Paul Toralva Caceres

Ambassador Program Peru & Colombia Country Lead

Paul is the Business Developer at Dr. SOM (Segunda Opinión Medica) and AveSalud, sites located in Barranquilla and Cartagena, Colombia. He is a Dental Surgeon from Universidad San Martín de Porres, Peru, and holds an MBA in Strategic Business Administration from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP).

Throughout his 25-year career in clinical research, Paul has served as a Worldwide Clinical Quality Assurance Auditor for Merck Sharp & Dohme. He has held various key regional positions at IQVIA, including Project Oversight Director for vaccine programs, Director of Operations, and Head of R&D in Peru, Colombia, Chile, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Central America. He was also Head of Quality Management for Latin America. Most recently, he served as the Global Director of Project Delivery for biotech companies at ICON plc.

Paul is a founding member of the Peruvian Association of Contract Clinical Research Organizations of Peru and Colombia. He has also served as President of the Association of Clinical Research Organizations of Peru and was an active member of the Steering Committee of the Health Services Sector (COMSALUD) of the Chamber of Commerce of Lima.

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