Suffwan Eltom, PhD
Senior Manager, London
What do you bring to Deallus and clients that is unique?
My experience outside of the industry allows me to think outside the box when tackling ‘traditional’ problems, and I continue to monitor how things develop in different industries and what the parallels and the learnings are that could benefit organizations within pharma. In addition I try to build really strong working relationships with everyone I work with, which applies both to my Deallus colleagues and my clients. I believe that strong partnerships and a strong sense of team together create the best outcome for everyone.
What motivates you?
I’m really motivated by two things – impact and innovation. It’s making a difference by having a unique or novel approach. We live in an increasingly competitive world and to be able to make an impact I think you need to be able to see things from a different perspective or through a different lens. I try to bring that to the table with my teams and my clients.

Background and experience
Experience working in R&D within top 20 pharma
Experience working in tech as a Product Consultant, Sony Electronics
5+ years at Deallus
Serves as a Client Engagement Manager for large, complex engagements
Experience working with 4 of top 10 pharma across a range of disease areas
Therapy area expertise
Respiratory
Virology/Vaccines
Oncology
Neuroscience
Orphan Diseases
Life outside of work
I’m lucky to have two amazing, smart and funny boys. I love sports – I play football a couple times a month and am a big Liverpool fan – I’ve seen them win their last two Champions League trophies live! I love travelling and I’m learning to fly; I’m taking my test right now on single propeller planes. Finally, I’m a car enthusiast and am working with a friend to restore a 2002 Volkswagen Golf R32 at the moment.