Rajesh Mishra
Director – Packaging Innovation & Development, Abbott Established Pharmaceuticals | Strategic & Visionary Leader | Transforming Healthcare through Patient-Centric, Safe & Sustainable Packaging
- Role
- Director - Packaging Development at Abbott
- Location
- Mumbai, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rajesh Mishra
With over two decades of global experience in pharmaceutical packaging innovation and…
Experience
Director - Packaging Development
Jan 2007 — Present · IN
As the Global Head of Packaging Innovation and Development for Abbott’s Established Pharmaceuticals business, I lead strategic initiatives that integrate patient-centric design, innovation, safety, cost efficiency, and sustainability across all development centres worldwide.Key Responsibilities & Achievements:•Global Leadership: Oversee packaging innovation and development programs across Abbott’s Global Development Centres, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and regulatory standards for New Products, Life Cycle Management (LCM), and Continuous Improvement through Patient Centric Innovation. •End-to-End Product Development: Lead packaging programs for new product introductions (NPI) and LCM projects right from primary packaging selection, proof-of-concept, stability studies, tooling, and validation batches to technology transfer and commercial readiness.•Innovation & Design Excellence: Drive the Concept-to-Commercialization (C2C) packaging innovation program for India and global markets, encompassing in-sighting, ideation, intellectual property creation, prototyping, pilot development, and global standard compliance.•Cost Optimization Leadership: Spearhead packaging cost optimization initiatives with a focus on YOY accruals, idea generation, and implementation of innovative material and design alternatives to deliver measurable savings and process efficiencies.•Sustainability Stewardship: Lead Abbott’s Global Citizenship Sustainability Program for packaging, driving initiatives aligned with 2030 corporate environmental goals, including material reduction, recyclability, and carbon footprint optimization.•Innovation Culture & Capability Building: Mentor a diverse team of packaging professionals, fostering innovation, capability development, and continuous learning across global functions.•Recognized internally and externally for driving excellence in packaging innovation, earning several regional and international awards
Education
Indian Institute of Packaging, Mumbai
Packaging Technology
1994 — 1996
Skills
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Sop
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Packaging
- Regulatory Affairs
- Validation
- R&D
- Gmp
- Product Development
- Technology Transfer
- Quality System
- Patents
- Pharmaceutics
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