Jounal Shaikh currently serves as Executive Director, Global Logistics Services North America, bringing more than 25 years of executive leadership experience across global supply chain, logistics, manufacturing, and commercial operations within the biopharmaceutical industry. Throughout his career, he has led complex global organizations spanning end-to-end supply strategy, network design, digital transformation, advanced planning, and logistics for some of the world's leading healthcare companies, including Bristol Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, Shire, Roche. Recognized for building high-performing teams and modernizing global supply networks, Jounal is passionate about developing leaders, driving operational excellence, and enabling resilient, patient-focused supply chains. He holds a Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.
As pharma organizations invest heavily in digital tools, network redesign, and advanced analytics, many still struggle to translate transformation strategies into consistent, day-to-day execution. This panel focuses on how operational leaders are closing the gap between ambition and reality—ensuring new processes, technologies, and governance models actually work at the plant, warehouse, and distribution levels. Senior supply chain and operations leaders will share how they are driving adoption, managing change, aligning KPIs, and embedding continuous improvement across manufacturing, logistics, and quality teams—without slowing execution or overwhelming the organization.
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