2024 Annual Conference - Speaker Bios

Gunjan Aggarwal

Executive Director - Data Strategy & Marketing Data Solutions, Novartis

Gunjan is a seasoned business professional with expertise in pharma data strategy and analytics, focusing on areas such as rare diseases, product launches, and more. With a rich background in omnichannel marketing, Gunjan brings a unique perspective to leveraging data and analytics for strategic decision-making and driving business growth in the pharmaceutical industry.

Ashwin Anand

Engagement Manager, Life Sciences, FORIAN Inc

As the Engagement Manager in the Commercial Services team, Ashwin works extensively with Forian’s robust Real-World Data products, including both internal partners and external clients, towards the end delivery of analytic solutions to our clients. Ashwin has worked in the Real-World Data space for multiple years, having roles in Sales Enablement and Integrated Solutions Design. Combined with his experience as an Epidemiologist, Ashwin uses both clinical and commercial experience to support Forian’s client types across the Life Science and Healthcare landscape.

Yalcin Baltali

Director, Resource Optimization, Novartis

Yalcin currently holds the position of Director of Resource Optimization at Novartis, where he leads data-driven initiatives aimed at maximizing the impact of IM US investments. With a strong passion for efficiency and profitability, Yalcin incorporates marketing mix models and leverages his expertise in operations research optimization to strategically allocate resources and drive optimal results.

Prior to joining Novartis, Yalcin gained valuable experience at BMS, where he was responsible for US Commercial Analytics. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, he successfully provided strategic insights and solutions for business challenges. Yalcin's professional journey also includes roles at Boehringer Ingelheim (BI), Pfizer, and IMS Health (IQVIA) in healthcare consulting, showcasing his diverse experience in the pharmaceutical industry. With a solid background in pharmaceutical marketing and sales, Yalcin possesses exceptional analytical skills and proficiency honed through academic knowledge and training. He excels in conducting statistical models for commercial effectiveness and determining optimal budget allocation. Yalcin also brings expertise in AI/ML approaches, targeting and segmentation, sales force analytics, forecasting, and market research.

Yalcin recently completed his Executive Master's degree in Consulting and Coaching for Change at INSEAD. He holds an MBA from Temple University and an MS in Applied Statistics from Purdue University, Indianapolis. Yalcin's educational journey began with a BA degree in Mathematics from METU, Turkey. Currently, he serves as an adjunct faculty associate at Columbia University, teaching strategy and analytics. Residing in Princeton Junction, NJ, Yalcin enjoys a fulfilling family life with his wife and 4-year-old son. In his rare moments of spare time, he finds solace in reading, taking walks, and exploring new destinations through travel.

Tanmoy Bose

Decision Analytics Manager, ZS Associates

Tanmoy has an overall experience of 10 years in consulting experience working primarily across pharma and telecom clients with 7+ years of deep expertise across pharma commercial and medical analytics. He has helped multiple pharma clients in deriving meaningful insights from real world healthcare data, strategizing commercial and medical engagement tactics by leveraging advanced analytics approach.

Matthieu Buot de l'Epine

Team Lead, Machine Learning Engineering, ODAIA Intelligence

After earning his Master's degree in Data Science from EPFL, Matthieu embarked on his professional journey at ODAIA Intelligence, focusing on research projects. There, he pioneered the application of innovative process mining techniques to map out customer journeys across various sectors, such as pharmaceuticals and e-commerce. Later, as ODAIA began to expand, Matthieu contributed his skills as a Machine Learning Engineer to various facets of the Maptual product, enhancing its development and reach.

Rajesh Choudhary

Senior Director - Data Science and AI, Axtria

Rajesh Choudhary is the Data Science and AI Practice Lead at Axtria Inc. He brings over 20 years of expertise in diverse domains, from data science, AI/Gen AI, and cloud transformation to commercial data products and ML engineering/operations. Rajesh built the first end-to-end productized implementation of a commercial data-to-insights platform for a major pharma company and scaled their DQ and rule management solutions for sales and data science teams. He has implemented multiple large cloud-modernization programs, covering commercial data, data science platforms, and ML engineering implementations.

Rajesh specializes in AI/ML implementation, data transformation, strategy, and enterprise solution architecture. He is an alumnus of the prestigious Indian Institute of Management and is uniquely celebrated for his exceptional problem-solving skills and empathetic approach.

