Julie Walters

Julie Walters, founder, is the driving force behind Raremark. She has a first-class degree in molecular genetics from King’s College London and a background in popular journalism, including time as a news editor on TV’s Good Morning Britain.

Outside Raremark, Julie is an area director with the Entrepreneurs’ Organization www.eonetwork.org, which helps established entrepreneurs to learn and grow. She also serves as a trustee of the rare disease patient group www.findacure.org.uk

Read Julie’s blogs here.

Peter Coë

Peter Coë, co-founder and content director, has been with the company from the outset. He has more than three decades’ experience in communications, originally as a reporter, editor and presenter for TV-am, the BBC and Sky News, and has led complex healthcare programmes in multiple languages and countries since 2007.

Pete Chan

Pete Chan, head of research & analysis, is responsible for authoring publications based on data and insights derived from Raremark’s patient communities. Pete has previously served as an editor for the pharmaceutical industry’s news and analysis service Scrip Intelligence.

Victoria Andrews

Victoria Andrews, senior innovation champion, has a degree in biological science from the University of the West of England (UWE) and an interest in pharmacology. Victoria helps the business to make valuable partnerships with industry.

Thuy Vu

Thuy Vu, lean project analyst, has a degree in forensic science from the University of Lincoln. Thuy joined as a graduate at the start of 2017 and supports project management across multiple divisions, from the engineering team to business development.

Alex Garner

Alex Garner, product owner, is responsible for the up-keep and future development of Raremark’s digital real-estate. He discovered a passion for building health-tech products from over five years of implementing and designing digital applications for the NHS. Along with a master’s degree in business management and innovation, Alex is a firm believer in the principles of user-centric design and constant learning.

Matteo Baratella

Matteo Baratella, lead user interface developer, is the technical link between creative and back-end developers. Over the past two decades, Matteo has worked at companies such as Visa, 02, TopGear, Harrods and Shortlist.com. Matteo has experience in technical support, web project management, web design and front-end development.

Ripan Kumar

Ripan Kumar, lead backend developer, is a full stack developer with extensive experience in Ruby on Rails and AngularJS who loves exploring new tools and technologies. Ripan has ownership across all back-end functionality and he is responsible for developing all server-side logic, ensuring a high-performance, scalable and secure system. Ripan works closely with engineering, creative and marketing teams to deliver software solutions of the highest quality.

Ian Edwards

Ian Edwards, lead designer, has six years of in-house and agency experience. With a focus on patient-led design and accessibility, Ian delivers creative solutions across print and digital media, with a specialist interest in illustration.

Zayd Fredericks

Zayd Fredericks, junior designer, graduated with a degree in graphic design from New College Nottingham. His skills cross many disciplines such as branding, web and print design. Zayd’s passion is developing designs which are both functional and engaging to the user.

Sarah Venugopal

Sarah Venugopal, lead community manager, leads on engagement and communication with patient groups, families and healthcare professionals. Sarah has a degree in biochemistry from the University of Bath and a master’s degree in science communication. She comes from a pharmaceutical market research background, where she specialized in qualitative, digital and patient research.

Megan Truman

Megan Truman, community manager, has a degree in biomedical science from the University of Southampton. She completed dissertations on drug resistance in cancer and antioxidants in Alzheimer’s disease. Her role is to mentor and guide patient communities on the Raremark website.

Masood Sahibzada

Masood Sahibzada, performance marketing manager, is responsible for devising and delivering online marketing strategy and campaigns. He is an experienced digital marketer with an MBA in marketing from Bradford University School of Management and a degree in computer science from Visvesvaraya Technological University, India.

Kahmen Lai

Kahmen Lai, head of client services, oversees the design and delivery of client programmes. Her role is to guide and advise clients while ensuring that the team delivers results. Kahmen has degrees in business and international studies, is a PRINCE2 practitioner and is a graduate of Cranfield University School of Management.

Essi Turkson

Essi Turkson, digital marketing manager at Raremark, has a degree in experimental psychology. She’s worked with children and young people in both a teaching and mentoring capacity and advocates presenting understandable information about rare disease to people of all ages. Her role in Raremark is to engage with patients and monitor client projects.

Rachel Forshaw

Rachel Forshaw, digital content manager, leads on the creation and curation of content in-house and on behalf of clients. She has a keen interest in healthcare and has held various writing and editorial roles within the industry: working with payers, healthcare professionals and patients. Rachel has a degree in English literature and philosophy from the University of Bristol.