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Mark Yunger is the Head of IT at Servier Pharmaceuticals . His role encompasses all aspects of technology for the company , including the application portfolio for various functions , infrastructure , data and analytics , as well as cybersecurity and digital therapeutics .
“ I started off in technology doing statistical programming in graduate school for my Master ' s programme research and then later on for my PhD . From academia , I went into the software industry in the high-tech space and worked in software development and internationalisation .” It was during the dot . com meltdown in the early 2000s when Yunger found his way from high-tech into biotech . “ By way of IT managed services at Millennium Pharmaceuticals , I eventually moved into the industry and have been in the biotech space ever since - I really love it !”
For Yunger , there are two key components that have kept him in the life sciences .
“ When waking up in the morning , knowing that you are , even in a small way , making a contribution to curing cancer and saving lives through life-saving products , that ' s a very motivating reason to get out of bed in the morning and it ' s a very fulfilling endeavour .”
When Yunger was in the high-tech services industry , he had the opportunity to travel around to a variety of different companies and industries , from financial
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