Vanessa Slade, Research Director

Vanessa Slade joined Purdie Pascoe in 2021 as an Associate Director.

She has a BSc (Hons) in Biology with Modern Language (Spanish) from the University of Manchester, which included a 10-month placement in the Ecology Department of the University of Barcelona.

She’s gained qualifications in marketing (Professional Certificate, Chartered Institute of Marketing) and market and social research practice (Advanced Certificate, Market Research Society), as well as gaining a position on a graduate scheme where she was awarded the role of Operations and Marketing Executive in her final year.

Vanessa started her career at Blueprint Partnership, where she focussed on qualitative research in diabetes and oncology. During her time at Ashfield Insight & Performance (now merged with Mind+Matter) and Adelphi Research she worked on both qualitative and quantitative projects across a variety of therapy areas, her main focus was cystic fibrosis.  

Prior to joining Purdie Pascoe, Vanessa worked as a Senior Researcher at Mind+Matter, specialising in pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare market research. In 2023 Vanessa was promoted to Research Director.

In her spare time, Vanessa enjoys travelling, socialising with family and friends and going to the theatre. Soon commencing a Superior Spanish language course at the Cervantes Institute in Manchester.