Presently, Sumant Ramachandra is Senior VP, Chief Science & Technology Officer at Baxter International, Inc. Dr. Ramachandra is also on the board of Arog Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

In his past career Dr. Ramachandra occupied the position of Senior Vice President, Head-Research & Development at Pfizer Essential Health, Chief Scientific Officer & SVP-Regulatory Affairs at Hospira, Inc., President-Research & Development at Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. and Vice President for Schering-Plough Corp.

He received an undergraduate degree from Rutgers State University of New Jersey, a doctorate from the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.