Ranjani Manjunath Durham
About Ranjani Manjunath Durham
Ranjani Manjunath Durham is the Senior Vice President of US Market Access at Bristol Myers Squibb and serves on the board of the Relief for Human Suffering Foundation. She has extensive experience in health outcomes, payer strategy, and respiratory marketing.
Current Strategic Leadership Role
Ranjani Manjunath Durham currently holds the position of Senior Vice President, US Market Access at Bristol Myers Squibb. In this role, she oversees market access strategies and operations across the United States. This position involves developing and implementing plans to ensure that patients have access to the company's therapies and working closely with stakeholders to navigate the complex healthcare landscape.
Previous Roles at AstraZeneca and UCB
Ranjani Manjunath Durham has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, having worked at AstraZeneca and UCB. At AstraZeneca, she served as Head of Value Strategy, US Oncology and US BioPharmaceuticals from 2021 to 2023. Prior to that, she was Head of Immunology Market Access Strategy at UCB from 2019 to 2021. These roles focused on developing value-based strategies and ensuring the successful market access of therapeutics.
Extensive Experience at GSK
During her time at GSK, Ranjani Manjunath Durham held several significant roles, such as Senior Director Portfolio Respiratory Marketing, Field Vice President of National Accounts, Senior Director of Respiratory Brand Payer Marketing, Director of Payer Strategy & Marketing, and roles in health outcomes. Her tenure at GSK spanned from 2004 to 2019, primarily based in the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina area, where she contributed to multiple aspects of respiratory marketing and payer strategy.
Board Member and Associations
Ranjani Manjunath Durham is actively involved in several organizations. She serves as a Board Member at Relief for Human Suffering Foundation and is a Member of Chief in West Chester, Pennsylvania. These roles highlight her commitment to broader social initiatives and leadership within various communities and professional networks.
Educational Background and Certifications
Ranjani Manjunath Durham has a robust academic background, rooted in health policy and administration, cell biology, and general biology. She holds an MSPH in Health Policy and Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has studied Cell Biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, and earned a Bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of Georgia. Additionally, she completed the Women in Business Leadership Course at the University of North Carolina and received a Wharton Certificate of Professional Development from The Wharton School in 2012.
Early Career in Health Outcomes and Teaching
Early in her career, Ranjani Manjunath Durham worked as a Senior Health Outcomes Specialist at RTI Health Solutions from 2001 to 2006. Before that, she was a Secondary School Biology Teacher at The Woods Charter School for ten months. Her diverse professional journey reflects a strong foundation in both academic and practical applications of health outcomes and educational teaching.