Harish Santhanam

Harish Santhanam is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in technical operations within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Currently serving as Vice President of Cell Therapy Technical Operations and Executive Director of Cell Therapy - Global Manufacturing Sciences and Technology at Bristol Myers Squibb, Harish also held the position of Site Head Manufacturing Science and Technology at Kite Pharma. Prior roles include Director of Technical Operations, Digitization and Data Management at Merck and various engineering positions at Eli Lilly and Company, including Director of Engineering for Biologics Manufacturing. Harish began the career as an Engineer at Pfizer. Harish holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois System.