Wahaj Siddiqui
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Bio
Gaurav Ray Chaudhury
I have known Wahaj since 2017, when I served as his reporting manager for a resource planning and deployment project, which he was leading from offshore. As a part of this new project, Wahaj designed the pharmaceutical salesforce deployment for a specialty based organization, which had a product portfolio across Urology, Orthopedics, and Endocrinology. Wahaj's key strengths lie in analytical thinking and communication. He independently managed the clients, captured requirements, brainstormed on design and synthesis of the analyses, and finally delivered on time and with high accuracy. He received very positive response from the client on overall client management and engagement. Wahaj has also made significant strides in investing in creativity and innovations. He diligently prioritized the learnings from ongoing operations, and identified key areas of transformation in his workstream. He led a widely appreciated transformation exercise followed by structured change management to implement the changes. He has acquired multiple transferable skills from his current engagement, such as analytical thinking and attention to details, which are required for any stream of business, profession or education. He is a quick learner and a great colleague to work with!
Vinayak Poddar
I worked closely with Wahaj on a sales force compensation engagement for a pharmaceutical major in the US Healthcare market. Right from the onset, I realized that Wahaj had tremendous motivation to learn new tasks and took initiatives to simplify complex concepts that can be easily explained to the clients - his strong problem solving and analytical ability, not only to process data but also to drive insights from it, is something rare to find at his tenure. All this coupled with strong written and interpersonal communication make him an ideal fit for the consulting industry. Once Wahaj gains expertise and domain knowledge under his belt, I'm pretty sue he'll be an ideal fit for the data driven consulting industry. My experience while working with him at ZS was phenomenal!
Gaurav Ray Chaudhury
I have known Wahaj since 2017, when I served as his reporting manager for a resource planning and deployment project, which he was leading from offshore. As a part of this new project, Wahaj designed the pharmaceutical salesforce deployment for a specialty based organization, which had a product portfolio across Urology, Orthopedics, and Endocrinology. Wahaj's key strengths lie in analytical thinking and communication. He independently managed the clients, captured requirements, brainstormed on design and synthesis of the analyses, and finally delivered on time and with high accuracy. He received very positive response from the client on overall client management and engagement. Wahaj has also made significant strides in investing in creativity and innovations. He diligently prioritized the learnings from ongoing operations, and identified key areas of transformation in his workstream. He led a widely appreciated transformation exercise followed by structured change management to implement the changes. He has acquired multiple transferable skills from his current engagement, such as analytical thinking and attention to details, which are required for any stream of business, profession or education. He is a quick learner and a great colleague to work with!
Vinayak Poddar
I worked closely with Wahaj on a sales force compensation engagement for a pharmaceutical major in the US Healthcare market. Right from the onset, I realized that Wahaj had tremendous motivation to learn new tasks and took initiatives to simplify complex concepts that can be easily explained to the clients - his strong problem solving and analytical ability, not only to process data but also to drive insights from it, is something rare to find at his tenure. All this coupled with strong written and interpersonal communication make him an ideal fit for the consulting industry. Once Wahaj gains expertise and domain knowledge under his belt, I'm pretty sue he'll be an ideal fit for the data driven consulting industry. My experience while working with him at ZS was phenomenal!
Gaurav Ray Chaudhury
I have known Wahaj since 2017, when I served as his reporting manager for a resource planning and deployment project, which he was leading from offshore. As a part of this new project, Wahaj designed the pharmaceutical salesforce deployment for a specialty based organization, which had a product portfolio across Urology, Orthopedics, and Endocrinology. Wahaj's key strengths lie in analytical thinking and communication. He independently managed the clients, captured requirements, brainstormed on design and synthesis of the analyses, and finally delivered on time and with high accuracy. He received very positive response from the client on overall client management and engagement. Wahaj has also made significant strides in investing in creativity and innovations. He diligently prioritized the learnings from ongoing operations, and identified key areas of transformation in his workstream. He led a widely appreciated transformation exercise followed by structured change management to implement the changes. He has acquired multiple transferable skills from his current engagement, such as analytical thinking and attention to details, which are required for any stream of business, profession or education. He is a quick learner and a great colleague to work with!
Vinayak Poddar
I worked closely with Wahaj on a sales force compensation engagement for a pharmaceutical major in the US Healthcare market. Right from the onset, I realized that Wahaj had tremendous motivation to learn new tasks and took initiatives to simplify complex concepts that can be easily explained to the clients - his strong problem solving and analytical ability, not only to process data but also to drive insights from it, is something rare to find at his tenure. All this coupled with strong written and interpersonal communication make him an ideal fit for the consulting industry. Once Wahaj gains expertise and domain knowledge under his belt, I'm pretty sue he'll be an ideal fit for the data driven consulting industry. My experience while working with him at ZS was phenomenal!
