Pankaj Kumar Patel Patel

Pankaj Kumar Patel has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with a focus on quality assurance and technical operations. Pankaj kumar patel currently serves as the Lead for Technical Operations and Product Services at Bharat Biotech International Limited since June 2020. Before that, they worked as the Head of Quality Assurance at Fishfa Biogenics, where they were responsible for establishing and maintaining quality systems and ensuring compliance with national and WHO requirements. From 2009 to 2019, Pankaj worked at Zydus Group as the Senior Manager and Head of the Bacterial Vaccine Plant, overseeing production planning, monitoring, and control. Pankaj kumar patel also had responsibilities in strategic planning, inventory management, and implementing operational improvements. Prior to Zydus Group, they worked at Panacea Biotec Ltd and Novartis in various roles related to vaccine formulation, cell culture techniques, and virus handling. Pankaj's career in the pharmaceutical industry began in 2003 at Troikaa Pharmaceuticals Ltd in the Quality Assurance department, where they performed in-process quality checks and was involved in documentation and batch review activities.

Pankaj Kumar Patel obtained their Master's degree in Biotechnology from KSR Institute for Engineering and Technology, Namakkal from 2001 to 2003. Prior to that, they completed a Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology from Andhra University from 1999 to 2001. Additionally, they have obtained various certifications in Lean Foundations, Lean Six Sigma Foundations, Operational Excellence Foundations, Six Sigma Foundations, and Six Sigma: Green Belt from LinkedIn in the year 2019.