Madhu Balachandran Amgen, Inc.

Madhavan (Madhu) Balachandran is Amgen’s executive vice president, Operations. Balachandran oversees the company's global manufacturing operations, quality, product and process engineering, and capital projects. 

From October 2007 to August 2012, Balachandran served as Amgen’s senior vice president, Manufacturing, responsible for operations at Amgen’s commercial manufacturing locations and Amgen’s supply chain. Before that he spent five years in Puerto Rico as vice president, Puerto Rico Operations, with responsibility for all manufacturing in Puerto Rico as well as major capital projects designed to establish a bulk manufacturing operation on the island. Since joining Amgen in 1997, Balachandran also held roles as vice president, Information Management, and director, Engineering Operations Services. 

Before joining Amgen, Balachandran worked in a number of professional and senior management roles at Burroughs Wellcome, Battelle Memorial Institute, and Copley Pharmaceuticals in engineering, manufacturing, and consulting.

Balachandran holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, an MS in chemical engineering from the State University of New York in Buffalo, and an MBA from East Carolina University.