Srikanth Gottipati, Ph.D., M.Phil

As director of the THINK TEAM at Otsuka, he leads academic and industry collaborations to drive innovation in design/conduct of clinical trials and molecular/cellular characterization of patient samples for biomarkers/diagnostics/personalized medicine. He is a champion for leveraging big data and statistical approaches to delivering clinical insights in the digital health, oncology and central nervous system therapeutic areas. He has successfully developed several technology prototypes using new technologies Google Glass, wearable devices and other augmented/virtual reality technology as aids in the clinical setting. As a scientist with subject matter knowledge plus deep expertise in vetting various technological solutions, he leads assessment and evaluation of new partnerships and collaborations in digital health, personalized medicine, genomics, drug development and formulation in the business development area. Prior to joining Otsuka, he has held research positions at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (in population genetics and systems biology) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA-CREST), NY. He has PhD and M. Phil. degrees in computer sciences from The Graduate Center, CUNY, New York and a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He has extensive experience in mathematical modeling and data sciences across several domains such as pharmaceutical sciences, genomics, population health analytics, atmospheric sciences, manufacturing systems, and financial markets. In a career spanning more than a decade, Srikanth has worked with some of the top intellectuals in these domains publishing over 40 peer-reviewed articles in high impact scientific journals. He has held adjunct faculty appointments at New Jersey Institute of Technology, City College of New York and George Washington University.