With a track record of exemplary leadership and after making significant contributions to industry leaders like Cognizant, Tech Mahindra, and Optum, Rajesh empowers individuals to realize their full potential. He is committed to driving innovation and growth in the life sciences sector. His wealth of expertise and many conference forum experiences make him an ideal speaker to help others navigate the complexities of simplifying data science and Gen AI challenges.

Kevin Coltin

Manager, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Kevin works on applying advanced analytical methods to challenging problems in life sciences, such as improving medication adherence, optimizing sales call planning and messaging, clinical trials, and safety reporting. Some of his recent work in commercial analytics includes optimizing marketing with predictive and generative AI, measuring the effectiveness of sales calls using causal inference methodologies, and using clustering & segmentation to drive product strategy. He has a master’s degree in mathematics and experience designing and implementing statistical and machine learning approaches.

Kaihua Ding

Director, Data Science & AI, AstraZeneca

Dr. Kaihua Ding currently works as the Director of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at AstraZeneca PLC and serves as an AI panelist for the National Science Foundation's SBIR/STTR program. His professional experience spans academia, including the University of Chicago, and leadership roles in machine learning at 3 different Fortune 500 companies.

Sarah Donner

Omnichannel Marketing and Field Force Effectiveness Lead, Mirati Therapeutics (a Bristol Myers Squibb company)

Sarah Donner is an experienced life sciences commercial operations leader and brand strategist. She has worked as a field sales representative, marketing professional and brand leader over her nearly 20-year career in the pharmaceutical industry. Before joining Mirati Therapeutics in 2021, she led key opinion leader marketing for Deciphera Pharmaceuticals and was HCP brand lead at Pfizer Oncology.

Alison Edwards

Principal Data Scientist, Symphony Health, an ICON plc Company

Alison Edwards is an expert in healthcare analytics and biostatistics, with 20 years of experience and contributions to over 50 publications including the Annals of Internal Medicine, the New England Journal of Medicine, and JAMA. With a background in academia and industry, her focus is on clinical trials, real world evidence, and health economics outcomes research to guide the development of clinical interventions. Edwards received her M.Stat. from the Department of Medicine at the University of Utah, and currently works as Principal Data Scientist for Symphony Health, an ICON plc Company.

Brian Garino

Director - Data Strategy & Acquisition, Novartis

Brian is an analytics professional with statistical modeling and measurement science expertise in both Healthcare and CPG industries and brings a unique perspective for enhancing collective organizational IQ by inspiring clear, action oriented and value driven data strategies to accelerate demand.

Suman Giri

Vice President, Pfizer

Suman Giri is the Global head of commercial data science and AI at Pfizer. Suman has held several data science leadership roles in his career including a Head of global data science role at Merck, Director of Data Science & Consulting at CitiusTech, and Data Science Manager at Highmark Inc., among others. He holds a Ph.D. in Advanced Infrastructure Systems from Carnegie Mellon University. His multi-faceted experience reflects not only his expertise but also his unwavering passion for leveraging data to create impactful solutions.

Devon Grochowski

VP RWE Consulting, IPM.ai

Devon brings over a decade of healthcare and life sciences data analytics experience and has partnered extensively with emerging through large pharma across their product lifecycle to obtain overall growth objectives through both quantitative and qualitative analysis.

Prior to joining IPM.ai, Devon was a Senior Manager with Symphony Health Solutions, a Director with DRG Consulting and prior to that an Engagement Manager at IQVIA and founding member of their IDN Center of Excellence. Her previous experiences were in clinical research at PRA Health Sciences and population health management at Pennsylvania’s Department of Health.​

Devon attended Pennsylvania State University and King’s College where she earned a B.S. in Life Sciences and a M.S. in Healthcare Administration.

Alice Harmon

VP, Data & Analytics, Merkle

Alice spearheads Merkle’s Health and Non-Profit Analytics division, boasting a robust 20-year career as an analytics executive. Her expertise spans Media and Marketing Analytics, Data Management, Omnichannel Attribution, and Optimization. Drawing from her extensive experience, Alice delivers data-driven solutions that aid health clients in refining processes and methodologies. She employs advanced analytics to optimize the overall customer experience, ensuring tangible improvements in efficiency and effectiveness for her clients.

Markus Hauser, MD

Enginologi, Inc; Cytokinetics, Inc.

