Michael T. O'Connor has joined Porzio Life Sciences, LLC (PorzioLS), as Vice President of Compliance Technology. O'Connor will complement the company's existing suite of compliance services for life sciences companies by advising customers on the strategic use of data analytics and technology for compliance with governing laws, codes, and industry standards.
"At PorzioLS, we are always looking to innovate and help our clients find ways to simplify and handle compliance in the most efficient and effective ways," said Vito A. Gagliardi, Jr., President of PorzioLS. "Bringing Mike on board will help propel our efforts to uncover and harness the power of PorzioLS data and analytics so that our customers can turn compliance challenges into opportunities, and we are thrilled to be bringing him to the team."
Prior to joining PorzioLS, O'Connor held executive leadership positions as the global head of compliance and ethics operations at Alexion and as an executive director, global head, IT business consulting at Boehringer Ingelheim. Most recently, O'Connor was a Principal/Owner at 3rd Wave Compliance, a technology focused consulting company geared toward life sciences companies.
O'Connor holds a Masters in Management Information Systems from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Lally School of Management and Technology in Troy, NY, and holds a BA in Computer Science from Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, CT.