Subhabrata Purakayastha

Associate Director and Head of Enterprise GxP IT Systems Quality Incyte Corporation

Subhabrata Purakayastha (Shubho) is an accomplished Pharmaceutical Quality and Compliance professional with 17 plus years of experience focused on governance around Computer System Validation (CSV), Quality Management Systems (QMS) compliance, Quality Event management (CAPA, deviations, change control etc.), GxP compliance audits, strategic enablement, Quality operating model design, CSA, and other IT QA areas.

Novo Nordisk, Ernst & Young and other Life Science entities where he has worked for, he added value through his knowledge and experience. Shubho has been responsible to spearhead business growth through innovative mash up solutions leveraging the advances in technology to drive value in the IT Quality Assurance space.

Currently works as Associate Director and Global Head of IT GxP Systems Quality at Incyte Corporation. In this role he is responsible for leading QA oversight for Enterprise IT systems in the GxP space.

Shubho has a master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a specialization in Pharmacology and an MBA in Marketing Management. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy. He is PMP, ITIL v3, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified LEAN Practitioner and AWS certified Cloud Practitioner and has completed various leadership certification programs.