Rohtash Kumar

Rohtash Kumar has an extensive work experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Rohtash currently holds the position of Chief Technology Officer at Veranova, where they oversee technology and development operations globally. In this role, they lead a team of over 250 scientists and engineers and is responsible for achieving targets in various areas including technology development, chemical and analytical development, and quality control. Rohtash is focused on growing Veranova's NCEs portfolio and expanding into new market segments.

Prior to their current role, Rohtash worked at Bachem Americas, Inc., where they held multiple leadership positions. Rohtash started as a Senior Director of API Manufacturing and was promoted to Vice President of API Manufacturing, and eventually became the Site Head. In these roles, Rohtash directed commercial API manufacturing operations, managed large teams, and maintained accountability for meeting targets in quality assurance, operations, and quality control.

Before joining Bachem Americas, Rohtash worked at Sigma-Aldrich as a Manager of R&D and Manufacturing. Rohtash was responsible for leading projects to improve R&D and manufacturing operations and managing a team of supervisors, scientists, and support personnel. Rohtash also worked as a Principal Scientist, supervising a team of scientists engaged in the development of pharmaceutical ingredients.

Earlier in their career, Rohtash worked at Toronto Research Chemicals as a Group Leader and Senior Research Scientist. In these roles, they led projects, provided technical support to clients, and managed all aspects of API production processes.

Rohtash began their career at Apotex Inc. as a Senior Research Scientist, where they led production trial scale-up efforts and designed processes to increase the yield of Rapamycin.

Overall, Rohtash Kumar has demonstrated their expertise in leading and managing various aspects of pharmaceutical development and manufacturing throughout their career.

Rohtash Kumar's education history can be summarized as follows:

Rohtash Kumar began their education at Delhi University, where they obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Organic Chemistry. Afterward, they pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree in Organic Chemistry at Chaudhary Charan Singh University. Following their MS, they completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on Production Management and Personnel Management at the same institution.

Continuing their academic journey, Rohtash then pursued a Post-Doctoral Fellowship (PDF) at the University of Alberta in the field of Medicinal Chemistry. Rohtash further expanded their expertise by undertaking another PDF at the Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences, specializing in Organic Chemistry.

It is important to note that specific start and end years are not provided for Rohtash Kumar's degrees at Chaudhary Charan Singh University.