Nikhil Karani
Deputy General Manager, Global BD&L , Strategy and Portfolio Management , Specialty Business | Ex Cipla, Sandoz
- Role
- Deputy General Manager - Global Specialty Bd & L, Strategy and Portfolio at SUN PHARMA
- Location
- Mumbai, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Nikhil Karani
Current profile: Deputy General Manager, Global Business Development, Portfolio & Program Management - Specialty (Branded) BusinessLead Strategy and Business Development efforts including Portfolio and Program Management for building Specialty pipeline, undertake LCM and Asset Management activities for achieving Sun\'s Strategic and Financial goalsCareer Graph:1) Project Management (Specialty projects) and R&D Operations at Erstwhile Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd; June 2014 - May 20152) Global Medical Advisor (Cardio - Diabetic)- Cipla Ltd, August 2009 – June 2012.3) Industrial Trainee (Formulation Development)- Sandoz Pvt. Ltd, May 2008 – February 2009Academic qualifications: M. Pharm | MBA (NMIMS)| Accelerated Management Program (Yale School of Management Executive Education)Academic certification(s): Mergers, Acquisition & Restructuring at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM - A), March 2020
Experience
Deputy General Manager - Global Specialty Bd & L, Strategy and Portfolio
Apr 2024 — Present · Mumbai, IN
Key Achievements & Responsibilities• Led end-to-end due diligence, deal structuring, and contract negotiations for the global in-licensing of Fibromun (from Philogen), a late-stage immunocytokine asset.• Serving as a member of the Joint Steering Committee, overseeing collaborative development activities for Fibromun in Soft Tissue Sarcoma and Glioblastoma.• Delivered BD leadership M&A for Checkpoint Therapeutics, contributing strategic BD insights, valuation inputs, and deal assessments while supporting the M&A leadership team through key decision points.• Strengthened cross-functional execution by partnering closely with clinical development, legal, finance, manufacturing, and executive leadership teams during both in-licensing and M&A processes.
Education
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
2012 — 2014
St. Lawrence High School
SSC
1994 — 2001
Yale School of Management
Accelerated Management Program
2020 — 2020
Swami Vivekanand Jr. College
HSC
2001 — 2003
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
M.Pharmacy
2007 — 2009
Prin. K.M.Kundnani college of Pharmacy, Mumbai
B.Pharm
2003 — 2007
Skills
- Medical Terminology
- Medical Writing
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Pharmacokinetics
- Regulatory Affairs
- Hospital Sales
- Strategic Planning
- Drug Delivery
- Market Research
- Formulation
- Sales Effectiveness
- Pharmacovigilance
- Medico-Marketing
- Pharmaceutics
- Pharmaceutical Sales
- Neurology
- Validation
- Product Launch
- CRO
- Medical Affairs
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