Balu Ramakrishnan
Director @Syneos Health
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WORK HISTORY
Director @Syneos Health
Manage the Biometrics pricing team that reviews all RFPs globally, for all proposals coming into the Biometrics group. Ensure alignment with a corporate strategy for optimizing resources, and on-target budgets and financial performance.• Develop optimized solutions for Sponsors based on their specific needs, and offer different delivery models and pricing approaches.• Lead Biostats input for developing preferred partner costing models for large Sponsors.• Attend Bid Defence Meetings and discussions with the client as required, engage with internal teams and sponsors to provide clarifications on costing, approach, and processes.• Evaluate costing and margin algorithms and suggest improvements to the budgeting approach and the different tools and processes.• Implement a pricing model overhaul, leveraging automation, new tools, and improved processes to be more competitive in the marketplace.• Develop strategic pricing solutions and ramp-up strategies for key FSP clients.• Develop regional pricing strategies for the SMID segment FSO clients.
EDUCATION
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
MTech, Aircraft Production Engineering
College of Engineering Trivandrum
BTech, Mechanical Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT BALU RAMAKRISHNAN
Balu has wide experience managing large, complex, cross organizational initiatives, managing diverse technical resources spread across geographical regions, and building consensus and participation across global teams. Balu has strong facilitation skills for framing complex, controversial decisions and managing projects from concept through execution phases. He has excellent writing and presentation skills along with extensive analyst experience. He is recognized for his high energy and ability to inspire and lead people, drive to deliver tangible results and the development of a performance culture.
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