SAKSHI SHRIVASTAVA DESAI, Associate Director International Pharmacovigilance Strategy Realization, Johnson & Johnson

•   "Sakshi Desai, works as an associate director, International pharmacovigilance Strategy Realization at Johnson & Johnson. She brings with her 15 years of rich experience in the field of Pharmacovigilance, Medical Affairs, Medical Governance and Quality & Compliance with extensive experience working in a global, cross functional, multi matrix environment. Sakshi has worked with multinational companies like GSK, TCS, Covance and currently works in a PV strategy role. In her current role, she drives the implementation and delivery of key strategic roadmap and initiatives across the IPV organization with patient and drug safety as the central goal.

•   A natural problem solver and six-sigma black belt holder, she can read and interpret complex compliance issues to make accurate operational decisions & implement the right solutions. Sakshi has been instrumental in building process & quality enhancement initiatives leading to implementation of an internal control framework in her previous roles. She has played a pivotal role in setting up a proactive quality culture in every organizations that she has been a part of.

•   Sakshi’s vision is to build an end-to-end, future-ready, proactive PV working model that caters for the digital era and is not prone to disruptions caused by external factors.

•   Apart from this, Sakshi is an empath who actively mentors and coaches underprivileged young boys and girls to make them aware of the opportunities available to them and help them build a bright future."