Summary
Venkatesh Pillai is a programming leader with 17 years of clinical statistical programming experience, specializing in oncology across global Phase I–IV trials and submission-ready evidence for FDA, EMA and HTA bodies. He currently leads programming strategy for an oncology asset at GSK, owning CSR submission approaches and market access deliverables while coordinating Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Biostatistics and HEOR. Deep expertise in CDISC standards (SDTM, ADaM, define.xml, SDRG/ADRG) underpins his ability to integrate legacy data and adapt standards for rare-disease and multi-study integrated summaries. He has a proven track record setting standards strategy and building metadata-driven transformation workflows, having led CDISC adoption across large programmes at TCS and Cytel. Known as a mentor to programming teams, he pairs rigorous technical governance with pragmatic solutions for payer and regulatory evidence packages. Trained in mathematics (University of Mumbai), he brings quantitative rigor and a history of improving efficiency through reusable macros and automation.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), Mathematics at University of Mumbai