Piyali Sarkar
Director Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Piyali Sarkar is a procurement and supply chain leader dedicated to building resilient, high-performing pharmaceutical supply networks that ensure uninterrupted access to essential medicines. With 13 years of global procurement experience and an Executive MBA from NYU Stern, she has transformed sourcing from a transactional function into a strategic driver of value, risk mitigation, and sustainable growth.
Piyali leads global category strategies spanning APIs, excipients, injectables, and complex services—balancing quality, compliance, cost discipline, and continuity of supply. She excels in navigating volatile API markets, designing dual-sourcing strategies, strengthening global supplier partnerships, and streamlining fragmented ecosystems into scalable, efficient networks.
Deeply collaborative across Quality, R&D, Finance, Regulatory, and Operations, Piyali is passionate about advancing industry conversations on supply chain resilience, ethical sourcing, supplier innovation, and the future of global API diversification. She champions procurement as a critical enabler of patient care, ensuring secure and sustainable supply chains worldwide.
Seminars
- Identifying and assessing geopolitical, regulatory, and logistical risks in R&D supply networks
- Leveraging data and supplier intelligence to anticipate disruptions before they impact timelines
- Creating agile procurement response models that ensure continuity in critical R&D programs
