Rajendra Prasad Yadav
Rajendra Prasad Yadav is an Indian industry leader in healthcare and pharmaceuticals based in Indore. He has over 22 years of leadership experience in quality assurance, quality control, and manufacturing across pharmaceuticals, intermediates, nutraceuticals, and life science chemicals.
Early Life
Rajendra Prasad Yadav was born on 07 February in Indore.
Education
He holds a Master of Science degree in Organic Chemistry. Additionally, he is certified in Nutrition Management, Training Management, and Sports Supplement Management.
Career
Rajendra Prasad Yadav has over 22 years of leadership experience in quality assurance, quality control, and manufacturing across pharmaceuticals (API, OSD, Sterile, Derma), intermediates, nutraceuticals, and life science chemicals. Currently, he serves as Associate Vice President & Head – Corporate Quality Assurance at Apothecon Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. since December 2024, where he drives global compliance, audit readiness, and quality culture transformation.
He has a proven track record as a remediation expert, leading investigations, CAPA effectiveness, and product/process robustness programs across multiple sites. Rajendra has extensive experience handling global regulatory inspections and compliance frameworks including USFDA (21 CFR Part 210/211), EU GMP, MHRA, TGA, Health Canada, ANVISA, PMDA, WHO, and PIC/S.
His leadership roles include Head – Quality & Compliance at Jubilant Lifesciences, Senior GM & Head – Quality at Refex Group – RLFC, and senior positions at Sun Pharma, Ranbaxy, Cipla, Zydus Cadila, and Ipca. He has led multiple successful regulatory inspections and audit readiness programs with a focus on an “all-time inspection readiness” model, closure of systemic gaps, and board-level compliance reporting.
Rajendra has driven digital quality systems implementation and transformation, leading Trackwise Phase 2 Go-Live and managing LIMS, SAP (HANA), EDMS, Trackwise, and GQS. He also led regulatory strategy and commercialization for new facilities, managed change controls, process validation strategies, and global filing readiness for US, EU, and UK markets. He has expertise in data integrity, audit trail governance, deviation investigations, process validation, supplier qualification, stability programs, and regulatory submissions.
He has successfully collaborated with global stakeholders such as Navinta LLC, Waymade, Everstone, EY/Parthenon, Honeywell, and ACG, leading cross-functional teams for quality transformation and business continuity. Rajendra is recognized for building high-performance, accountable quality teams, driving quality culture transformation, and delivering business continuity with compliance under aggressive timelines.
Personal Life
By passion, Rajendra Prasad Yadav is into fitness.
External Links
- LinkedIn - @rajendra-yEducation include: Certified six sigma black belt