Gayathiri Anpalakan
Global Healthcare and Life Sciences @ Amazon Web Services | AI, Cloud & Digital Transformation in Pharma and Healthcare | Pharmacist | INSEAD MBA
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Registered Pharmacist with an MBA from INSEAD and 15 years of industry experience in global and regional roles. Passionate about bridging technology, science and business strategy to advance the equitable access to medicines, including preventive medicine.
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Particular interest in the last mile of the medication value Currently focused on cloud and AI transformation for the largest global Pharmaceutical customers and Pharmacies (including governments, hospitals, retail) and joint GTM with Independent Software Vendor (ISV) and System Integrator (SI) Industry experience: healthcare and pharma (I started my career in biopharma and hospital pharmacy), cloud technology and AI, commercial pharma, pharmaceutical quality assurance, pharmaceutical supply chain and logistics and e-commerce last-mile operations. Functional expertise: go-to-market (GTM), pre-sales, business development, strategy and operations, program management, product launch, scaling through partnerships, commercialization, pharma quality assurance (EU GMP, GDP, PIC/S), operational excellence, supply chain digital transformation, lean six sigma black Advisory Council Member at inSupply Health, a Gates Foundation funded non-profit that designs scalable healthcare supply chains for African Lived, studied and worked in Singapore, France, London and Australia.
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- INSUPPLY HEALTHJOB
- Advisory Council Member9M
Advisory Council Member
inSupply Health
Advisory Board Member at inSupply Health, a JSI (formerly known as John Snow, Inc.) affliate, is an East African non-profit that designs people-centered and scalable healthcare supply chain solutions for African communities. It is funded by the Gates Foundation and other partners.
- AMAZON WEB SERVICES (AWS)JOB
- GTM (GTM) Lead, Global Hea…1Y 9M
Go-to-Market (GTM) Lead, Global Healthcare and Life Sciences
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Focus on cloud and AI transformation for largest Pharmaceutical customers and Pharmacies, and GTM with Independent Software Vendor (ISV) and System Integrator (SI) partners. •Global Pharmaceutical customers AI and cloud transformation: -Including application of Agentic AI, Frontier AI such as Physical AI, Digital Twins -Middle mile/ Last mile optimization •Global Pharmacy Subject Matter Expert (SME): -Led salesplay motions to largest hospitals, retail pharmacies and governments in UK, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Canada (generated x0M pipeline) -Initiated and drove international expansion of a polypharmacy ISV solution on AWS, solution integrates patients' records (eg. labs, comorbidities,…
- Sr Program Mgr/BD Lead, Gl…3Y
Sr Program Manager/Business Development Lead, Global Healthcare (Office of Chief Medical Officer)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Pioneer team to build the GTM strategy, scalable programs and engage in business development to support the cloud journey of international public sector healthcare customers (markets outside of the US) and ~250 employees in EMEA, Canada, LATAM and APAC. Annual Recurring Revenue >US$320M (2023). Part of the office of Chief Medical Officer. •GTM: -Built from scratch global strategic partnerships and engagement strategy with key digital health associations (ie. Health Level 7 International, HIMSS EMEA, HIMSS APAC, IS3R); collaborated with AWS Directors and C-level executives of the associations -Global Pharmacy/Supply Chain: Created the first 'Amazon Pharmacy on AWS' sales play, capturing com…
- AMAZONJOB
- Operational Excellence Lea…1Y 2M
Operational Excellence Lead - Last Mile Delivery
Amazon
Last mile delivery is the final phase of the Amazon supply chain in which packages are delivered from Amazon to customers. Responsibilities: -Conceptualize and launch Singapore's first last mile delivery station -Operational Excellence for last mile delivery in Amazon.sg e-commerce business (Amazon Fresh, Amazon logistics) -Improved last mile operations performance through data-driven process optimisation and tech introductions. Achievements: -Core team member to launch Amazon Singapore’s first last mile delivery station (AMZL DFE1) -Led a large-scale tech automation product launch for the dispatch process, impacting all (000’s units in total daily) deliveries at Amazon Fresh in Singapore…
- INSEADJOB
- MBA Candidate11M
MBA Candidate
INSEAD
Recipient of INSEAD Forté Foundation Scholarship (merit-based) Vice President, Healthcare Club
- ABBOTTJOB
- MBA Intern (Vascular Unit)1M
MBA Intern (Vascular Unit)
Abbott
- BAXTER BIOSCIENCE/BAXALTA (NOW PART OF TAKEDA)JOB
- Supply Chain Quality Lead,…5M
Supply Chain Quality Lead, Southeast Asia (Commercial)
Baxter Bioscience/Baxalta (now part of Takeda)
- Senior Supply Chain Qualit…11M
Senior Supply Chain Quality Specialist (Commercial)
Baxter Bioscience/Baxalta (now part of Takeda)
- Quality Specialist (Commer…1Y 8M
Quality Specialist (Commercial)
Baxter Bioscience/Baxalta (now part of Takeda)
- BOLLORÉ LOGISTICSJOB
- Quality Assurance Executiv…11M
Quality Assurance Executive & Regulatory Pharmacist (based on the shopfloor)
Bolloré Logistics
PIC/S GMP compliant healthcare hub for the secondary repackaging, warehousing & distribution of Pharmaceuticals. Responsibilities: -Quality operations, Quality management system -Fronted health regulatory and customer audits -Qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) -Cold chain management (including temp. mapping/validation, passive/active packaging) -Lean process improvements -Batch release -Oversee quality aspects of secondary repackaging, including preparation of work order -Appointed Responsible Person (Poisons license holder)
