Naga Sirisha Chalamalasetty in

Naga Sirisha Chalamalasetty

Energizer · DISC type I
Director, Cell line development at Biocon Biologics
📍 India

Naga Sirisha Chalamalasetty is the Director of Cell Line Development at Biocon Biologics, specializing in biosimilars, drug development, and process design. Her extensive career includes managing a CAR-T cell therapy program at Memorial Sloan Kettering and leading vaccine research at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). She holds a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification.

Co-authored research on AAV-expressed proteins providing durable protection from SHIV challenges during her tenure at the NIAID.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Director, Cell line development
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
India
Personality Overview

How Naga shows up

Relationship Oriented
Full Of Energy
Believer

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions. They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.

Priorities

Topics Naga cares about

Cell Line Development
This is her primary area of expertise, leading teams in developing mammalian cell lines for biologics and biosimilars production.
Drug Development Lifecycle
Her experience spans early-stage vaccine research at NIAID, CAR-T therapy programs, and late-stage biosimilar development, covering the full product lifecycle.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Director, Cell line development
Biocon Biologics
12-2021 - 10-2025
Associate Director, Molecular biology and Cell line development
Biocon Biologics
9-2020 - 10-2021
Senior Consultant, Molecular Biology/Vaccine development/CMC
Freelance
1-2020 - 8-2020
Program Manager, CAR-T Cell therapy
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
7-2018 - 1-2020
Group Leader, Early stage process and Cell Line Development, Vaccine Research Center
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
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Education
2003 - 2005
Masters
Periyar University
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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