In this expanded role, Dr. Birendra will oversee Global Quality, Global Pharmacovigilance, Corporate IT Compliance, Corporate Quality Assurance (CQA), Corporate Quality Control (CQC), digital transformation initiatives, quality culture, and operational excellence.
His responsibilities will extend across more than 32 manufacturing sites and 7 R&D centers, supporting the organization’s global quality and compliance objectives.
Dr. Singh has been associated with Mankind Pharma for nearly 5 years. Prior to this appointment, he served as Senior President and earlier as President & Global Quality Head, where he led enterprise-wide quality, compliance, and quality transformation initiatives.
Before joining Mankind Pharma, he spent more than 5 years at Intas Pharmaceuticals. During his tenure, he served as Group Head, Quality and previously as Senior Vice President – Corporate Quality. He led key functions including Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Corporate Quality, Corporate Compliance, Computer System Validation (CSV), Digital Transformation, and IT Compliance.
Earlier in his career, Dr. Singh worked with Zydus Group as Cluster Head – Quality, overseeing quality operations across multiple manufacturing facilities. His responsibilities covered oral solid dosage, soft gel, nasal, aerosol, transdermal, injectable, and vaccine manufacturing units.
Prior to that, he spent 8 years with Panacea Biotec Ltd. as Vice President – Quality, leading group-wide quality functions across Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and regulatory quality operations.
With more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Dr. Singh has developed extensive expertise in global quality management, quality assurance, quality control, corporate compliance, pharmacovigilance, regulatory quality systems, manufacturing quality, digital transformation, IT compliance, operational excellence, and quality leadership.
Dr. Birendra Singh holds a PhD in Science from Kumaun University and has also completed Business Leadership studies at Harvard Business School.
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