With a background in Business Sciences and Business Administration and Management, Sergi Cuadrado specializes in strategy and process management, quality, and the use of technology in the organization and innovation, especially in the field of foundations, education and research centers. From the beginning he has been actively involved in the creation of various institutions in the education, health and research sectors, such as the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) and its group companies as well as the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO). He has also participated in the implementation of quality systems and the business development of companies linked to clinical research such as MedSIR, of which he has been a member of the Board of Directors. He is currently Deputy Manager of VHIO and Founding Partner-Manager of Clinical Research Office Management S.L. (iCROM).

The Deputy Manager supports the Manager in the day-to-day management of the institution. Reporting directly to the Deputy Manager, by assignment of the Manager, are the VHIO Quality Program and the Human Resources and Training Area. He represents Management on the Gender Equality Committee, on the HRS4R Committee, in negotiations with the Works Committee, on the Health and Safety Committee and on the Vall d’Hebron Campus Training Commission. He is also responsible for coordinating the Patronage Unit. On an interim basis, he also assumes the coordination of the technical secretariat.