Udit Batra, PhD, is head of Merck’s Consumer Health Care division. Dr. Batra is also a member of the Pharmaceutical Executive Committee.
Dr. Batra joined Merck from Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics, where he was previously head of global public health and market access, based in Boston. Prior to that, he served in a range of executive management positions including global head of corporate strategy at Novartis headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, as well as country president in Australia.
Udit Batra started his career as a research engineer at Merck & Co. in West Point, Pennsylvania. In 2001, he joined McKinsey where he worked across the healthcare, consumer and non-profit sectors as a senior engagement manager. In 2004, he was appointed global brand director for the Wound Care Franchise at Johnson & Johnson, before joining Novartis in 2006.
Dr. Batra has a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University and a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering with distinction from University of Delaware.
Udit Batra was born in India and is a US citizen.
