Archana Nambiar
About Archana Nambiar
Archana Nambiar is the Associate Director of Project Delivery at Alkermes, with extensive experience in IT and project management across various industries.
Title and Current Position
Archana Nambiar currently holds the position of Associate Director, Project Delivery at Alkermes. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing project delivery operations, ensuring that projects align with the company's strategic goals and are executed efficiently.
Professional Experience
Archana Nambiar has accumulated significant experience in numerous roles throughout her career. Prior to her current role at Alkermes, she served as Associate Director at X-Chem, Inc. from 2021 to 2022. She also worked with Takeda as Associate Director, Product Transformation - Global IT Governance (Consultant) for 8 months from 2020 to 2021. Her tenure at Sanofi included various roles over nearly a decade, including IT Head of North America Program Delivery - Global Functions & Business Transformation, Global IT Manager, Patent Technologies, Global Intellectual Property, IT Consultant - Global Manufacturing, Quality & Corporate Operations IS, and Principal Business Systems Analyst.
Education and Qualifications
Archana Nambiar possesses a strong academic background in Computer Science. She obtained her Master of Science degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Queens College. Her academic training has been foundational to her technical expertise and leadership in IT and project management roles.
Industry Expertise and Skills
Archana Nambiar has a diverse range of expertise across various domains, including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, supply chain, finance, food and beverage, and airlines. She is skilled in managing projects that comply with GxP and 21 CFR Part 11 regulations. Her experience encompasses program management for agile methodologies, RPA, SAP, SaaS, and Workday (HR) projects. Additionally, she has extensive experience in managing vendor relationships and leading both local and offshore teams.
Additional Industry Roles
In addition to her prominent roles at Alkermes, X-Chem, Inc., and Takeda, Archana Nambiar has worked with several other notable organizations. She served as Project Manager/Lead Business Systems Analyst at Akamai Technologies, Senior Systems Analyst at Fidelity Investments, Project Manager/Business Analyst at Southwest Airlines, Information Technology Team Lead at PepsiCo, Software Engineer at Bombardier Aerospace, Member of Technical Staff at i2 Technologies, and Graduate Research Assistant at Los Alamos National Laboratory.