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Pawan Parihar

Observer · DISC type ci
Head of Information Technology and Facilities at Summit Therapeutics, Inc.
📍 Pleasanton, California, United States

Pawan Parihar is a senior technology executive with a career spanning over three decades across Asia, Africa, and North America. He specializes in scaling IT organizations within the biopharma industry, focusing on leveraging technology to support both R&D and commercialization efforts. He holds a Master of Science from the University of San Francisco.

Outside of his professional life, Pawan is actively involved in community and charitable causes. He participates in fundraising events, such as walks and runs, to support organizations dedicated to lung cancer research, showing a commitment to patient advocacy and health-related causes.

He has a unique global perspective, having built and led technology teams on three different continents throughout his extensive career.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Head of Information Technology and Facilities
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Pleasanton, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Pawan shows up

Curious
Example Seeker
Assertive

They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals. They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Priorities

Topics Pawan cares about

IT in Biopharma
His entire career is focused on building and scaling IT infrastructure specifically for life science and biopharmaceutical companies like Summit, Reata, Pharmacyclics, and Gilead.
R&D to Commercialization
He has a proven track record of managing the complex IT transition as drugs move from the research and development stage to full commercialization.
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Career

Work history

5-2024
Head of Information Technology and Facilities
Summit Therapeutics, Inc.
11-2019 - 2-2024
CIO, Head of Information Technology
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
6-2017 - 11-2019
Sr. Director, IT - R&D, Commercial, Enterprise Applications & Analytics
Pharmacyclics, an AbbVie Company
12-2014 - 6-2017
Director - Commercial Systems, Enterprise Applications & Analytics
Pharmacyclics, an AbbVie Company
4-2011 - 11-2014
Solutions Architect - Commerical & R&D, Data Services & Analytics
Gilead Sciences
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Education
Master of Science
University of San Francisco
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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