Parikshit Totawar

About Parikshit Totawar

Dr. Parikshit Totawar is a Global Drug Safety Physician with over 15 years of experience across pharmacovigilance, clinical research, and global safety governance. He has played a strategic role in defining and executing safety strategies, ensuring drug safety, regulatory, and operational objectives align to protect patients and uphold scientific integrity.A strategic and innovative safety leader, Dr. Totawar has designed proactive surveillance frameworks and risk mitigation strategies grounded in data analysis, signal intelligence, and real-world evidence. As a subject-matter expert in AI-enabled pharmacovigilance, he has contributed to developing automation tools that enhance accuracy and compliance. His leadership blends analytical thinking, ethical integrity, and curiosity, empowering teams to make transparent, evidence-based safety decisions in complex global settings.Driven by curiosity and lifelong learning, he embraces emerging technologies that elevate pharmacovigilance while keeping patient safety at the core. Recognized for his analytical and collaborative approach, Dr. Totawar finds purpose in mentoring and connecting with people, fostering shared learning and accountability across teams. Guided by “Primum non nocere – First, do no harm,” he combines scientific rigor, innovation, and human empathy to advance the next generation of intelligent, patient-centered pharmacovigilance systems.

Experience

1. Associate Medical Safety Director

   IQVIA

   Jul 2022 — Present

Education

• Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College, Yavatmal

  M.B.B.S., Medicine and Surgery

  1999 — 2004

• Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad

  M.Tech., Bioinformatics, Chemoinformatics, Computer-aided drug design

  2005 — 2007

• Jehangir Center for Learning

  Certificate, Clinical Research

  2010 — 2011

• Somalwar High School & Junior College, Ramdaspeth, Nagpur

  S.S.C., H.S.S.C., Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Biology

  1997 — 1999

Skills

• Ich-Gcp
• Argus Safety
• Clinical Trials Management
• Psur
• Healthcare
• Drug Development
• Gcp
• Medicine
• Good Clinical Practice (Gcp)
• Clinical Monitoring
• Clinical Trials
• Medical Devices
• Clinical Research
• Pharmacovigilance
• Validation
• Aggregate Reports
• Protocol
• Medical Writing
• Biostatistics
• Life Sciences
• Medical Review
• Edc
• Pharmacology
• Bioinformatics
• Drug Discovery
• Meddra
• Regulatory Affairs
• Lifesciences
• Empirica Signal
• Regulatory Submissions
• Clinical Development