High Wycombe, United Kingdom

Director, UK Operations
Shiva Muthiah is an experienced clinical research professional with eight years of service in a variety of roles. She currently operates as the Director of UK Operations for the Velocity Clinical Research sites in High Wycombe and North London. Prior to Velocity, Shiva was a founder of Egin Research, which was later acquired by Velocity. Shiva managed one of the biggest sites for a leading Site Management Organisation for over three years as the site gained global recognition. Additionally, Shiva lead a study start up for eight dedicated research sites across the United Kingdom. Shiva’s tenure has introduced her to many therapeutic areas including but not limited to Respiratory, Musculo-skeletal, Metabolic/Endocrine, Dermatology, Cardiovascular, Vaccine, Women’s Health, and Device studies. She will continue to utilise these experiences to grow Velocity’s presence across Europe.

Principal Investigator
After earning a PhD in Immunology, Dr. Mackay spent five years working in the pharmaceutical industry in clinical pharmacology and medical affairs. Since 2004, she has been involved in clinical trials in academic settings and with site organisations. She has extensive experience as an investigator in research areas including vaccine, cardiovascular disease, lipid lowering, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer’s disease, gastroenterology, migraine, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and dermatology studies. Her NHS general medicine experience includes registrar rotations in general medicine, gastroenterology, and nephrology. She has also worked at the associate specialist and honorary clinical consultant levels in respiratory medicine and cardiovascular disease prevention.