Gaurav Ray Chaudhury
I have known Wahaj since 2017, when I served as his reporting manager for a resource planning and deployment project, which he was leading from offshore. As a part of this new project, Wahaj designed the pharmaceutical salesforce deployment for a specialty based organization, which had a product portfolio across Urology, Orthopedics, and Endocrinology. Wahaj's key strengths lie in analytical thinking and communication. He independently managed the clients, captured requirements, brainstormed on design and synthesis of the analyses, and finally delivered on time and with high accuracy. He received very positive response from the client on overall client management and engagement. Wahaj has also made significant strides in investing in creativity and innovations. He diligently prioritized the learnings from ongoing operations, and identified key areas of transformation in his workstream. He led a widely appreciated transformation exercise followed by structured change management to implement the changes. He has acquired multiple transferable skills from his current engagement, such as analytical thinking and attention to details, which are required for any stream of business, profession or education. He is a quick learner and a great colleague to work with!
Vinayak Poddar
I worked closely with Wahaj on a sales force compensation engagement for a pharmaceutical major in the US Healthcare market. Right from the onset, I realized that Wahaj had tremendous motivation to learn new tasks and took initiatives to simplify complex concepts that can be easily explained to the clients - his strong problem solving and analytical ability, not only to process data but also to drive insights from it, is something rare to find at his tenure. All this coupled with strong written and interpersonal communication make him an ideal fit for the consulting industry. Once Wahaj gains expertise and domain knowledge under his belt, I'm pretty sue he'll be an ideal fit for the data driven consulting industry. My experience while working with him at ZS was phenomenal!
Experience
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Airfinity Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Information Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Economist
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Jan 2022 - Present
• Modelled flu and COVID-19 vaccine demand (time-series) for multiple countries using R. • Briefed a former British Prime Minister on global health security invesments • Forecasted disease burden and estimated economic cost of various infectious diseases. • Modelled flu and COVID-19 vaccine demand (time-series) for multiple countries using R. • Briefed a former British Prime Minister on global health security invesments • Forecasted disease burden and estimated economic cost of various infectious diseases.
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COVINTS
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India
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Political Economy Intern
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Sep 2020 - Nov 2020
• Conducted a risk analysis on Indian energy imports with a focus on Iranian geopolitics • Created infographics in preparation for a workshop on understanding the Chinese political economics of Supply-Side Structural Reforms in China. • Handled translations of confidential material from English to Urdu • Conducted a risk analysis on Indian energy imports with a focus on Iranian geopolitics • Created infographics in preparation for a workshop on understanding the Chinese political economics of Supply-Side Structural Reforms in China. • Handled translations of confidential material from English to Urdu
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ZS
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate Consultant
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Jan 2019 - Apr 2019
• Formulated quarterly sales targets for 200 sales representatives across the NSAID and Genetic Disease space using macroeconomic forecasts and company performance.• Created a major financial forecasting plan using consumer demand metrics for a sales team of 600 employees for a French pharmaceutical giant.• Triangulated the Source of Business for an anticoagulant in the Canadian marketplace using Excel-based models.• Increased sales by 6% by conducting an incentive compensation analysis of the Neurosciences sales plan in a medium-sized American pharmaceutical firm. Show less
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Senior Associate
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Aug 2016 - Dec 2018
• Designed and implemented employee promotions for various sales forces spanning across ~500 pharmaceutical representatives • Enhanced sales operations processes to reduce cycle time by 40%• Formulated quarterly sales targets for 200 sales representatives across the NSAID and Genetic Disease space • Computed performance payouts worth ~$10M across 2 brands for a sales force of 200
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Ecosible Recyclers Pvt Ltd
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India
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Environmental Services
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Project Intern
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Mar 2015 - Apr 2016
• Lead a team of 6 budding engineers to deliver a profitable and efficient process to procure Activated Carbon and Silica from Rice Husk Ash • Devised and implemented experiments to derive the Activated Carbon and Silica in the Rice Husk Ash • Submitted blueprints for Rice Husk Ash separation processing • Lead a team of 6 budding engineers to deliver a profitable and efficient process to procure Activated Carbon and Silica from Rice Husk Ash • Devised and implemented experiments to derive the Activated Carbon and Silica in the Rice Husk Ash • Submitted blueprints for Rice Husk Ash separation processing
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Cetex Petrochemicals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Intern
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May 2014 - Jun 2014
Cetex Petrochemicals is a manufacturer of Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) and Secondary Butyl Alcohol (SBA). My responsibilities included: • Monitoring flow processes essential to the economical functioning of the plant. • Examining the energy consumption and wastage of the various processes in the plant. Cetex Petrochemicals is a manufacturer of Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) and Secondary Butyl Alcohol (SBA). My responsibilities included: • Monitoring flow processes essential to the economical functioning of the plant. • Examining the energy consumption and wastage of the various processes in the plant.
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Education
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2020 - 2021
SOAS University of London
Master's degree, Economics -
2018 - 2020
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Graduate Diploma, Economics -
2012 - 2016
National Institute of Technology, Trichy
Engineer’s Degree, Chemical Engineering -
2010 - 2012
The Millennium School
High School, Physical Sciences -
1998 - 2010
The Indian High School, Dubai
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