Pharmaceuticals

Information technology professionals in Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceutical IT leaders make concrete choices about which systems to build, buy, or replace—and how to connect them across drug development, manufacturing, and sales. Their experience shows what actually works when integrating legacy tools with new platforms, and where integration fails. You can learn which technical and business factors drove their decisions.

10 professionals10 companiesData retrieved September 27, 2026

Professionals to explore

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  1. Anju Gera

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Head of Global IT Operations GBS · Novo Nordisk

    Has experience leading global IT operations and applications within pharmaceutical companies, driving digital transformation and GxP compliance efforts.

  2. Arash Shahideh

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Vice President Information Technology · Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

    Experience leading enterprise IT and SAP S4 transformation initiatives supporting supply chain and planning functions at a pharmaceutical manufacturing company.

  3. Bernd Bucher

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Global Head IT, Commercial Operations · Novartis

    Experience leading IT functions across manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and commercial operations within a pharmaceutical company.

  4. David Fritsche

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Vice President Global Head of IT Clinical Through Commercial · ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    Experience leading IT functions spanning clinical development through commercialization at biopharma organizations, including clinical data management and commercial systems.

  5. Jignesh Katara

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Director, Clinical Information Technology · Kyowa Kirin, Inc.- U.S.

    Has experience as an information technology leader in the life sciences industry with strong knowledge of clinical systems, clinical data management, and clinical development.

  6. Keith Sieradzki

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Associate Director, Commercial IT · Otsuka Pharmaceutical Companies (U.S.)

    Experience leading commercial IT and business systems functions in the pharmaceutical industry, including sales operations and CRM technology implementation.

  7. Kiran Pavuluri

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Senior Director - Product Development MS&T IT · Bristol Myers Squibb

    Experience leading IT for pharmaceutical product development, biologics manufacturing science and technology, and enterprise lab systems including LIMS and ELN.

  8. Michelle Freivald

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Director, Enterprise Information Systems · Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.

    Experience directing enterprise information systems and IT governance functions at pharmaceutical companies, including enterprise applications and business partnering.

  9. Sital Kotecha

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Global Head of IT & Digital · Nxera Pharma

    Has experience leading IT and digital functions within pharmaceutical companies, including business applications, corporate systems, and commercial capabilities.

  10. Soumya Desai-Rao

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Director of IT · Mundipharma

    Experience directing IT for commercial and scientific affairs functions within a pharmaceutical company, including digital strategy and CRM systems.

Choose the right perspective

Look for candidates who owned system selection or integration decisions themselves, not just implemented them. Ask what they chose and why, what they'd do differently, and what constraints forced their hand. Candidates who describe specific trade-offs between cost, speed, and risk are more useful than those who list tools they've used.

Questions to take into the conversation

  1. 01Walk me through a system you chose or rejected. What made you pick that direction instead of the alternative?
  2. 02When you integrated two systems, what broke or took longer than expected? How did you handle it?
  3. 03What would need to change for you to recommend a completely different approach to how you solved this problem?

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