Raj Kumar P.

About Raj Kumar P.

With over 19 years of IT leadership in pharma and consumer healthcare, I specialize in driving digital transformation, AI-powered innovation, and global IT strategy to enhance compliance, efficiency, and business growth. As Product Group Leader for Quality and EHS at Reckitt, I lead business partnership, demand management, data analytics, solution design, program execution, and vendor governance to optimize enterprise-wide technology investments.Key Areas of Impact: Enterprise Digital Transformation & GCC Leadership: Spearheaded multi-million-pound digital transformations across Quality, Regulatory, Safety, Labs, and R&D, establishing and scaling Global Capability Centers (GCCs) and Centers of Excellence (CoEs). P&L and Financial Leadership: Managed £45M+ IT budgets, optimizing TCO, ROI, and vendor partnerships to ensure business-aligned investments. AI, Data, and Analytics Strategy: Led AI/ML-driven predictive analytics, operational efficiencies, and enterprise-wide data governance for regulated industries. Cybersecurity & Compliance: Built cyber resilience frameworks for labs and factories, ensuring GxP, CSV, and audit readiness in line with global regulatory standards. IT Product & Program Leadership: Defined and delivered QMS, QC, QA, EHS, and Consumer Relations solutions, integrating cutting-edge AI, automation, and cloud technologies. High performing teams & individuals: Mentored & coached several high performing teams & individuals. Have managed large direct & direct teams where I was directly responsible for their growth. Industry Thought Leadership: Speaker and panelist at CIO, GCC, and tech forums, shaping global conversations on digital transformation and IT strategy.I thrive at the intersection of technology, business, and compliance, helping pharma and FMCG enterprises scale through innovation, AI, and digital excellence.

Experience

1. Product Group Lead - Data, Quality & Ehs

   Reckitt

   Aug 2022 — Present

   Leading and driving all global Data initiatives - DataLake, Data Modelling, Data Cataloging, Data Governance & Data VisualisationLeading & deploying multi-year transformational Global End to End QMS built on Veeva Quality Vault inclusive of modules - Change Control, Deviation, CAPA, Complaint Assessments, Risk, Audit, Supplier Quality Management, Certificate of Analysis, Out of Specifications, Dcoument Management, Training Management, EHS. Enhanced capabilities include - enterprise integrations using API & Mulesoft, Predictive analytics, matured visualization reports based on Power BI connected via Azure Data Factory/DataLakeLeading the core IT & Digital team delivering digital led business transformation for Quality & EHS including wider Supply and R&D transformations.Handling P&L responsibilities for upto 25 million GBP.Managing team of 30 spanning product managers, architects, scrum master, PMO, Veeva SMEs and business analysts

Education

• Delhi Public School, Damanjodi

  Science Intermediate, Science

  2000 — 2002

• Indian School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Post Graduate Programme in Management, Strategy & Leadership, Finance

  2017 — 2018

• Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar

  B.Tech, Electronics and telecommunication

  2002 — 2006