Rakesh Ahuja

Rakesh Ahuja has served as the Vice President of Quality and Regulatory since March 2022. With more than 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotech industries, Rakesh has substantial global expertise in quality management. Prior to joining Teknova, he held a dual role at Sun Pharma as Regional Quality Head of North America and Site Quality Head at Ohm Laboratories, where he was responsible for regional quality oversight, contract manufacturing organizations, and various types of production sites, and the Canada Quality Release team.

Before joining Sun Pharma, Rakesh held multiple leadership positions at Pfizer, including Senior Director and Associate Vice President Quality. He has also held leadership roles at Edwards Lifesciences, Alere, Janssen Healthcare Innovation (a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson), McNeil, Covidien, and Endologix. Rakesh has led teams in the US, Europe, Asia, and Australia, focusing on global quality systems, cGMP compliance, and various aspects of quality management. He is seasoned in health authority inspections and knowledgeable about regulations of several countries and regions, including FDA, MHRA, EMA, Health Canada, and Anvisa.

Rakesh holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Gannon University and an MBA in operational management from CMJ University, India.