Harish Mundre
Head of IT – Global Cell Therapy Development & Operations at AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca•Santa Monica, California, United States
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★ I am a passionate technologist and an entrepreneur. I lead a team of technology experts focused on partnering with our customers to solve, design, and build modern infrastructure solutions to meet their IT requirements to time to market their products and services. ★ I have deep experience in building and managing on-premise IT infrastructure, Hybrid, and Public Cloud. ★ My success is driven by my ability to build strategies that leverage technology to improve technical and business operations performance. ★ Leverages a unique mix of strategic and analytical expertise, consistently exceeding performance goals by aligning strong teams' efforts with organizational objectives. ☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲☲ Specialties: Cloud Strategy and Rationalization | Modern Infrastructure | Containers | Cloud Migration | Cloud Management | Cost Optimization | Security & Compliance | GxP Qualification and Validation | Team Leadership | Process Improvement | Disaster Recovery | Cost Containment | Systems/Application Performance |Enterprise Infrastructure | Fortune 200 Experience
Career Timeline
- AstraZenecaCurrent2025–Present· 1 yr 9 mos
- Executive Director, Head of Information Technology, Global Cell Therapy Development and OperationsCurrent2025–Present
- Mar 2021–Dec 2024· 3 yrs 9 mos
- Vice President, Information TechnologyMar 2021–Dec 2024
- 2021–2022· 1 yr
- Advisor, Technology2021–2022
- Jul 2018–Mar 2021· 2 yrs 8 mos
- Co-Founder and Chief Technology OfficerJul 2018–Mar 2021
- Oct 2004–Jun 2018· 13 yrs 8 mos
- Principal Architect - Cloud ArchitectureJun 2014–Jun 2018
- Global Service LeadMar 2008–May 2014
- Sr. IS Architect /Storage Service ManagerOct 2004–Mar 2011
- Nov 1999–Nov 2004· 5 yrs
- Technical Lead - Back line product supportNov 1999–Nov 2004
Education
Chief Technology Officer
Wharton Executive Education
Project Management Certificate Program
Project and Program Management
Caltech
Bachellors in Engineering
Electronics and Communication
Bangalore UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
MBA