Markus Hauser is an entrepreneurial data, analytics, and technology innovator in the biotech/pharma industry. He is the founder of Enginologi, a company offering commercial AI solutions that help biotech and pharma companies achieve higher impact with where, when, and how they deploy commercial messages, channels, and services. Across the globe, 25+ biotech/pharma companies are leveraging Enginologi solutions to drive significant impact on brand growth. Markus has built out the data, advanced analytics, and insights capabilities at Cytokinetics and Biogen. Prior to that, he was responsible for Tysabri Marketing, International Operations, and New Product Commercialization across different geographies at Biogen. He is a co-founder of AdPilot (New York), a company that delivers accountability to mass media advertising of consumer packaged goods companies. Markus started his career in biotech/pharma at ZS Associates (Frankfurt, Boston) and Booz & Co (now Strategy&, New York). Markus received a BA/MBA/PhD from the Univ. of Zurich and completed a Post-Doc at the Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania.

Karin Hayes

Senior Vice President, Analytics Products, OptimizeRx

In her current role, Ms. Hayes leads the development of innovative media solutions designed to optimize omni-channel healthcare marketing programs. Karin’s team also delivers analytics services and solutions to address key business questions and provide insights for effective commercial planning and decision-making. Ms. Hayes as also led product management for the Promotional Effectiveness line of business at ICON Symphony Health. She worked with some of the industry’s largest clients to support them in understanding unmet medical needs and commercial opportunities, building award winning sales and marketing software, and facilitating better diagnosis, earlier treatment and outcomes using machine learning algorithms and advanced modeling techniques.

Wei Huang

Director, Resource Optimization, Novartis

Wei Huang currently serves the Director of Resource Optimization at Novartis, leading initiatives aimed at maximizing the impact of investments in Neuroscience and RLT therapeutic areas. Previously, Wei led advanced analytics projects at IQVIA, collaborating with cross-functional teams to address clients' business challenges. Before joining IQVIA, she contributed to Ipsen biopharmaceutical.

With a substantial background in pharmaceutical marketing and sales, Wei excels in multi-channel promotion, sales targeting, APLD study, and payer analytics. She demonstrates proficiency in statistical analysis and machine learning studies. Wei earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Michigan State University and completed her master’s and bachelor’s degrees at Peking University, China.

Scott Hull

Senior Director, Advanced Analytics, Regeneron Healthcare Solutions

Scott Hull is a Senior Director of Insights and Analytics at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. Scott is proficient in R, Python, and SPSS, and is a Veeva Certified Administrator. He is an past member of the Pharmaceutical Manufactures Scientific Association (PMSA) board. In addition to his role at Regeneron, Scott is an Adjunct Professor of Analytics at Boston University. He instructs master-level courses in Descriptive, Predictive, and Prescriptive Analytics, imparting his knowledge and experience to the next generation of data-driven decision-makers.

Pouyan Jahangiri, Ph.D.

Director of Data Science and Machine Learning, ODAIA Intelligence

Pouyan has a decade of experience in data analytics and Machine Learning. He is adept in productizing intelligent solutions through sustainable pipelines and his leadership fosters cross-functional collaborations that enhance organizational objectives and operational efficacy. Pouyan focuses on creating scalable machine learning lifecycles and has facilitated partnerships with leading tech companies, significantly advancing the department's capabilities in data analytics, system architecture, and Machine Learning applications like real-world time series forecasting.

Sathyan Kallamparambil

Senior Manager - Operations, Genpact

Sathyan Kallamparambil is distinguished analytics professional, boasting over 18 years of experience in leading analytical services across the Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, and CPG industries.

His comprehensive skill set includes business analytics, sales force effectiveness, market research, statistical analysis, forecasting, business development, solution design, transition, operations delivery and quality audits, all of which contribute to driving strategic growth and enhancing overall performance.

Prakash Karaka

Chief AI Officer, Chryselys

Prakash is currently Chief AI Officer at Chryselys. He has 17 years of experience in AI, Data Analytics, and Machine Learning. He has extensive experience working in AI companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Intel, with expertise in big data and AI technologies. Prakash is focused on tech for healthcare advancement, improving patient outcomes and industry solutions.

