Karthik Bodducherla Director, Applications Development, IQVIA
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About

Karthik Bodducherla is a Director, Applications Development at IQVIA and an engineering leader in Salesforce-based life sciences CRM platforms, specializing in compliance-first delivery governance, quality engineering, and automation strategy. He publishes and reviews work at the intersection of CRM, privacy, and secure enterprise systems, and contributes globally as a peer reviewer, program committee member, speaker, and awards judge.

Role: Director, Applications Development, IQVIA (Mesa, Arizona, USA)

Focus: Enterprise CRM engineering and quality engineering leadership for regulated life sciences platforms. I lead validated delivery governance, test automation strategy, and compliance-first DevOps across Salesforce-based omnichannel CRM ecosystems (web, iOS, integrations).

Experience: 16+ years driving quality engineering, automation, and delivery governance in life sciences and healthcare.

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Expertise

Core strengths

Life Sciences CRM on Salesforce (OCE)Quality Engineering StrategyTest Automation (Web, iOS, API)Validated DevOps and CI/CDRisk-Based TestingCompliance (SOC2, HIPAA, 21 CFR Part 11)

Highlights

Selected

Experience

Employment

IQVIA · IQVIA · IQVIA · QuintilesIMS Asia Pacific · IMS Health · IMS Health · 360 Vantage (an IMS Health company) · SEO Software Solutions

Background

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech), Information Technology, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Kakinada, India (2009)

Credentials

Professional memberships

Professional memberships

  • IEEE — Senior Member (SMIEEE)
  • IETE — Fellow
  • SAS Society — SAS Eminent Fellow (SEFM)

Awards

Judging & recognition

Awards & judging

  • BIG Innovation Awards (Business Intelligence Group) — Judge (2026). Evaluated 11 submissions; certificate on file. Public judge listing: https://www.bintelligence.com/judges/karthik-bodducherla
  • The Webby Awards — Judge (2026). Evaluated 30 submissions; certificate on file. https://www.webbyawards.com/
  • RoseHack — Hackathon judge. Assessed projects for innovation, feasibility, technical execution, and user value.
  • NCWIT Aspirations in Computing — Reviewer/Judge. Supported student and early-career recognition.

Leadership

Mentoring & community

Highlights

  • Built and led global Quality Engineering and DevOps operating models across distributed teams, strengthening governance, metrics, and execution quality.
  • Established standard automation frameworks and KPIs, improving regression efficiency, release readiness, and defect containment in regulated delivery.
  • Mentored engineers and leads across geographies; partnered with product, architecture, and vendor teams to align delivery with compliance expectations.