In her new role, Simranjeet will lead business development and licensing initiatives across the region, with a focus on portfolio expansion, strategic partnerships, licensing opportunities, alliance management, and growth strategies.
Simranjeet joins Sandoz with extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, bringing strong expertise in business development, portfolio management, and commercial strategy.
Prior to joining Sandoz, she spent more than 7 years at Lupin, most recently serving as Head of Business Development & Licensing. In this role, she led strategic business development initiatives and portfolio expansion efforts across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and Latin America. Her responsibilities included mergers and acquisitions, licensing transactions, alliance management, regional portfolio growth, business expansion initiatives, strategic investments, and commercial partnerships. She also held P&L responsibility for the region.
Earlier at Lupin, she worked as Portfolio Strategy Manager, where she was responsible for portfolio planning, product strategy, licensing negotiations, market assessments, forecasting, ROI evaluations, and portfolio optimization initiatives.
Before Lupin, Kaur spent more than 2 years with Mankind Pharma Ltd., serving as Product Manager and Assistant Product Manager. During this period, she contributed to specialty business development, dermatology portfolio management, product launches, marketing strategy, and digital marketing initiatives.
Prior to that, she held multiple positions at Zydus Cadila Healthcare Ltd., including Deputy Product Manager, Assistant Product Manager, and Marketing Executive. Her responsibilities covered product management, portfolio development, marketing initiatives, and business strategy execution.
Kaur began her professional journey as a Marketing Executive at Adecco, where she gained early experience in marketing and business operations.
Over the course of her career, she has built expertise across business development, licensing, alliance management, portfolio strategy, mergers and acquisitions, product management, forecasting, market analysis, strategic partnerships, commercial strategy, and pharmaceutical business expansion.
She holds an MBA in Marketing Management from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies.
Also read: Viksit Workforce for a Viksit Bharat
Do Follow: The Mainstream LinkedIn | The Mainstream Facebook | The Mainstream Youtube | The Mainstream Twitter
About us:
The Mainstream is a premier platform delivering the latest updates and informed perspectives across the technology business and cyber landscape. Built on research-driven, thought leadership and original intellectual property, The Mainstream also curates summits & conferences that convene decision makers to explore how technology reshapes industries and leadership. With a growing presence in India and globally across the Middle East, Africa, ASEAN, the USA, the UK and Australia, The Mainstream carries a vision to bring the latest happenings and insights to 8.2 billion people and to place technology at the centre of conversation for leaders navigating the future.