- NATIONAL HEALTHCARE GROUP (NHG) CLINIC; KHOO TECK PUAT HOSPITALJOB
- Pharmacist2Y 8M
Pharmacist
National Healthcare Group (NHG) Clinic; Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
1. National Healthcare Group (NHG) Polyclinic Responsibilities: -Clinical Pharmacist: patient medication counselling and dispensing, medication review, ran anticoagulation (ie. involving Warfarin titration) and smoking cessation clinics -Led Pharmacy operations, LEAN projects -Managed Pharmacy Technicians and Retail Staff during daily operations/projects 2. Khoo Teck Puat Hospital & John Hopkins Hospital (Oncology rotation) -Pre-registration Pharmacist -Passed 1-year training in 6 rotations (incl. inpatient, outpatient, drug information); received Singapore Pharmacist license
- Job: Abbott — MBA Intern (Vascular Unit) · 2019-07 – 2019-08 · 1 mo
- Job: Bolloré Logistics — Quality Assurance Executive & Regulatory Pharmacist (based on the shopfloor) · 2014-07 – 2015-06 · 11 mo — PIC/S GMP compliant healthcare hub for the secondary repackaging, warehousing & distribution of Pharmaceuticals. Responsibilities: -Quality operations, Quality management system -Fronted health regulatory and customer audits -Qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) -Cold chain management (including temp. mapping/validation, passive/active packaging) -Lean process improvements -Batch release -Oversee quality aspects of secondary repackaging, including preparation of work order -Appointed Responsible Person (Poisons license holder)
- Job: Baxter Bioscience/Baxalta (now part of Takeda) — Senior Supply Chain Quality Specialist (Commercial) · 2017-04 – 2018-03 · 11 mo
- Job: Amazon — Operational Excellence Lead - Last Mile Delivery · 2020-09 – 2021-11 · 1y 2mo — Last mile delivery is the final phase of the Amazon supply chain in which packages are delivered from Amazon to customers. Responsibilities: -Conceptualize and launch Singapore's first last mile delivery station -Operational Excellence for last mile delivery in Amazon.sg e-commerce business (Amazon Fresh, Amazon logistics) -Improved last mile operations performance through data-driven process optimisation and tech introductions. Achievements: -Core team member to launch Amazon Singapore’s first last mile delivery station (AMZL DFE1) -Led a large-scale tech automation product launch for the dispatch process, impacting all (000’s units in total daily) deliveries at Amazon Fresh in Singapore…
- Job: inSupply Health — Advisory Council Member · 2026-01 – present · 7 mo — Advisory Board Member at inSupply Health, a JSI (formerly known as John Snow, Inc.) affliate, is an East African non-profit that designs people-centered and scalable healthcare supply chain solutions for African communities. It is funded by the Gates Foundation and other partners.
- Job: Baxter Bioscience/Baxalta (now part of Takeda) — Quality Specialist (Commercial) · 2015-07 – 2017-03 · 1y 8mo
- Job: Amazon Web Services (AWS) — Sr Program Manager/Business Development Lead, Global Healthcare (Office of Chief Medical Officer) · 2021-12 – 2024-12 · 3y — Pioneer team to build the GTM strategy, scalable programs and engage in business development to support the cloud journey of international public sector healthcare customers (markets outside of the US) and ~250 employees in EMEA, Canada, LATAM and APAC. Annual Recurring Revenue >US$320M (2023). Part of the office of Chief Medical Officer. •GTM: -Built from scratch global strategic partnerships and engagement strategy with key digital health associations (ie. Health Level 7 International, HIMSS EMEA, HIMSS APAC, IS3R); collaborated with AWS Directors and C-level executives of the associations -Global Pharmacy/Supply Chain: Created the first 'Amazon Pharmacy on AWS' sales play, capturing com…
- Job: National Healthcare Group (NHG) Clinic; Khoo Teck Puat Hospital — Pharmacist · 2011-06 – 2014-02 · 2y 8mo — 1. National Healthcare Group (NHG) Polyclinic Responsibilities: -Clinical Pharmacist: patient medication counselling and dispensing, medication review, ran anticoagulation (ie. involving Warfarin titration) and smoking cessation clinics -Led Pharmacy operations, LEAN projects -Managed Pharmacy Technicians and Retail Staff during daily operations/projects 2. Khoo Teck Puat Hospital & John Hopkins Hospital (Oncology rotation) -Pre-registration Pharmacist -Passed 1-year training in 6 rotations (incl. inpatient, outpatient, drug information); received Singapore Pharmacist license
- Job: Amazon Web Services (AWS) — Go-to-Market (GTM) Lead, Global Healthcare and Life Sciences · 2025-01 – present · 1y 7mo — Focus on cloud and AI transformation for largest Pharmaceutical customers and Pharmacies, and GTM with Independent Software Vendor (ISV) and System Integrator (SI) partners. •Global Pharmaceutical customers AI and cloud transformation: -Including application of Agentic AI, Frontier AI such as Physical AI, Digital Twins -Middle mile/ Last mile optimization •Global Pharmacy Subject Matter Expert (SME): -Led salesplay motions to largest hospitals, retail pharmacies and governments in UK, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Canada (generated x0M pipeline) -Initiated and drove international expansion of a polypharmacy ISV solution on AWS, solution integrates patients' records (eg. labs, comorbidities,…
- Job: INSEAD — MBA Candidate · 2019-01 – 2019-12 · 11 mo — Recipient of INSEAD Forté Foundation Scholarship (merit-based) Vice President, Healthcare Club
- Job: Baxter Bioscience/Baxalta (now part of Takeda) — Supply Chain Quality Lead, Southeast Asia (Commercial) · 2018-04 – 2018-09 · 5 mo
- School: INSEAD — Master of Business Administration - MBA
- School: National University of Singapore — Bachelors of Pharmacy (Honours), Pharmaceutical Sciences
- School: Cambridge-Singapore GCE A Levels
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