Rohit Murthy
External Supply & Plasma Innovation
Takeda
Irvine, CA USA
“You don’t have to stick with the same thing forever. There’s always room to grow and learn. As long as you build up your base and your skillset, you can do whatever!”
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Milestones
My road in life has been direct.
When I was a little kid, I wanted to build cars.
While visiting India, I noticed the country had a problem with rolling blackouts I wasn’t used to in the US, and it got me more interested in engineering and infrastructure.
When I visited the villages over there, I noticed that people were far sicker than most people over here too.
I came to the University of California, Irvine (UCI) thinking I was going to go into oil and gas, so I started out studying chemical engineering.
As I took more classes, I realized I wanted to help people on a greater scale.
I wound up switching to a focus on electricity, particularly its impact on medical devices and pharmaceuticals.
I love working in biotech because it allows me to use all my interests and skills to help as many people as I can.
Keep following my journey
Education
High School
Career
External Supply & Plasma Innovation
I try to get better quality blood donations in order to assist in plasma-based therapeutics.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Science
Engineering
Problem Solving
Day to Day
I work in external supply and plasma innovation. Specifically, I work in human blood plasma derived therapeutics. We take human blood plasma from donations and purify out a protein, something that someone needs if they have a rare disease. I work on the upstream / business side of things in trying to get more donors and better donations. I travel a lot.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for college students
Talk to your professors about the research they are doing. Be aware of current trends and knowledge coming out of the industry so you can stay ahead of the game. Join as many clubs as you can and network.
Recommended Education
My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Myself:
"I should spend my time job hunting instead of doing research. Maybe this isn’t the right path for me."
