Pushker Ravindra

Data Science and Engineering Lead

Pushker Ravindra is the Data Science & Engineering Lead at Bayer Crop Science, based in Bengaluru, India. With over 15 years of experience in data science, engineering, analytics, and computational biology, he leads a diverse team focused on delivering data-driven solutions in agriculture. His responsibilities include promoting best practices in data science and engineering, enabling data modernization, and developing automated data workflows.

Ravindra has a strong academic background, holding a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, an Executive General Management Program from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, and a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics from University College Dublin, Ireland. His doctoral research focused on the evolution of short linear motifs and intrinsic disorder in viral proteins.

In addition to his leadership role, he is passionate about employee development and spearheads the Data/Digital Fluency program at Bayer, which aims to upskill colleagues in data science. He has also been involved in various outreach activities to cultivate industry-ready talent and foster collaborations with external partners. Throughout his career, Ravindra has received multiple awards for his contributions to data science and software development in the agricultural sector.1

Experience

Data Science & Engineering Lead at Bayer Crop Science (July 2020 - Present)

Data Engineering Lead at Bayer Crop Science (January 2020 - June 2020), Data Analytics Lead at Bayer Crop Science (March 2017 - January 2020), Data Scientist at Bayer Crop Science (July 2013 - March 2017), Scientist - II at Genome International (March 2011 - March 2013), Graduate Student at University College Dublin (April 2006 - September 2010), Research Fellow at Universidad Miguel Hernández (July 2003 - March 2006), Research Fellow at Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (January 2002 - June 2003)

Education

Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Executive General Management Program in General Management, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics, University College Dublin, Thesis: Evolution of Short Linear Motifs and Intrinsic Disorder in Viral Proteins