Jean McKiernan

Jean McKiernan is a partner at Dovetail Consulting Group.  She has almost two decades of global industry experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device fields. Jean is an expert in risk consulting and compliance operations who builds trust and rapport with her clients.

Throughout her consulting experience, Jean has advised major companies on global compliance programs and operational frameworks, assisting chief compliance officers in mitigating and managing regulatory and compliance risk. Her program build experience includes: mergers & acquisitions, patient assistance foundations/patient support programs, IRO Services, CIA preparedness services, governance design, training, written standards and, specific to medical device, asset tracking. Jean’s experience spans five continents, giving her an understanding of global compliance that is at once broad and deep.

Prior to joining Dovetail Consulting Group, Jean consulted in the Pharmaceutical and LifeSciences Risk Consulting practice of PwC.  She began her career at Abbott Laboratories HPD, Hospira (DBA Pfizer), and a healthcare portfolio company of WaterStreet Healthcare Partners private equity. Jean holds an M.B.A. from the University of Loyola Maryland and a B.A. from Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.