Hemant Kumar

Executive Director, Resource Optimization, Novartis

Advanced Analytics & Data Science Leader with 13+ years of work experience in Pharmaceutical Industry and Management Consulting. Successful track record of leading teams & solving key business questions in Resource allocation and optimization, Digital Campaign Analytics, Marketing Mix Models and Predictive Analytics. Partnering with US Innovative Medicine product, marketing strategists/experience leads, Field and finance leadership to drive business strategy by providing actionable insights on promotional investment performance, opportunity areas, channel mix recommendation & Investment allocation advisory for the inline and newly launched brands.

Hemant is an alumni of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and holds Dual Degree (B. Tech. & M. Tech.) in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology. He lives in New Jersey with his family of 5 years old son and wife. He is a nature lover and loves hiking in his leisure time.

Shubham Kumar

Manager, Strategy, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Shubham is a Strategy & Analytics Manager in Deloitte’s Life Sciences practice. With a background in advanced analytics, Shubham often serves as a quantitative strategist, working at the intersection of commercial strategy and data science teams to generate customer insights and drive growth opportunities. She has experience driving customer-centered engagement and commercial analytics for a number of large pharmaceutical and biotech clients. Shubham has a BS in Engineering and an MBA from Chicago Booth.

David Laros

Partner, Beghou Consulting

David Laros is an experienced analytics and commercial effectiveness practitioner who specializes in using advanced analytics to optimize promotional response and engagement with health care professionals, patients and organizations. Prior to joining Beghou Consulting in 2021, he was vice president of marketing sciences at WebMD, where he led global analytics-based client services and teams throughout the U.S., France, and India. He also spent more than 15 years in various analytics roles at Boehringer Ingelheim, and 10 years at Tyco Health Care.

Karen Lazan

Senior Director, Ophthalmology Marketing, Regeneron Healthcare Solutions

Karen Lazan is an award-winning healthcare marketer and innovator with a passion for leveraging creativity and new thinking to help motivate consumers and patients, drive innovation, and revitalize healthcare brands.

A Direct- to-Consumer Perspectives Hall of Fame Award winner, Karen led consumer marketing and emerging digital channel initiatives for numerous healthcare brands in the areas of ophthalmology, cardiovascular, smoking cessation, women’s health, Alzheimer’s, pain, nutritionals and personal care. She is a recognized consumer/patient expert with over 25 years’ experience at Regeneron, Pfizer, Colgate Palmolive, and Bayer. She currently leads consumer and patient marketing strategy and execution for EYLEA HD/EYLEA, a blockbuster product franchise for retinal disease at Regeneron. Karen is a multiple Award winner for her marketing campaigns and innovative digital platform work including programs such as DRA: a unique digital decision support platform at Pfizer that helped improve sales performance by +12% across three brands and Rx Remind: a consumer-friendly digital medication reminder tool on mobile and web platforms, where rollout was expanded to multiple brands and divisions.

Karen has an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business and a BS cum Laude from Cornell University.

Emily Lewis

Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Lead, UCB Biopharma

Emily Lewis is a trailblazing innovator and leader in the realm of digital health and AI. With nearly two decades of experience, she has made significant contributions to the development and adoption of cutting-edge digital health solutions. Her passion for using technology to improve patient outcomes and advance healthcare has earned her recognition as one of Fierce Healthcare’s Rising Stars in HealthTech.

Xingchu Liu

Senior Vice President, Commercial Analytics and AI, Pfizer, Inc

Xingchu Liu is both a seasoned executive and a passionate innovator in the data analytics and AI filed for almost 20 years. He is currently the Global Chief Commercial Analytics Officer at Pfizer. Previously, he was SVP, Enterprise Data Analytics & Technology at Macy’s, oversees the entire data analytics & technology organization, and responsible for accelerating the digital transformation of this American iconic retailer. Before that, he served as President of BlackLocus, a disruptive AI innovation center of excellent within Home Depot, #1 retailer in home improvement, that focused on merchandising and transforming a $120B+ B2B & B2C business to a data and AI-driven organization. Before starting his enterprise career, Xingchu worked at a number of startups with successful exists - Zilliant, TrueCar, and BlackLocus.

He is actively engaging the data analytics community and promoting the work across industries. Currently he is a member of New York Chief Data & Analytics Officer Governing Body. He has been recognized recently in CDO Magazine as one of the top leaders for his work of active transformation and tremendous effort put into using data to drive better customer experiences and improve business outcomes.

