Ruchi has been working as a Manager in Oncology strategy practice from the India office and has been with Putnam for more than 4 years. She has successfully supported Oncology strategy leads while working with diverse biopharma clients. She has provided detailed foundational research and synthesized client valued outcomes for numerous biopharma projects in Oncology with core focus on early phase portfolio optimization or LCM planning for approved assets, diagnostics, tumor landscaping or due diligence. With a Ph.D. in CNS cancer (GBM), Ruchi has over 15 years of experience in cancer biology, drug discovery, and cancer signaling pathways. Prior to joining Putnam, she has worked as a post- doctoral researcher at Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida and Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri