Madhavi Sankara
Portfolio & Program Management
BENGALURU
Summary
I am a Certified Project Management professional with 17+ yrs of experience in Portfolio, Project and Alliance management. Result-oriented with strong ability to communicate effectively with varied audiences. Desire to accomplish a challenging and rewarding career by effectively contributing my leadership and management skills for the profitable growth of the organization.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
28
28
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Associate Director
Biocon Pharma Limited
Bengaluru
09.2021 - Current
- Establish Portfolio and Program management processes for dossier filing in Emerging markets
- Alliance management of partners in Emerging markets to support generic drug application filings
- Provide updates to Management on progress of the projects, deficiencies from various countries MOH, risks in projects and provide solutions in collaboration with technical teams
- Ensure execution of Emerging market projects within the approved budgets
- Manage generic formulations cost improvement projects
Lead Product Portfolio-Emerging Markets
Dr.Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.
Hyderbad
08.2020 - 09.2021
- Drive B2B business in LATAM
- Support Tech transfer projects in N.Africa region
- Support Digitization and Preparation of Strategic development plans for LATAM and ASEAN
Portfolio Manager- Emerging Markets
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.
Hyderabad
08.2017 - 08.2020
- Drive Portfolio Management to ensure steady pipeline of products in line with business objectives for Emerging Markets specially for LATAM & ASEAN
- Drive Programme Management across various functions to ensure timely filings in 12+ Emerging Markets with focus on LATAM, ASEAN and N. Africa markets
- Drive Budget Management for filing of products in 12+ Emerging Markets
Project Manager
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.
Hyderabad
07.2015 - 08.2017
- Handle Injectable Dossier filings in Emerging markets with major focus on LATAM, North Africa, CIS and ASEAN markets
- Work with Country teams to define the scope of studies to be performed in country CROs and enable timely execution of projects
- Plan & Co-ordinate work between different departments to ensure seamless flow of work, quick decision & timely filing with implementation of Lean Daily Management
Sr. Research Scientist/Manager (M2 Level)-Project
Lupin Ltd.
Pune
08.2011 - 06.2015
- Headed the Novel Drug Discovery (NDDD) Project Management Department, leading a team of 4 to enable Regulatory filings for Phase I and Phase II trials of New Chemical Entities (NCEs)
- Handle the complete gambit of Project management of NCE Discovery and Development programs
- Work closely with Top Management to design strategies for conduct of Development projects
- Handle bidding and contracting process including identifying and collaborating with CMOs/ CROs for various Discovery Development studies
- Establish guidelines, templates, formats, to facilitate smooth communication of information
Deputy Manager II-Alliance Management
Advinus Therapeutics Ltd.
Pune
09.2009 - 08.2011
- Work closely with Top Management and participate in collaboration deals
- Project management of collaborative discovery projects, grant funding projects and internal discovery projects at the stage of clinical candidate selection
- Maintain FTE records for collaborative projects and prepare monthly reports for the Management regarding the progress of collaborative projects
- Coordinate the logistics for inter and intra governmental discovery project funding
Alliance Partner Manager
Genotypic Technology Pvt Ltd.
Bengaluru
07.2008 - 09.2009
- Drive Marketing and Business Development activities in ASEAN
- Work closely with Top management and participate in collaboration/alliance deals & handle the entire gambit of alliance management post collaboration
- Assist the Marketing team in the design and development of company/ product collaterals.
- Maintain ISO documentation and conform to ISO procedures
Project Coordinator
Jubilant Biosys Pvt Ltd.
Bengaluru
09.2003 - 09.2006
- Development of customized signal transduction pathway databases
- Collection of client and market requirements, analysis and implementation
- Handle project planning, execution, closure and client support activities with a team of 30 from multiple locations including recruitment and training
- Implement quality management systems for projects (ISO and Six Sigma) by working as an internal auditor for ISO processes
Education
PMP Certification - Project Management
Project Management Institute
Pennsylvania, United States 02.2015 - 02.2015
MBA - International Business
ICFAI University
Dehradun, India 01.2007 - 06.2009
Master of Science - Biotechnology
University of Allahabad
Allahabad, India 07.2000 - 10.2022
Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology, Botany, Chemistry
Andhra University
Visakhapatnam, India 06.1997 - 06.2000
Skills
Portfolio Management
Project Management
Risk Management
Alliance Management
Budget Management
Problem solving
Effective Communication
Vendor/Stakeholder Management
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Resource Utilization/Management
Operations Management
Accomplishments
- Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd
Dr. Anji Reddy’s Excellence Team Award in 2019 for Outstanding
Cross Functional Team that made DRL Re-entry into Brazil as one
of the strongest players in Oncology.
Dr. Anji Reddy’s Excellence Team Award in 2016 for filing 100+
dossiers in a year in Emerging markets.
Lupin Ltd.
Part of the team that filed 4 NCE molecules for FIH (First in Human)
studies from Lupin. One of which is now partnered with Boehringer
Ingelheim for further development.
Established and headed the Project Management team for the
Discovery and Development Division and Guided the PMP
certification for all team members.
Recipient of Lupin stock option plans from the organization for
exhibiting continuous performance.
Advinus Therapeutics Ltd.
Recipient of CEO award for efficiently managing 3 Alliance MNC
projects in Drug Discovery from lead to clinical candidate
nomination (CCN) stage achieving three revenue milestones worth
USD 50 million for the organization with in 1.5yrs.
Genotypic Technology Pvt Ltd
Established Alliances for ASEAN markets and established working
procedures in accordance with ISO standards.
Jubilant Biosys Pvt Ltd
Recipient of Outstanding employee award from the organization for
development of pathway, interaction, drug and annotation databases
and successfully handling custom and in-house projects,
simultaneously at the time of workforce crisis in the organization
Timeline
Associate Director
Biocon Pharma Limited
09.2021 - Current
Lead Product Portfolio-Emerging Markets
Dr.Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.
08.2020 - 09.2021
Portfolio Manager- Emerging Markets
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.
08.2017 - 08.2020
Project Manager
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.
07.2015 - 08.2017
PMP Certification - Project Management
Project Management Institute
02.2015 - 02.2015
Sr. Research Scientist/Manager (M2 Level)-Project
Lupin Ltd.
08.2011 - 06.2015
Deputy Manager II-Alliance Management
Advinus Therapeutics Ltd.
09.2009 - 08.2011
Alliance Partner Manager
Genotypic Technology Pvt Ltd.
07.2008 - 09.2009
MBA - International Business
ICFAI University
01.2007 - 06.2009
Project Coordinator
Jubilant Biosys Pvt Ltd.
09.2003 - 09.2006
Master of Science - Biotechnology
University of Allahabad
07.2000 - 10.2022
Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology, Botany, Chemistry
Andhra University
06.1997 - 06.2000