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Chanaka Amarasinghe

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Associate Scientific Director at Bristol-Myers Squibb
📍 North Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Chanaka is an Associate Scientific Director at Bristol-Myers Squibb, leading new product development for medical devices. A proven project leader with an M. B. A. from Rutgers, he takes products from concept to market and is a recognized speaker on AI integration in injectable device development.

Outside of his core role, Chanaka is passionate about fostering an interest in technology and engineering in the next generation. He actively participates in educational outreach, such as hosting and facilitating a Lego Robotics class for children during company events.

Unique fact: He is a co-inventor on a patent for a surgical implant designed to treat pelvic organ prolapse conditions.

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Experience
33 Years
Current Role
Associate Scientific Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
North Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
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AI in Pharma
He leads digital and AI transformation at BMS and speaks at industry events about using AI to accelerate combination product development.
Injectable Devices
Confirmed as a speaker at multiple upcoming injectable device development summits, focusing on next-generation platforms and patient-centric delivery systems.
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Career

Work history

2013
Associate Scientific Director
Bristol-Myers Squibb
2008 - 2012
Staff Engineer
Johnson and Johnson (Ethicon, Inc.)
2006 - 2008
Senior Quality Engineer
Becton Dickinson
2006 - 2006
Product Development Engineer
EP MedSystems
2001 - 2005
Senior R&D Engineer
Datascope (Collagen Products Division)
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Education
2000 - 2005
M.B.A.
Rutgers University
1989 - 1993
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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