Zheng Liu

AD, Quantitative Research, Global Integrated Insights, Novartis

Zheng Liu supports analytics and insights generation work across multiple therapeutic areas in the Novartis International Integrated Insights organization. With a scientific background, Zheng holds a deep understanding of the life science & pharmaceutical industry together with an advanced analytical skillset. He is passionate about generating actionable insights with real-world data.

Vikas Mahajan

Senior Director of Data and Analytics, Indegene

Vikas Mahajan is an experienced professional specializing in advanced analytics and AI. With nearly 20 years of consulting expertise, he has worked with leading organizations in diverse industries, including life sciences, financial services, consumer products, and telecommunications.

Currently serving as the Senior Director of Data and Analytics at Indegene, Vikas oversees complex healthcare-focused projects related to advanced analytics, data enablement, and data science for global pharmaceutical manufacturers. He has successfully introduced an innovative operating model within Indegene's data and analytics practice, enabling the implementation of highly impactful solutions such as real-world data and patient analytics, predictive models for drug regimens, Machine Learning Operations (MLOps), omnichannel analytics, and more.

Michele Maier

Vice President, Therapeutic Areas, Analytics & Insights, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Inc.

I have worked in Marketing and Analytics in the pharmaceutical industry for more than 30 years, leading teams focused on driving the creation of rich holistic insights from Marketing Research and advanced analytics. My teams are responsible for informing strategy, investment and decision-making using insights generated from models. Our focus is on using analytics to accurately define business problems, develop meaningful and executable solutions and anticipate outcomes.

Anna Makarova

Director, Analytics, Chryselys

Anna leads engagement focusing on delivery and custom solution design leveraging clients’ data assets. Anna has worked in custom analytics using various health care data sources including claims, EHR and diagnostic data for over 15 years. Prior to joining Chryselys, Anna worked within the Bioinformatics group at Neogenomics, creating novel data services marrying lab data with claims to inform medical and commercial teams’ outreach strategy and patient analytics.

Olympia Mantsios

VP, Data & Analytics, Dentsu Health

Olympia is the Global VP of Data & Analytics for dentsu health, with a career dedicated to healthcare marketing analytics. Prior to her current role, she spent 8 years at Merkle, a Dentsu Aegis agency, focusing on CRM measurement and audience analytics. Olympia's expertise spans both consumer and healthcare professional campaigns, with a strong track record in various therapeutic areas such as Diabetes, Oncology, Multiple Sclerosis, and Dermatology. Her clients value her cross-therapeutic insights and unique perspective, relying on her to develop actionable and measurable strategies. Olympia contributes to dentsu health’s Thought Leadership panel and is highly sought after for her insights. With a background in mathematics and an MBA in Marketing from Baruch College, City University of New York, Olympia is driving the digital capabilities at Dentsu Health while spearheading global growth initiatives, including recent efforts in the European Union.

Suzanne Marzziotti

Principal and Head of Business Solutions, Chryselys

Through her extensive experience, Suzanne has successfully collaborated with cross-functional teams and leveraged data-led insights to drive success for her clients in the pharma industry. She has deep domain expertise in primary market research, integrating secondary data, predictive analytics and GenAI to develop business solutions. Suzanne holds a BS from Cornell University and an MBA from NYU Stern.

Kush Mathur

Director, Advanced Analytics & Optimization, Pfizer, Inc.

Kush currently is leading Marketing Measurement & Optimization Global Center of Excellence Data Science team in Pfizer where the group is responsible for measuring and maximizing the impact of the promotional spend to drive revenue growth for all Pfizer portfolio across Primary Care, Inflammation & Immunology, Rare Disease and Oncology. With over 13 years of experience in commercial analytics & optimization modeling across domains, Kush manages a global delivery teams and lead product development, strategy & analytics solutions at-scale. Kush has published in reputed international journals / conferences, including Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy, Journal of Medical Economics, Computers and Industrial Engineering, IEEE Asia-Pacific Services Computing, and Applied Mathematical Modeling. Kush received a Master of Science degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering, majoring in Operations Research from the Ohio University, along with the Bachelor of Technology in Computer Engineering from the LNM Institute of Information Technology, India.

Shweta Nanda

Chief RWD Analytics Officer, IPM.ai

Shweta brings about 20 years of progressive experience in life sciences analytics and consulting, with a strong focus on advancing patient outcomes through the application of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and real-world data. As the leader of the Analytics group at IPM.ai, she spearheads methodology development, analysis, and delivery.​

​Prior to joining IPM.ai, Shweta lead the Commercial Analytics team at Symphony Health Solutions, managed client delivery and internal teams for Sales Force Effectiveness and Market Research verticals at Cognizant.

