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Kanad B.

Critic · DISC type C
Vice President Pharmacovigilance at Confidential
📍 India

Kanad Banik is a transformational executive with over 17 years of experience in life sciences, currently serving as a VP of Pharmacovigilance. He specializes in scaling global organizations and managing P&L for portfolios over $100M. Colleagues describe him as a visionary, personable, and hard-working leader.

Kanad contemplates the intersection of technology, business, and social impact. He actively explores how AI can enhance creativity and questions the practical business outcomes of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, showing an interest in strategic, high-impact operations.

Unique fact: He once built a new pharmacovigilance site from the ground up, scaling the team from 80 to 800 employees in just 1. 5 months.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Vice President Pharmacovigilance
Job Level
Senior
Location
India
Personality Overview

How Kanad shows up

Objective Thinker
Critic
Information Seeker

They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often. Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms.

Priorities

Topics Kanad cares about

PV as Growth Driver
He writes about reframing Pharmacovigilance from a cost center into a "growth flywheel, " emphasizing its role in ensuring safety, compliance, and strategic business growth.
Global Operations Scaling
Has a significant track record of building and expanding global delivery teams, managing complex turnarounds, and achieving operational excellence across geographies.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Vice President Pharmacovigilance
Confidential
6-2023 - 2-2025
Associate Vice President Virtual Scribing Medical Scribing Live Scribing
IKS Health
1-2022 - 5-2023
General Manager-Drug Safety (Pharmacovigilance)
Qinecsa Solutions
4-2019 - 1-2022
Delivery Head (Pharmacovigilance)
Wipro
11-2012 - 3-2019
Delivery Manager (Pharmacovigilance)
Cognizant
In the press

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Education
10-2023 - 10-2025
Global MBA
Deakin University
2019 - 2020
Executive Program
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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