Leadership Team
JAMES LIND - MD, FACEM
Partner - ThirdRockMD, Australia
James has been an emergency medicine physician in Queensland, Australia for over 22 years and works as a clinical lead in the Australian Department of Health helping to solve critical issues across Queensland.
James has experience in the prehospital arena, serving in the helicopter rescue and deployment for disaster medicine. He has also served as a concierge medicine physician and provided medical support for sports teams, entertainers and other high net worth individuals and their families.
James has a BMBS in BioMedical Sciences from the University of Nottingham and FACEM in Emergency Medicine from Gold Coast Hospital. An avid basketball fan, James still finds time to play in a local league.
SHANNON WARD
Partner - ThirdRockMD, Australia
Shannon Ward is an experienced operations and logistics leader with more than two decades of high-level coordination, project management, and stakeholder engagement across Australia. With a professional background spanning large-scale events, government partnerships, and national procurement projects, Shannon has built a reputation for delivering complex operations with precision, compliance, and exceptional client care.
For five years, Shannon has led the operational management of a medical services company supporting major events, government agencies and international clients. In this role, Shannon oversaw end-to-end procurement of medical supplies, coordinated multidisciplinary clinical teams, managed high-volume logistics, and ensured compliance with health and safety standards. Her work included managing backstage medical clinics, supporting international sporting teams, coordinating government-issued medical supply contracts, and facilitating onsite medical operations for some of the largest festivals, productions and touring acts in the country.
With extensive experience liaising with Queensland Health, local councils, emergency services, and national suppliers, Shannon brings a deep understanding of healthcare logistics, risk management, and infection-control requirements. Known for her strategic thinking and calm, solutions-focused leadership, she is committed to delivering reliable, ethical and high-quality medical support that meets the needs of both clients and clinicians. Shannon’s unique blend of medical logistics expertise and high-stakes operational management makes her a trusted leader in Australia’s medical supply and health services sector.
JASON KEILY, B.PHARM MPS
Partner - ThirdRockMD, Australia
Jason Keily is a second-generation Gold Coast Pharmacist and an accredited Full Scope Pharmacist with over two decades of diverse clinical, operational, and global experience. He Graduated from the University of Queensland in 2000, and completed Full Scope training from JCU and QUT, graduating in 2025. He is a specialist in Persistent Pain Management, Aged Care Frailty, and Patient Orientated Pharmacy Services.
His background includes high-acuity hospital roles, such as serving as the Chief Surgical Directorate Pharmacist in the UK, and working at a UK Ministry of Defence hospital. Jason combines his clinical work as a community pharmacy co-owner with broader health service and logistics roles. He has worked as a Pharmacist Logistician for humanitarian missions, providing medical care and vaccinations to remote communities in Vanuatu, and has managed pharmacy services for medical teams at multi-day music festivals.
Committed to health system improvement, Jason sits on the Gold Coast PHN Strengthening Medicare Advisory Board and is an Adjunct Lecturer at Griffith University Gold Coast. Driven by personal experience with chronic illness being close to his heart, he is dedicated to achieving the best possible patient outcomes
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