Your Concept, Our Expertise.
Trust us, with Eirgen Pharma, your product is in good hands.
The Eirgen Waterford team consists of a team of talented individuals who are dedicated to delivering the highest quality products for our global partners.
At Eirgen we believe in fostering innovation and encouraging growth. This means that all of our employees continue to improve their knowledge of industry best practices and the use of the latest technologies throughout their time with us.
Meet our Senior Leadership Team
Chief Executive Officer
Damien Burke
Damien joined Eirgen in 2006 as one of the original members of the start-up team. He has worked in diverse roles across the pharmaceutical sector including R&D, manufacturing and packaging operations, artwork management and packaging technology. Damien was our Head of Commercial Operations for several years before being appointed to his current role as Chief Executive Officer in October 2019.
Head of Engineering and Research & Development
James Murphy
James joined Eirgen in 2021 as Head of Engineering with over 18 years of
experience in Technical and Leadership roles. For the past two decades he has
worked in Research, Product Development & Manufacturing Engineering across the medical industry. This included leadership roles with Terumo, Cook Medical and Boston Scientific.
Jan Willem Blüm
Head of Finance
Jan Willem joined Eirgen in 2021.
He has over 17 years of senior finance and leadership experience. Alongside his finance career, he has held senior positions in planning, logistics, IT and marketing. His career has seen him hold positions in the Netherlands, France and Ireland.
Dan Delaney
Head of Operations
Dan joined Eirgen in 2015 as Supply Chain Manager and became Head of Commercial Operations in December 2019. After more than two successful years of leading Eirgen's Supply Chain & Business Development activities, Dan has moved on to the role of Head of Operations, taking full responsibility over the manufacturing and packaging operations including our announced capacity expansion. He has more than 30 years of industry operations experience, starting in engineering and moving into leadership roles before joining the team here at Eirgen Pharma.
Geraldine O'Shea
Head of Quality & Regulatory Compliance
Geraldine joined Eirgen in 2023 as Head of Quality and Regulatory Compliance with more than 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Geraldine brings significant experience from various Quality System Management and Quality Operational Leadership roles including Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Distribution and Logistics Quality and CMO Management. She has worked in both internal manufacturing networks and External Quality fields providing oversight for network activities and third-party distribution and manufacturing partners globally, this included leadership roles with Glaxo Smith Kline and Merck Sharp and Dohme
Sarah Doherty
Head of Talent & Organisational Development
Sarah joined Eirgen in September 2024 as Head of Talent & Organisational Development. Sarah has almost 20 years experience within HR, mainly focusing on Talent and Engagement alongside strategic HR. Leading teams in Ireland and Australia Sarah has worked in many industries such as pharmaceutical, electronics, finance and nutrition. Sarah will lead the HR strategy at Eirgen enabling excellence through our people.
Dan Delaney
Head of Business Development & Alliance Management
Dan joined Eirgen in 2015 as Supply Chain Manager and became Head of Commercial Operations in December 2019. In January 2022, Dan took on his new role as our Head of Supply Chain & Business Development. He has more than 30 years of industry operations experience, starting in engineering and moving into leadership roles before joining the team here at Eirgen Pharma.
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