Paul is Synergy’s Head of People at Synergy with a focus on ensuring Synergy is a great place to work, looking at career development paths, training, and upskilling.

Paul is passionate about the culture of Synergy, continuously looking for new ways to listen, engage and improve, helping our talented employees to thrive.

A Black Belt certified member of BQF, Carly is passionate about employee engagement and how its benefits can help drive the future of STEM. Having worked in manufacturing and cGMP environments for over 15 years, including in lab, production-based and operational excellence roles, Carly has gained vital experience in leading projects across a wide business remit, including quality, safety, scientific process, layout, time and reliability improvements, as well as waste reduction. Now at the forefront of building-on and delivering operational excellence at Synergy, in her role of Continuous Improvement and Quality Manager, Carly works in collaboration with the operations team and on-site personnel to provide training and support to develop CI knowledge and application. Bringing her expertise to Synergy and our clients, Carly leads and executes projects – from quick wins to large-scale, long-term contracts – whilst also mentoring colleagues to ensure their working environments, processes and practices are always operating at their optimum levels.

Neil works as an Account Manager with our pharmaceutical and life science customers across the UK and in Europe, leading and developing Synergy teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality services.

With a PhD in Analytical Chemistry and a wealth of experience in laboratory operations and scientific service management, Neil has a track record of establishing innovative service models and adding value to collaborative projects. Prior to joining Synergy, Neil spent time working in science park management and at the interface between academia and industry, building and managing research facilities and interdisciplinary teams.

Tony joined Synergy in 2021, initially leading one of our key scientific service accounts, he has since widened his portfolio of clients with teams supporting a number of UK based scientific programmes, and is now an Account Manager. Prior to joining Synergy, Tony's career cover’s more than 20 years of scientific operations leadership including large scale genomic sequencing pipelines and molecular forensic science services.

Tony is passionate about delivering excellent services to our clients, working in close partnership to complement their wider aims and translating these into our teams delivery and development.

Jessica currently works as an Account Manager at Synergy with a strong scientific including a Degree in Genetics, a Masters in Human Genetics, and a PhD in Biochemistry, plus hands-on experience as a Post Doctoral Researcher, a bench-based Scientist, and Lab Manager. She has worked across Scientific Operations for over 10 years. 

Jessica enjoys working in scientific operations as it has the perfect balance of managing people, resources, time and function. Thriving on the variety, she is always seeking new opportunities to learn and further the careers of the people on her team.