Jaya Abraham
Passionate about Science, Humanity and our Planet| Global R&D & Innovation Executive | Pharmaceutical & Consumer Health | Portfolio Leadership, Regulatory Strategy & Talent Development
- Role
- Head of Research and Development -india Subcontinent at Haleon
- Location
- Gurugram, HR, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jaya Abraham
Ph.D. R&D leader with 30+ years of experience in pharmaceutical and consumer health innovation across India and global markets.Built and led end-to-end R&D organizations, delivering approved, scalable products from complex science across formulation, analytics, regulatory, and lifecycle management.Drives quality-by-design, strong governance, and disciplined execution at scale—aligning innovation with business outcomes.Leads large, multidisciplinary teams; builds leadership pipelines; and partners seamlessly across quality, supply chain, and commercial.Trusted in high-complexity, transformation environments requiring clarity, depth, and steady leadership. Thought leader on resilience, inflection points, and the human side of performance.
Experience
Head of Research and Development -india Subcontinent
Jun 2024 — Present · Gurugram, IN
Lead R&D, Regulatory Affairs, and Medical Affairs across the consumer health portfolio, ensuring strong scientific, regulatory, and medical governance • Own product development, lifecycle management, and evidence strategy across key categories and markets • Drive regulatory strategy and health authority engagement, balancing speed, compliance, and risk management • Oversee medical governance, claims substantiation, and evidence generation, strengthening credibility with regulators, healthcare professionals, and consumers • Build and develop high-performing, multidisciplinary teams, integrating scientific, regulatory, and medical talent • Partner with commercial, quality, supply chain, and global leadership to align science-led innovation with business strategy
Education
National Academy of Legal Studies & Research (NALSAR) University Hyderabad
Post Graduate Diploma in Patent Laws, PG Diploma in Patent Laws
2007 — 2008
Institute of Management, Nirma University
Management Development Programme
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Strategy and Financial Analysis
2016 — 2016
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Polymer chemistry, Polymer Chemistry
Central School, BRPL
Senior Secondary, AISSCE
1976 — 1988
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
M.Pharm; B.Pharm(Honors), Pharmaceutical Science
1988 — 1993
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Ph.D., Brain targetting using solid lipid nanoparticles
2011 — 2018
Skills
- Pharmacokinetics
- Gmp
- Hplc
- Formulation
- Quality by Design
- Ectd
- Regulatory Affairs
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Sop
- Generic Programming
- V&V
- Patents
- Product Development
- Technology Transfer
- R&D
- Regulatory Submissions
- Formulation Development
- Dissolution
- Strategy
- Chromatography
- Anda
- Drug Delivery
- Pharmaceutics
- Research and Development (R&D)
- Good Laboratory Practice (Glp)
- Pharmaceutical Research
- Glp
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Validation
- Management
- Regulatory Requirements
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