Dr. Mahesh Iyer

Mahesh currently heads Innovation and Technology for the Global Data Operations group in Parexel, and also heads the group in India. Prior to this role, Mahesh was a co-founder of Sineflex Solutions LLP, a consulting firm focused on enabling and accelerating innovation in the healthcare space. He was also the head of the BIRAC funded med-tech accelerator located at the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, IIIT Hyderabad. In this role, Mahesh was responsible for mentoring startups in the medtech space, and helping them scale their products and solutions. Mahesh Iyer has over 20 years of experience in research and development in healthcare. He has been responsible for guiding many products through the development life-cycle. Before co-founding Sineflex Solutions, Mahesh was at Novartis in various roles, including Site Head, Biostatistics at Hyderabad, and Global head for Exploratory Safety and Statistical Analytics. Prior to Novartis, Mahesh worked with Bristol Myers Squibb and Boehringer Ingelheim.