Jitender Narayan Tiwary

Jitender Narayan Tiwary has extensive work experience in procurement and contract management, with a focus on CRO-CMO partnership and vendor management. They have held various positions in different companies, including Novartis, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Genom Biotech Pvt. Ltd., and Wockhardt Ltd. In their most recent role at Novartis, Jitender serves as a Team Lead/Associate Director, leading a team of sourcing professionals and implementing sourcing strategies to improve cost and reduce risk. Prior to Novartis, they held roles such as Head of Procurement and Contract Management, Associate Director of Procurement, and Manager of Procurement, where they were responsible for various aspects of procurement and outsourced project management. Jitender's experience also includes managing partnerships for clinical and preclinical projects, as well as procurement of active pharmaceutical ingredients and lab consumables.

Jitender Narayan Tiwary has a Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) in SAS NAGAR, Mohali, which they obtained from 2004 to 2006. Jitender Narayan also has a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy (B.Pharm) from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, completed from 2000 to 2004. In terms of additional certifications, Jitender Narayan Tiwary has completed courses in "Fundamental of AI and ML" and "Fundamental of AI and Machine Learning" from Coursera. The specific dates of obtaining these certifications are not provided. Jitender Narayan Tiwary has also participated in executive education programs at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, although the field of study for these programs is not mentioned.