Neelima Mannava
Global Vice President, Innovation & Strategy - Taste BU at International Flavors & Fragrances
- Role
- Global Vice President, Innovation & Strategy - Taste Bu at IFF
- Location
- Dayton, NJ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Neelima Mannava
Driven Innovation Leader with 25+ years of experience across pharmaceutical and flavor ingredient discovery platforms, portfolio and project management. Proven track record of delivering and driving innovation technologies that result in profitable revenue and growth.
Experience
Global Vice President, Innovation & Strategy - Taste Bu
Oct 2025 — Present
Serve as the operational and executional engine behind the innovation strategy for the Taste BU. • Key integrator across research, IC & D, commercial, and executive leadership to enable transparency, alignment, and delivery of enterprise innovation goals. • Drive disciplined, end-to-end execution of strategic global initiatives from concept through commercialization. • Responsible for global programs, enterprise transformation efforts, and the management of a high-performing project and portfolio management capabilities.
Education
Rutgers University
B.S., Molecular Biology
Skills
- Lead Change
- Laboratory Automation
- Cell Based Assays
- Organic Chemistry
- Pharmaceuticals
- R&D
- High Throughput Screening
- Biochemistry
- Cell Biology
- Drug Discovery
- Cell Signaling
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Lifesciences
- Chemistry
- Lead Optimization
- Life Sciences
- Hts
- Gpcrs
- Flavors
- Biotechnology
- Research and Development (R&D)
- Cell
- Assay Development
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