Ravi Chowdhury
About Ravi Chowdhury
Ravi Chowdhury is the Manager of Global Product Quality at Bristol Myers Squibb in Summit, New Jersey, with a background in quality control and cell processing across multiple pharmaceutical companies.
Title and Current Role
Ravi Chowdhury currently holds the title of Manager, Global Product Quality at Bristol Myers Squibb. In this role, he is based in Summit, New Jersey, United States. His responsibilities include authoring and reviewing multiple IND submissions to health authorities, handling QC resolutions and approvals for CMO deviations, OOS/lab investigations, CAPAs, and change control in compliance with company policies.
Professional Background
Ravi Chowdhury has amassed significant experience in quality control and cell processing through various roles at prominent companies. Before joining Bristol Myers Squibb, he served as a Quality Control Supervisor at ERYTECH Pharma in Princeton, New Jersey (2019-2020), and as a Senior Cell Processing Specialist at Novartis in East Hanover, New Jersey (2016-2019). Prior to these positions, Chowdhury worked at Progenitor Cell Therapy LLC as a Cell Therapy Specialist II, and earlier, he was a Quality Control Technician at multiple organizations including Eli Lilly and Company, Honeywell, and Collagen Matrix, Inc.
Educational Background
Ravi Chowdhury pursued his undergraduate education at Kean University, where he studied Biotechnology and earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree. His academic tenure at Kean University spanned four years from 2009 to 2013. This educational foundation has equipped him with the necessary knowledge and skills that he has applied throughout his career in quality control and cell processing.
Responsibilities at Bristol Myers Squibb
In his role at Bristol Myers Squibb, Ravi Chowdhury is involved in coordinating upstream material release testing, stability testing, validation studies, and other laboratory work performed at CMOs or contract test labs. He also manages change controls and QC owned records through document and quality management systems. Additionally, Chowdhury has established and managed stability studies for various products, ensuring their compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements.
Prior Roles in Quality Control
Before becoming the Manager of Global Product Quality at Bristol Myers Squibb, Ravi Chowdhury gained extensive experience in quality control across various organizations. Notably, he worked as a Quality Control Supervisor at ERYTECH Pharma for a year and as a Quality Control Technician at Eli Lilly and Company, Honeywell, and Collagen Matrix, Inc. His career journey illustrates a consistent focus on quality control and assurance within the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.