Vanessa ten Broeke
Project Coordinator
“I love the variety of working across different studies, and seeing how the work we do contributes to better health outcomes.”
Our team: Product Quality
Product Quality Team
The Product Quality Team helps ensure every Spiral platform is reliable, intuitive, and ready for real-world clinical research. Working closely with developers, Product Owners, and clients, the team tests complex workflows, identifies opportunities for improvement, and helps deliver software that researchers can trust.
Who is Vanessa?
Vanessa is a Project Coordinator at Spiral with more than 20 years' experience in software testing and business analysis across New Zealand and the UK.
Vanessa has worked in industries ranging from telecommunications and energy trading to education and government. Her move into clinical trials brought together that experience with a long-held interest in health and medical research.
At Spiral, Vanessa enjoys the variety that comes with moving between testing, design discussions and working directly with clients. She particularly values the collaborative nature of the work and being part of a team solving complex problems together.
And while two decades in technology have taught her plenty, there's one challenge clinical research continues to throw her way: pronouncing all those medication names.
What's filling my brain space right now?
A Different Kind of Power
Jacinda Ardern
The Perfect Predator
Steffanie Strathdee and Thomas Patterson
Leave Space
Simon Sinek
What trials I’m working on
Vanessa currently works across a variety of studies, including:
Her work spans testing, implementation, design discussions and supporting clients as their studies develop.
Project highlight
REMAP-CAP Voyager
Vanessa is particularly proud to have been part of the REMAP-CAP Voyager project, which successfully went live following several years of work and a huge collaborative effort between the REMAP-CAP trial team and Spiral.
For Vanessa, seeing a project of that scale and complexity reach go-live was a great reminder of what talented teams can achieve when they work together over the long term.
Beyond Spiral you’ll find me
Outside of work, Vanessa loves long walks with friends, entertaining, dining out and travelling.
A large chunk of family life is also spent around sport—watching basketball and rugby and ferrying her son between training sessions and games.