Senior Vice President
Associate Director, Customer Engagement and Loyalty Programs
Executive Vice President, Strategic Client Engagement, Managing Partner DRG Consulting
Commercial Strategy; Pricing & Market Access
Senior Vice President, Market Access Operations
SVP, Market Assessment
President and Chief Operating Officer
Executive Vice President, Market Assessment, Biopharma
Associate Director, Customer Engagement, Global Accounts and Provider Business
Senior Vice President, Head of GA Product
Practice Leader, Vice President – Clinical Outcomes Assessment
Clinical Outcomes Assessment
Executive Vice President, U.S. Access
Executive Vice President, Medtech and Provider
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Executive Vice President, Operational Excellence
Senior Content Strategist
Digital & Multichannel Marketing; Industry & Market Dynamics
Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Vice President, Customer Experience
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Managing Director – India
Manager, Market Access Knowledge
Healthcare and Payer Landscape and Trends; Impact of Distribution and Benefit Design on Patient Access to Care
Managing Partner, DRG Consulting
Associate Director, Market Access Customer Engagement
Principal Analyst
Accountable Care Organizations; Mergers & Acquisitions; (Alternative Payment Models)
Customer Engagement, Japan
Board Member
Board Member
Sr. Director, Consumer Insights & Social Intelligence
Social Intelligence; Patient Journey Analytics; Social Data
Chief Technology Officer
Ruth Howells is a Practice Lead for DRG Abacus and has domain expertise in Health Technology Assessment (HTA). Ruth has been extensively involved in the development and strategic direction of HTAs, contributing in-depth knowledge of procedural processes and excellent relationships with the main HTA bodies. Ruth works closely with clients and in-house teams, advising manufacturers on their role and requirements, and significantly contributes to the development and communication of HTA strategy. Ruth joined Abacus from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in 2009 and has over 12 years’ experience in health outcomes research.
Ruth holds an MSc in Health Economics from the University of York and her experience in health outcomes research covers a wide range of therapeutic areas.