Jayaram Jayabalan

Jayaram Jayabalan is a seasoned professional in the pet food industry, currently serving as Pet Food Nutrition Manager at CopRice since January 2025. Prior to this role, Jayaram worked as a Nutritionist for Pet Food at Ridley Corporation Ltd from November 2021 to February 2025. Jayaram's extensive experience at Mars spanned from July 2014 to November 2021, where various positions included Product Development Scientist, Dry Formulator, Product & Process Implementation Technologist, Wet Product Developer, R&D Contractor, and R&D Applied Science Intern. Earlier in the career, Jayaram was a Programmer Analyst at Cognizant from July 2011 to December 2012. Academically, Jayaram holds a Master of Food Studies in Food Science and Technology from The University of Queensland and a Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology from Vellore Institute of Technology, alongside foundational education in science from Laidlaw Memorial School and Junior College.