Rishil Gandhi Email & Phone Number

Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Reporting directly to Head of Business Development, independently managed all activities related to In-Licensing, Portfolio management, Partner and Contract negotiations and Alliance management with a core focus for.
• Successfully managed to create immediate impact upon joining the organization by closing a Multi-Product In-Licensing deal of 20+ Generic Injectable Products with a New Manufacturing Partner
• Demonstrated Project Management skills and Inter-Departmental collaboration by successfully leading a project end-to-end from Partner Identification, building a post-launch Marketing strategy to liaising with.
• Represented the company at various trade show/conference events such as CPHI, DCAT, Marcus Evans conference to enhance business relationships with potential partners

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

• Responsible for Corporate Business Development for Canada and all other Global markets
• Actively leading In-Licensing activities, Identification of New Molecule and Partner Opportunities, Term Sheet and Licensing Agreement Negotiations
• Recipient of ‘PMS Pride Award’ for FY2019-20 for exceeding the BD Team’s Financial Goal – Achieved 145% against a target of 100%
• Worked on multiple different business models namely – Authorized Generics, Brand Purchase, Portfolio acquisition, Cross-Reference, Standard In-Licensing and Out-Licensing
• Actively drove the business by working closely with the Pipeline & Portfolio team in identifying good-fit high-value products through competitive intelligence to select best possible molecule targets for BD to pursue
• Collaborated with multiple internal stakeholders such as Marketing & Sales team, Legal, Project Management, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Finance and Alliance Management

Toronto, Canada Area

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal, Canada Area

• Mapped different multichannel marketing strategies and developed a business case for incorporating new channels and technologies
• Designed and created complete business report and brand plan strategies for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis disease indication focusing on targeted approach and efficient utilization of resources
• Provided key data insights and strategic initiatives to target ‘Young Rheumatologists’ in Canada to increase product brand awareness and strengthen customer relationships
• Proposed product differentiation strategies by creating new marketing material for Psoriasis indication using 3D Video and Virtual reality technologies
• Contributed to the Dermatology and Rheumatology brand teams by extracting meaningful insights by performing data analysis on customer segmentation and physician demographics

Montreal, Canada Area

As part of an Independent research project with McGill University, conducted research within Pharmascience to identify key problem areas within the company's system architecture and understand how emerging technologies such as Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence can be applied as alternative solutions to key system areas within the company to.

Montreal, Canada Area

Mumbai Area, India

• Markets being handled - USA / Canada / Pan-Indian customers having projects in North America / Europe / Australia / JapanKey functions & achievements:
• Marketed to, strategized and managed global market projects of US, Canadian & Indian customers
• Organised and coordinated strategy sessions with all head of departments including Managing Director. This involved marketing strategies, product selection & development, 5-year planning, budget planning
• Was part of a team which achieved a 2015-16 sales growth of 40% compared to sales of 2014-15. Approx. 35-40% contribution to the total sales figure was from the accounts managed by me
• As a part of the team, achieved an annual average sales growth of 30% between 2013-2016
• Identified opportunities and developed strategies for new product selection and new business opportunities. This helped the company to select competitive and promising products for their new development list

London, UK

As a visiting scientist at UCL School of Pharmacy, I was invited to work on an ongoing PhD project involving development of formulations for delivering therapeutic drug to the posterior segment of the eye for the treatment of Wet Age related macular degeneration.

Mumbai, India

Designed and executed a research study to evaluate natural and synthetic polymers for preparing solid dispersions by 2 techniques to enhance solubility of model drugs. The study concluded that solid dispersions using synthetic polymers did enhance solubility of the model drugs.Title of the research study undertaken:"Evaluation of Chitosan, Sodium alginate.

London, United Kingdom

Worked alongside a Licensed Pharmacist to learn different dispensing techniques and Catering to Patients

Mumbai Area, India

Was an intern in the marketing department and performed market research studies.

Was posted in all departments (eg. Production, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Warehouse) and carried out in depth Quality control and Quality Assurance checks.Was also an intern in the marketing department and performed market research studies.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing, 3.70 / 4.00

Activities and Societies: MBA Entrepreneurship Club, MBA Marketing Association, MBA Soccer Club

Msc Drug Delivery, Pharmaceutics, Distinction

Overall- 72% (Distinction)

Bachelor Of Pharmacy, Pharmacy

Hsc, Science

Icse, General Studies, 86.68%

Activities and Societies: Competed in Inter-house and Inter-school competitions like Soccer (Football) and Cricket