Pall’s team has a strategic role in ensuring NICE is at the forefront of harnessing new and emerging opportunities for using real-world data to inform NICE’s guidance to the health and care sectors. Pall has a PhD in bioinformatics from the University College London. Before taking up his current role, he was associate director for science policy and research, responsible for NICE’s portfolio of international research projects in areas such as big data and real-world evidence. Earlier experience includes work in academia, biotech and the pharmaceutical industry.