Farouk Adams Umaru (He / Him)

I am an experienced global healthcare executive with over 20 years of experience in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and life sciences industries. My expertise lies in optimizing supply chains, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving quality assurance programs across global markets. As a strategic thinker, I have proven my ability to decrease operational costs, enhance the efficiency of business processes, and guide. Delivering long-term results for mission-driven firms that prioritize operational excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvements is my commitment. Major accomplishments. • Led a $50M+ regional regulatory compliance initiative across 34 countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia—driving harmonized policy adoption and strengthening pharmaceutical oversight capacity. • Engineered supply chain reforms that reduced stockout rates by 38% across 30 locations, directly improving access to essential diagnostics and therapeutics in under-resourced regions. • Guided over 410 laboratories in 30 countries toward international accreditation (ISO 17025, ISO 15189 and ISO 13485), elevating quality standards and compliance in line with WHO prequalification and national regulatory benchmarks. • Successfully supported the acquisition of over $300M in new project funding, including USAID, CDC, and donor-funded health system strengthening and pharmaceutical quality assurance initiatives. • I have designed and led over 30 technical training modules, which have reached over 1,000 healthcare professionals and regulators across Africa and Asia, thereby enhancing regional capacity for laboratory systems and supply chain performance. Value Offer I am dedicated to working with cross-functional teams to meet operational goals, streamline procedures, and improve product quality. With a background in strategic planning, business development, and stakeholder engagement, I support the company’s mission to deliver measurable results. My experience includes a successful track record of leading international healthcare operations, pharmaceutical laboratory and clinical supply chains, program execution and regulatory affairs compliance. I lead with a results-driven approach aimed at promoting business growth and achieving sustained success. Under my leadership, your firm would lower operational costs, optimize processes, and achieve long-term success in a competitive market.