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ProcureCon Pharma US 2015 (past event)

November 04 - 06, 2015

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Ratan Ratnesh

Director, Clinical Outsourcing
Otsuka America Pharmaceuitcals

Ratan Ratnesh is a Director and Head of Clinical Outsourcing at Otsuka Pharmaceutical. He received his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Technology, India and an MBA from University of Louisiana. Ratan has broad experience in strategic sourcing, clinical outsourcing, operations and supply chain improvements in Fortune 500 and growth companies. He started his career in management consulting specializing in supply-chain across different industries and moved to clinical outsourcing in early 2000. In Pharmaceutical industry he worked at Wyeth and Novartis prior to joining Otsuka and he has managed different categories related to clinical outsourcing.

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Practical Strategies for Sourcing in a Global Environment

Wednesday, May 10th, 2017

10:00 Panel Discussion | Drive Efficiency and Foster Innovation through effective Procurement in R&D

Clinical and non-clinical activities as they relate to R&D are by and large the biggest categories of indirect spend for biopharma. With so many investments being made in drug R&D, how can procurement better support innovation and drive efficiency?

Find out how to:

• Better align with R&D and clinical stakeholders on the strategic side to maintain objectivity in sourcing for a relationship-based category

• Integrate with suppliers and roll out alliance management for the day-to-day operations of outsourced activities

• Work with CROs to define a strategy for data management that can show a broader perspective while being compliant with regulatory rules

• Examine R&D strategic needs at the global level to pinpoint opportunities for procurement participation to drive value and efficiency