Leadership Team
Ilango Ramanujam
President & Chief Executive Officer
Ilango, A Passionate Life Sciences Entrepreneur. Has over three decades of experience in Pharmaceutical, Bio-tech and CRO industry. Conceptualized and designed products to manage clinical data from collection to submission. Created and Built - Development and Services Teams - globally which delivered several regulatory critical systems in Clinical Data Sciences, with uncompromised quality to Pharmaceutical companies.
Balamurgan Dhayalan
Director, Statistical Programming
Bala has over 15 years of specialized experience in Life sciences and clinical research, with a strong focus on statistical programming and Management. He has extensive experience on end-to-end data analysis and reporting across multiple therapeutic areas. His role encompasses overseeing statistical programming activities, fostering, and managing client relationships and project portfolios. His responsibility includes leading team performance and contributing to the strategic advancement of statistical programming initiatives. He also manages the budget forecasting and invoicing responsibilities. Before his tenure at Symbiance, Bala held a range of positions at several contract research organizations (CROs). He holds a bachelor's degree in engineering.
Pathamuthu Gajendran
Director - Statistical Programming
Pathamuthu Gajendran has 15 years of extensive experience in Life Sciences and Clinical Research, specializing in Bio-Statistical Programming and Clinical Data Analysis. With a deep understanding of end-to-end analysis across various therapeutic areas, including Neurology, Oncology, and Rare Diseases, he plays a crucial role in delivering high-quality statistical programming solutions. As the Director of Statistical Programming at Symbiance, he is responsible for managing project execution and ensuring seamless deliverables to clients. He works closely with client representatives to understand and fulfill their requirements while collaborating with senior management and cross-functional teams to develop and execute programming strategies that drive business growth and client satisfaction. His leadership provides strategic direction to the Statistical Programming department, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and industry best practices. He gained valuable experience in clinical programming and data analysis at leading life sciences and technology companies. He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering and continues to leverage his technical proficiency and industry insights to drive innovation in statistical programming.
Ramkumar Rajendiran
Director - Biostatistics
Ramkumar is a biostatistician with over 16 years of experience in leading cross-functional teams in the design, analysis, and interpretation of clinical trials in all phases by supporting various therapeutic areas including neurology, oncology, cardiology and ophthalmology. Represents biostatistics function in interactions with institutional review boards, ethics committees, and health agencies. As the Director of Biostatistics, oversees the development and implementation of statistical strategies to support clinical research. Prior to joining Symbiance, Ramkumar held a range of positions at several contract research organizations (CROs). He holds a master's degree in statistics and completed certification in data science from IIT Madras.
Nishath Altaf
Director-Clinical Data Management
Nishath Altaf, comes with an experience of 13+ years in Clinical Data Management Industry. A versatile professional leader with proven industry experience, Nishath brings to the team a blend of core domain expertise across therapeutic areas, along with diverse operational adeptness in people management. She is an experienced Clinical Data Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the health care industry with a strong understanding of project dynamics and delivering the customer requirements with the desired quality under any circumstances. Skilled in Electronic Data Capture (EDC), Life Sciences, Data Validation, Medidata, and Oncology and other therapeutic areas like rare diseases. Her role includes primary liaison between data management, 3rd party vendors, CRAs, statistical group, clinical coding group, eCRF developers, Clinical trial team, Project Managers for project issues including initiation, planning and execution and close out of assigned studies. She also plays a pivotal role in managing resource assignments across projects, providing guidance for production of Data Management deliverable and technical advice and solutions with internal and external customers to solve problems and improve efficiency. Academically, she holds MSc in Microbiology from Bangalore University.