Hi, I'm Chaitanya. Most people call me ChaiT.

My journey

I started my career in an entry-level role at IQVIA, learning how clinical trials actually run: the documents, the processes and the people behind every study. Over the years I worked with Syneos Health, ICON and Bristol Myers Squibb, growing into leadership roles in clinical operations and outsourcing.

Along the way I saw how global pharma companies and research organisations work together to bring a medicine to patients. That's a side of the industry most students never get to see from the classroom.

Why ChaiTalks

Every year, thousands of pharmacy graduates step into an industry that has moved faster than their syllabus. Many have strong degrees but little idea of the roles that exist, how companies really work, or what employers look for.

ChaiTalks is my way of bridging that gap: practical conversations about the industry, honest career guidance, and a realistic view of how AI and digital tools are reshaping clinical research. It's about being useful, not about being visible.

Learning, always

• Strategic Digital Leadership Programme, Indian School of Business (ISB)
• MSc Pharmaceutical Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, UK

I also build small prototypes to explore how AI could support clinical research. I share them openly as experiments, not as products.