Sushma Sharma
About Sushma Sharma
Sushma Sharma is the Director of IT for Non-Clinical R&D at Bristol Myers Squibb in the United States, responsible for strategic technology roadmaps and the development of new IT capabilities.
Current Role at Bristol Myers Squibb
Sushma Sharma currently serves as the Director, IT for Non-Clinical R&D at Bristol Myers Squibb in the United States. She is responsible for defining strategic technology road maps and developing solution proposals. Her role includes overseeing the end-to-end management of digital capabilities to ensure they are reliable, accessible, and secure.
Previous Positions at Bristol Myers Squibb
Prior to her current role, Sushma Sharma held several positions at Bristol Myers Squibb. She was the Director, Digital Capability Management, Translational, NCRD & ECD Lab Data Platforms from 2021 to 2022. Before this, she served as Associate Director, Digital Capability Management, Nonclinical R&D from 2018 to 2021. From 2017 to 2018, she was the Digital Capability Manager, Discovery and TM Systems, and from 2016 to 2017, she worked as Support Manager. From 2006 to 2016, she worked through a consulting firm as Project Manager / Lead in Web Application Development.
Early Career
Sushma Sharma's early career includes positions at various companies. She worked at ABN AMRO as an Application Developer from 2005 to 2006 and at ITL as a Senior Programmer Analyst from 2004 to 2011. She was a Software Engineer at Patni Computer Systems from 2003 to 2004 and at IIT Bombay from 2002 to 2003. She began her career as a Developer at NETCOM, Bhopal in 2001.
Educational Background
Sushma Sharma holds a Master of Computer Applications in Computer Science from Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, M.P., which she obtained from 1999 to 2002. She also holds a B.Sc. in Physics from Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya, earned from 1996 to 1999.
Technical Responsibilities
In her role at Bristol Myers Squibb, Sushma Sharma contributes to project business cases and estimates budgets for new IT capabilities. She leads technical delivery for new capability projects, including architecture, design, development, testing, integration, and deployment. Additionally, she advises project teams and other stakeholders on the external technology landscape within and beyond the Pharmaceutical Industry.