Kaustav Pramanik
Kolkata
Summary
Entrepreneurial Managing Partner with 2 years of experience in the Clinical pharmacology. Effective manager and team motivator with a commitment to bring the best of any organization.
From my core, I am a Learning professional with 15+ years of experience in helping people learn, unlearn, and relearn in the domain of enterprise learning. I have worked with several global customers in understanding their business challenges and have proposed optimal learning solutions that are backed by apt learning strategies to enhance employees' performance.
My core expertise is Business Development, Client Relationship Management, Account Management, Vendor Management and Training Needs Analysis.
I dig to learn newer technologies and continue to explore with the team on newer ways to create immersive learning experiences for customers.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Managing Partner
TAAB Biostudy Services
KOLKATA
07.2023 - Current
- Developed and implemented strategies to identify new business opportunities.
- Provided guidance and mentorship to junior partners.
- Coordinated with internal departments to ensure efficient workflow.
- Negotiated contracts with suppliers, vendors, and clients.
- Actively participated in strategic planning meetings.
- Managed daily operations including staff management and client relations.
- Oversaw performance reviews for all partners in the firm.
- Implemented effective change management processes across the organization.
Strategy & Consulting Manager
Accenture in India
07.2022 - Current
- Part of large-scale digital transformation change programs with learning outcomes
- Performing consulting exercises to onboard existing accounts and selling new learning solutions to global clients.
Global Learning Program Manager
Novartis India
01.2021 - 07.2022
- Partner with business functional leads and vendor parties to manage organizational change and derive a learning design to suggest the right training modality
- Manage project resourcing and provide necessary feedback: operational and functional
- Work closely with business account directors to understand the current challenges and articulate proposals that help/supports the overall learning for the specific roles in Novartis division
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders in US and Europe to align priorities for a FY
- Focus on customer relationship and act as a single point of contact.
Learning Solutions Project Manager
Novartis India
10.2018 - 12.2020
- Build strong sustainable relationships with all stakeholders, collaborate with them to achieve common organization goals to support OneNovartis Learning Portfolio
- Prepare project plans and manage them with an agile project methodology - JIRA
- Communicate effectively on any change in scope and coordinate with project sponsor and stakeholders to prepare for risk/timelines adjustments and necessary change requests
- Facilitate the development and deployment of learning solutions based on adult learning theory, guided learning and digital technology.
E-learning Manager
Novartis India
01.2016 - 09.2018
- Lead and coach the project team on best practices and identify internal collaboration opportunities - Hyderabad, Dublin, Basel, and Mexico to meet organizational objectives
- Develop, implement, and maintain evaluation strategies with the internal metrics team to measure and report on the effectiveness of training solutions
- Work with HR business partners to live source and onboard the right talent to scale up the team
- Hold functional responsibilities for Instructional Designers - one of the niche skills in the organization for their development need and career progression.
Liaison Manager-Digital Marketing Services
Novartis India
05.2015 - 12.2015
- Setup the localization/translation service within the organization as a service capability
- Responsible for vendor management including selecting the right vendor for translation/localization and learning content development
- Liaise with external and internal stakeholders for developing e-Detailer/Launchpad for MRs
- Responsible for individual project budget and manage vendor payments with procurement
- Work towards highest levels of customer satisfaction by delivering the best customer experience.
Lead Instructional Designer
Aptara
07.2014 - 04.2015
- Prepare instructionally sound WBT storyboards and design HTML5 based courses
- Conduct reviews on finished product and worked closely with the media team.
Sr. Instructional Design Lead
Infosys Consulting
10.2010 - 06.2014
- Worked as an individual contributor where I conducted reviews on finished product and interacted with internal and business stakeholders whenever required
- Created training artifacts from authoring tools
- Trained instructional designers on authoring tools and mentored new joiners
- Traveled to Kronberg, Germany at the client facility (Braun/P&G) as SPOC for SAP modules: AR & CRM
- Coordinated with stakeholders and took training feedback.
Senior Instructional Designer
Infosys
11.2008 - 10.2010
- Created ILT's with job-aids and simulations for SAP implementation projects in consultation with SMEs and by reading through the gap-sheets
- Worked on presentation decks, identifying possible simulations and recorded them
- Prepared WBT storyboards adhering to sequential learning events incorporating the feedback/suggestions from the client.
Instructional Designer
RMS Solutions
07.2007 - 11.2008
- Developed storyboards for eLearning and 2D animation projects
- Provided instructions on animations/Characters/Background designs to media artists.
Content Developer & Trainer
Aptech
09.2006 - 06.2007
- Trained students on multimedia applications
- Conducted seminars on latest electronic gadgets/releases and various competitions like; quizzes and game shows to engage students.
Education
Ph.D. - Clinical Pharmacology
Indian School Business Management & Administration
Kolkata, India04-2024
PGDBM - Service Excellence
Welingkar Institute of Management
01.2018
Master's Degree - Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
Aptech
01.2006
Bachelor's Degree - Chemistry
Guru Ghasidas University
01.2004
AISSE - Mathematics, Social Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology
Kendriya Vidyalaya
01.2001
Skills
- Learning Management
- Instructional Design
- Digital Marketing
- Blended Learning
- E-Learning
- Storyboarding
- Content Development
- Knowledge Management
- Content Management
- Vendor Management
- Business Development
- Social Media Strategy
- Human Resources Management
- Recruiting
- Operations Management
- Organizational Development
Certification
- Harvard Manage Mentor - Harvard Business Publishing
- StepUp to Leadership - FranklinCovey
- Data Visualization: Storytelling - LinkedIn
- Applying Analytics to Your Learning Program - LinkedIn
- Lean Six Sigma Foundations - LinkedIn
- Introduction To Clinical Research - The Global Health Network
- Building Resilience as a Leader - LinkedIn
- Organizational Learning and Development - LinkedIn
- Data-Driven Learning Design - LinkedIn
- Change Management: Roadmap to Planning - LinkedIn
- Leading Diverse Teams & Organizations - Coursera
Timeline
Managing Partner
TAAB Biostudy Services
07.2023 - Current
Strategy & Consulting Manager
Accenture in India
07.2022 - Current
Global Learning Program Manager
Novartis India
01.2021 - 07.2022
Learning Solutions Project Manager
Novartis India
10.2018 - 12.2020
E-learning Manager
Novartis India
01.2016 - 09.2018
Liaison Manager-Digital Marketing Services
Novartis India
05.2015 - 12.2015
Lead Instructional Designer
Aptara
07.2014 - 04.2015
Sr. Instructional Design Lead
Infosys Consulting
10.2010 - 06.2014
Senior Instructional Designer
Infosys
11.2008 - 10.2010
Instructional Designer
RMS Solutions
07.2007 - 11.2008
Content Developer & Trainer
Aptech
09.2006 - 06.2007
Ph.D. - Clinical Pharmacology
Indian School Business Management & Administration
PGDBM - Service Excellence
Welingkar Institute of Management
Master's Degree - Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
Aptech
Bachelor's Degree - Chemistry
Guru Ghasidas University
AISSE - Mathematics, Social Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology
Kendriya Vidyalaya