Yukti Naithani

Manage projects that drive improvement in sourcing, planning and distribution for the global supply chain network, and also own the supply chain (including demand and supply planning) for multiple healthcare programs

During this time, I conceived and launched a passion project called Tricky Treats, a healthy baked-goods company for kids. Products were sold DTC in the greater Austin area and at the local Farmers Market.

1st company hire, wore multiple hats Designed the company's first business model, formulated VC pitch decks, held various Chief of Staff responsibilities

1st place winner- Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition

Managed projects focused on optimizing hardware supplier management within the Infrastructure organization

Created and managed demand and supply forecasts for Genentech's pipeline products

Managed external manufacturing operations and strategic partnerships for new products

1 of 10 analysts accepted into Genentech's leadership development program, which consists of four six-month rotations. Rotation 4: Associate Site Manager, External Manufacturing Rotation 3: Associate Sourcing Manager, Global Procurement Rotation 2: Business Analyst, Global Supply Chain Rotation 1: Associate Engineer, Late Stage Pharmaceutical & Processing Development

Received the 2011-2012 ISPE Student Chapter of the Year Award at the ISPE Annual Meeting in November 2012. Led a 13-member officer team to achieve chapter’s goal of educating and connecting 100+ student members with the biotechnology/ biomedical industry Accomplished chapter goals via organizing industry tours, student research poster competition, guest speaker sessions, career counseling sessions, discussion panels, resume building workshops Launched first successful ISPE Student Chapter Mentorship Program nationwide, which connected student members with mentors of their choice within industry

Developed an assay that selected fungal strains expressing active cellulase variants from within a protein-engineering library