Chris Williams
Managing Director at Questae Coaching & Consulting
Chris is an in vitro pharmacologist over 20 years of project / portfolio management and transformational change leadership experience, gained in the pharmaceutical industry and NHS, combined with formal certification as an MBTI® practitioner. Her passion for people is at the core of her business, where she brings her emotional intelligence, energy and technical expertise to engage minds and inspire change in individuals, teams and organisations. She has a track record of enhancing performance and transforming delivery- whether it be through leading change initiatives; design and facilitation of team effectiveness or strategy definition workshops, or the application of her scientific expertise to optimise processes.
Having held senior positions (e.g. R&D Chief of Staff) in complex, global and matrix organisations, Chris has demonstrated that her authentic leadership style enables her to develop trusting relationships at all levels. In addition, her diversity of experience makes her a valuable partner in developing holistic and bespoke solutions that are right for the needs of any client, to maximise success. As well as being Managing Director of her own company, Chris is Treasurer Elect at the British Pharmacological Society and a member of the Board at ELRIG UK.
Specialties: GPCR pharmacology. In vitro assay development and prosecution. High throughput screening. Portfolio management. People and budget management. Continuous process improvement.