Senior Vice President, Product Development
Bristol Myers Squibb
Rao V. Mantri, SVP, Product Development is responsible for global development and delivery of products, processes and analytical technologies for the company’s pipeline of small molecules, biologics, nucleic acid and gene therapy assets from discovery transition through registration and commercial transfer.
Prior to his current role, Rao served as Vice President, Integrated Product Strategy-Global Supply Chain, where he was responsible for end-to-end lifecycle management, including launches and business continuity of the commercial small molecule and biologics portfolio. Since joining BMS in 2000, Rao has held positions of increasing responsibility and gained broad experience in drug discovery enablement through development & registration, CMC strategy, technology development & transfer, as well as leading organizations and enterprise-wide teams. Rao served on Industrial Expert Leadership committees at USP & IQ. Rao has a wide-ranging list of professional service contributions, awards and recognitions, keynote lectures, publications, book chapters, patents, and applications.
Rao holds B. Tech. from Osmania University, India, M.S. in Chemical Engineering, M.S. & Ph.D. (honors) in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from The University of Kansas and Executive MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.
Keynote: Patient Centric Product Design-Not a Fad but an Imperative
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET