Senior Partner · The Bracken Group

Martin R. Collyer, FCCA, MSc

Global Healthcare Executive · CFO · Patient Engagement & Digital Health Leader
Strategic healthcare executive with 30+ years driving operational excellence, revenue growth, and patient engagement — scaling global operations and integrating digital health, data science, and generative AI to improve clinical and commercial outcomes.
30+Years in Healthcare & Finance
225%Peak Sales Target (2014)
$5M+L2FU™ Platform Revenue
58Patient Communities Led

Executive Summary

Martin R. Collyer is a global healthcare executive and qualified accountant (FCCA) with a proven track record of driving operational excellence, revenue growth, and patient engagement across pharmaceutical, biotech, CRO, and health-technology organizations. He has scaled global operations, led product innovation in digital health, and integrated emerging technologies — including generative AI and advanced data analytics — to enhance patient outcomes and commercial performance.

As a Senior Partner at The Bracken Group, Martin leads high-profile consulting engagements spanning patient engagement, biostatistics and data science, digital health innovation, and commercial strategy. He has partnered with global pharmaceutical clients on AI-driven analysis of radiopharmaceutical literature, assessed FDA benefit-risk guidance to shape patient-centric development strategies, and directed due diligence and product positioning for new eClinical solutions. Earlier leadership roles at IQVIA, Bayer Healthcare, Bioclinica (now Clario), Hitachi Data Systems, and MediciGlobal built deep expertise in patient recruitment and retention, operations, and go-to-market growth.

A recognized thought leader and keynote speaker on digitizing the patient experience, Martin blends a CFO’s financial discipline with hands-on operational leadership — helping clients turn data-driven innovation into measurable clinical and commercial results.

Areas of Expertise

Patient Engagement & Recruitment

Direct-to-patient outreach, recruitment and retention strategy, patient personas and journeys, and therapeutically aligned engagement across oncology, neurology, respiratory, and women’s health.

Digital Health & AI Integration

Digital patient-experience platforms, wearables and remote data capture, and applied generative AI and analytics to improve patient outcomes and trial efficiency.

Strategic Operations & Leadership

Global team building and operational realignment — driving efficiency gains, cost reduction, and revenue growth across clinical research and health-technology organizations.

Commercial Strategy & Growth

Go-to-market strategy, competitive/SWOT/PESTLE analysis, business development, and commercial positioning for emerging clinical-trial technologies.

Data Science & Predictive Analytics

Integrating pharmacy, CRM, and EHR data with hotspot and feasibility modeling to identify viable studies, target outreach, and shorten study timelines.

M&A & Business Transformation

Digital-landscape assessment, capability-gap and M&A target identification, and business transformation to drive long-term strategic growth.

Vendor & Partnership Management

Vendor qualification and SOP authoring, plus partnership management with wearable-technology, CRO, and pharmaceutical organizations.

Finance & FP&A Leadership

CFO-level financial management, EBITDA improvement, budgeting, and financial oversight of patient-recruitment and operations portfolios.

Career History

2018 – Present
Senior Partner
The Bracken Group dba Bracken Data, Inc.
2020 – 2023
Head of Strategy & Innovation
IQVIA — Digital Patient Experience & Commercialization
2019 – 2020
Manager, Patient Engagement & Recruitment
Bayer Healthcare
2016 – 2018
Vice President, Operations — Patient Engagement, Global Clinical Research
Bioclinica (now Clario)
2012 – 2016
Manager, Digital & Health Solutions
Hitachi Data Systems
Earlier
Chief Operations Officer — Patient Recruitment & Retention
MediciGlobal
Earlier
Chief Financial Officer
Axis Healthcare Communications, Yardley, PA
Earlier
Global Operations Director & Director of Finance
Wolters Kluwer Health, Yardley, PA

Publications & Resources

  • eBook
    Embedding the Patient Voice: A Practical Guide to Patient-Focused Drug Development (PFDD)Read →
    The Bracken Group
  • Paper
    The Transformative Impact of Real-World DataRead →
    The Bracken Group · Whitepaper
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