Roya has over 8 years’ experience working in healthcare and medical research policy across charities, government and academia. She is currently working in consultancy as an Associate Director at Incisive Health, where she supports clients to develop engaging campaigns that drive policy change for patient benefit.
Prior to this, Roya worked at the Department of Health and Social Care in policy across genomics, advanced therapies, rare diseases and vaccines. During her time in government, Roya was also an active member of the Government Science and Engineering profession. Roya has held previous policy roles at The Institute of Cancer Research, and the Microbiology Society.
Roya holds both an MSc and a BSc in molecular genetics from the University of Nottingham and King’s College London, respectively.