the South Yorkshire & Bassetlaw Integrated Care System leading on research and innovation. She also brings significant experience of the clinical research ecosystem, gained through roles in contract research organisations, the pharmaceutical industry and within academia. Clare has a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Immunology and an academic background in biomedical sciences.