Avinash Shrivastava

Avinash Shrivastava is a seasoned IT professional, specializing in the Lifescience/Healthcare domain, with a strong background in providing customer-focused solutions and building high-performance agile teams.

With a proven track record in areas such as LifeScience/Healthcare Practice Management, Engagement/Account Management, P/L Management, and Pre-Sales, Avinash excels in client relationship management, testing/validation, and implementing methodologies like Agile, Scrum, ITIL, and Six Sigma.

In addition to his expertise in Lifescience/Healthcare, Avinash boasts extensive experience in Cybersecurity and GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance), covering a wide range of areas including IT Risk Management, IT Security Audit, Data Privacy regulations like GDPR, Cloud Security in AWS and Azure, compliance frameworks like HIPAA, HITRUST, SOX ITGC, PCI DSS, and more.

Avinash's domain-specific experience in Lifescience/Healthcare includes FDA GxP Validation, COTS Program Management, FDA Regulated Program/Portfolio Management, and familiarity with tools and systems such as SAP, PLM, MES, LIMS, Salesforce, and Oracle LifeScience Suite.

His domain knowledge spans across FDA regulations, quality systems, and validations, as well as expertise in various standards such as GAMP 5, CSV, ISO 14971, 21 CFR Part 820/11, ISO 13485/17025, and more.

Avinash's educational background includes Certificate programs in Medical Device, Biotech, Clinical Trials, and Regulatory Affairs from the University of California, Santa Cruz, as well as a Master of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Science in Electronics.

His professional experience includes roles like Industry Principal (Life Science & Healthcare) at HCL Technologies, Engagement Manager at Syntel Inc., Senior Manager of Software Test & GRC at Celera Corp., Software Consultant at Cisco Systems, and Software Engineer at DCM Technologies (formerly DCM Data Systems).