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Catalina Vargas

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SVP, Global Business Unit at Bristol Myers Squibb
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Catalina Vargas is a global pharmaceutical executive with over 25 years of experience, currently serving as Senior Vice President of the Global Business Unit at Bristol Myers Squibb. She leads the organization responsible for manufacturing medicines at scale across a global network and holds a degree in Industrial Engineering.

Originally from Colombia, Catalina has built an extensive international career in the pharmaceutical industry. She is passionate about leveraging innovation and technology to improve processes and, ultimately, deliver life-changing medicines to patients around the world.

Her leadership was instrumental in the BMS Devens facility becoming the first North American biopharma site in the World Economic Forums Global Lighthouse Network.

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Current Role
SVP, Global Business Unit
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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Pharma Manufacturing Innovation
Catalina frequently highlights advancements in manufacturing, such as new facilities and the use of technology to make the development and delivery of medicines more efficient.
AI in Manufacturing
She publicly shared pride in her team's use of AI to improve process reliability and increase production at the company's Devens facility, as featured in The New York Times.
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Career

Work history

2-2026
SVP, Global Business Unit
Bristol Myers Squibb
8-2022 - 2-2026
SVP Global Supply Chain
Bristol Myers Squibb
3-2021 - 8-2022
Chief of Staff to the CEO
Bristol Myers Squibb
3-2018 - 3-2021
Vice President Global Strategic Sourcing and Procurement
Bristol Myers Squibb
3-2014 - 3-2018
Sr Director Consumer External Supply
Pfizer
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Education
1995 - 2000
B S Industrial Engineer
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
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