Shalaka Khambalkar

Shalaka Khambalkar has a diverse work experience spanning multiple companies and roles. Shalaka is currently working as the Senior Director and Head of Program and Alliance Management at Rain Therapeutics since June 2022. Prior to this, Shalaka worked as the Senior Director and Head of Project Management at Nutcracker Therapeutics from January 2021 to May 2022.

Before joining Nutcracker Therapeutics, Shalaka served as the Director of CMC Program Management at Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. from April 2019 to January 2021. Shalaka'srole involved managing CMC programs. Preceding this, Shalaka worked as the Associate Director of CMC Program at Boehringer Ingelheim from September 2016 to April 2019.

Shalaka has significant experience at Amgen Inc, where they held multiple roles from 2006 to 2016. Shalaka served as the Supply Chain Manager for Global Supply Chain, overseeing Amgen's Serialization -Track and Trace program and compliance with global regulations. Shalaka also worked as a Program Manager for operations, responsible for implementing a traceability solution using industry standards. Additionally, Shalaka served as the Strategic Planning and Operations Manager and Project Manager for Global Supply Chain Distribution and Transportation during their tenure at Amgen Inc.

Earlier in their career, Shalaka worked as a Principal Engineer - Automation at Baxter Healthcare from July 2002 to July 2006. Prior to that, they served as a Senior Automation Engineer at Emerson Process Solutions from 1998 to 2002.

Overall, Shalaka Khambalkar's work experience encompasses various leadership and management roles in program and alliance management, project management, CMC program management, supply chain management, and automation engineering.

Shalaka Khambalkar received their Bachelor's degree in Instrumentation and Controls from Cummins College Of Engineering Pune in 1998. Shalaka later went on to obtain a Master's degree in Engineering Management from California State University, Northridge, which they completed between 2004 and 2007. In terms of additional certifications, Shalaka obtained a Six Sigma Green Belt from Baxter Institute and Amgen refresher training in December 2004. Shalaka also received a PMP Certification from the Project Management Institute in October 2010.