2026 Winners

Celebrating the Winners of the 2026 Women in Pharma Awards We’re delighted to congratulate this year’s winners and finalists. The awards were presented at the Gala Ceremony on 29th April 2026 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry.

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Overall Leader Award

WINNER

West Pharmaceutical Services

Legacy Award

RECIPIENT

Eli Lilly

Best Female Led Team

WINNER

Start-Up Team

Cancer Trials Ireland

FINALISTS

Regulatory Affairs Team

Acorn Regulatory Consulting Services

Susan's Team

BioPharmaChem Skillnet

Start-Up Team

Cancer Trials Ireland

Axium Sales & Operations Team

Navi Group

Best Female Led Team - Large

WINNER

Affiliate Leadership Team

AbbVie

FINALISTS

Affiliate Leadership Team

AbbVie

Microbiology Department

Almac Sciences

Liz Porter Team

Cognizant Technology Solutions Ireland

Logistics Team

McKesson

Bray Site Leadership Team

Takeda Ireland

Commercial Department

Uniphar Group

Excellence in Senior Leadership - Pharma

WINNER

Deirdre Connaughton

Takeda Ireland

FINALISTS

Michelle McNulty

AbbVie

Dr Dorothy Bray

Celtic Biotech

Aisling Smith

Navi Group

Helen McManus

Pfizer

Deirdre Connaughton

Takeda Ireland

Excellence in Senior Leadership - Contract Services

WINNER

Dr. Gemma Robinson

Acorn Regulatory Consulting Services Ltd

FINALISTS

Dr. Gemma Robinson

Acorn Regulatory Consulting Services Ltd

Maii Kataif

IANUA PHARMASOLUTIONS

Excellence in Pharma & Life Sciences

WINNER

Alette Ramos Hunt

Novartis

FINALISTS

Laura Scally

BioMarin Pharmaceutical

Alette Ramos Hunt

Novartis

Dr Smita GK

Sonova Warsaw Service Center

Best Clinical Operations Leadership

WINNER

Marie Smith

Takeda Ireland

FINALISTS

Dr Dorothy Bray

Celtic Biotech

Marie Smith

Takeda Ireland

Best Education & Mentoring Leadership

WINNER

Nicola Rice

Innopharma Technical Services

FINALISTS

Helen Goodrich

Almac Sciences

Nicola Rice

Innopharma Technical Services

Marie Smith

Takeda Ireland

Best Supply Chain/Logistics Leadership

WINNER

Flavia Baccaro

AbbVie

FINALISTS

Flavia Baccaro

AbbVie

Rhona Keeler

McKesson Ireland

Amy Wiktorski

Takeda Ireland

Best Engineering & Manufacturing Operations Leadership

WINNER

Liz Allan

Exyte

FINALISTS

Triona Nagle

AbbVie

Liz Allan

Exyte

Best Finance Leadership

WINNER

Victoria Ramos

Grifols Worldwide Operations, Ltd

FINALISTS

Victoria Ramos

Grifols Worldwide Operations, Ltd

Katrina Smyth

Q1 Scientific

Best HR Leadership

WINNER

Emma Kilgallon

West Pharmaceutical Services

FINALISTS

Tara Linnane

Acorn Regulatory Consulting Services

Bernie Prendergast

SGS Ireland

Catherine Lane

Takeda Ireland

Emma Kilgallon

West Pharmaceutical Services

Best Marketing & Communications Leadership

WINNER

Victoria Hampson

Takeda Ireland

FINALISTS

Aisling Smith

Navi Group

Victoria Hampson

Takeda Ireland

Best Quality Leadership

WINNER

Áine Hopkins

PTC Therapeutics

FINALISTS

Pauline Finan

AbbVie

Geraldine Lacey

Cognizant Technology Solutions Ireland

Siobhán Corroon

Dunbar Pharma

Martina Forristal

Perigord/TechMahindra

Áine Hopkins

PTC Therapeutics

Best Sales & Commercial Leadership

WINNER

Lisa Mullaney

Medguard Healthcare

FINALISTS

Lisa Mullaney

Medguard Healthcare

Ruth Proctor

Uniphar Group

Best Site Leadership

WINNER

Mary Moran

AbbVie

FINALISTS

Mary Moran

AbbVie

Leah Fletcher

Dunbar Pharma

Rising Star of the Year

WINNER

Rachel Torreggiani

Takeda Ireland

FINALISTS

Daniela Mezza

AbbVie

Edel Marken

Almac Sciences

Rachael Brennan

Astellas Pharma Inc.

Rachel Torreggiani

Takeda Ireland

Workplace of the Year

WINNER

BioMarin Pharmaceutical

FINALISTS

AbbVie

BioMarin Pharmaceutical

Excellence in Senior Leadership - Life Sciences

WINNER

Rose Kidd

ICON plc

FINALISTS

Dr Dorothy Bray

Celtic Biotech

Rose Kidd

ICON plc

Amy Pollitt

Solventum

Deirdre Connaughton

Takeda Ireland