​Shweta has a Masters degree in Mathematics from the IIT-Delhi, India and a Bachelors degree in Mathematics from St. Stephens College, Delhi University.

Christian Neckermann

President, Cogent HC, Inc.

Christian has worked in the healthcare industry for over 25 years. His career spans multiple consulting roles in large and small consulting companies. He currently leads Cogent HC, Inc. which he founded in 2005 to advise pharma and biotech companies in areas related to product launch and commercialization, including opportunity assessments for development projects, portfolio management, developing commercialization strategies, optimizing marketing spend & mix, and conducting market assessments to identify further growth potential of in-market products at all stages of their lifecycle.

Prior to Cogent Healthcare, Christian has held senior positions at Informa Business Intelligence, Inc., the Peppers & Rogers Group, and Braun Consulting. His clients include big pharma as well as early-stage biotech companies.

Christian holds an MBA from INSEAD (Fontainebleau, FRA) and a BA from Brown University (RI).

Wei Pan

Director Integrated Insights – Prostate Cancer RLT, Novartis

Wei’s role at Novartis is focused on leveraging innovative analytics and technology to uncover answers to complex business questions aimed at improving and extending the lives of prostate cancer patients. Wei has worked across rare disease, and oncology therapeutic areas in both hematology and solid tumors. Prior to joining Novartis, she was a Director of Forecasting in Hematology brands for Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Amit Pandit

Director, Commercial Analytics and Global Forecasting - Rare Diseases, Insmed

Amit is the Director, Commercial Analytics and Forecasting at Insmed, a bio-pharmaceutical company focused on serious and rare diseases. During his 24 years career, Amit has played different roles with varying responsibilities within the pharmaceutical industry, providing data-driven solutions and insights to help the commercial pharma teams deliver medicines to patients in need. His experience spans global markets and different therapeutic areas from General Medicines to Rare Diseases, Immunology and Oncology. Prior to Insmed, Amit worked for Sanofi for over 9 years where he was a part of the organization’s US Strategic Analytics and Business Intelligence teams.

Amit holds an MBA in Business Analytics from the Penn State University, and a degree in Engineering from University of Mumbai, India. He volunteers as an adjunct instructor for Penn State’s MS Analytics and MBA Strategic Management courses.

Laney Quach

Director of Data Science, Merck

Laney is a result-oriented leader with a strong desire to drive business impact, process efficiency, and innovative thinking. In this role, she leads the data science and analytics team supporting oncology for both the US and global commercial stakeholders and is responsible for driving standardization and scale to analytics capabilities. Laney is partnering closely with the Business Analytics Engagement team and other cross functional teams to deliver actionable insights to inform and support brand strategies.

Nitin Raizada

Vice President-Enterprise Commerical Solutions, Indegene

Nitin brings close to 21+ years of experience across the healthcare & life sciences sector with technology depth ranging from enterprise applications to the new age digital, artificial intelligence, big data, and advanced analytics paradigms. He brings in expertise around a large spectrum of life sciences business challenges ranging from patient engagement platforms, digital health and medicine solutions, drug launch and commercialization, real world-evidence, digital trials, smart supply chain solutions combining deep subject matter knowledge, digital acumen, partner ecosystems, organization leadership, and team-building capabilities.

Nitin leads Indegene's commercial innovation through a variety of transformative digital solutions & enabled services around emerging commercial models in life sciences. He is focused on helping clients chart the next generation of HCP and patients engagement through a merge of deep domain expertise, content capabilities, technology, operations, and analytics. Nitin has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and a postgraduate diploma in industrial management.

Maria Robles

Director of Data Platforms Management-Commercial Insights Data Strategy, Astellas

With a distinguished career spanning over two decades in the pharmaceutical and IT sectors, Maria has expertise in data warehousing, business analysis, and business intelligence. Currently serving as the Director of Data Platforms Management-Commercial Insights Data Strategy at Astellas Pharma US, she has been with the company for over nine years. In this role, she has led strategic initiatives across the organization, building on her prior experience as Associate Director and Senior Manager within the same organization. Her professional career is marked by dedication to leveraging technology to drive business strategy, operational efficiency, and innovation within the life sciences industry. She holds a Master Certificate in Computer Information Systems and a B.S. in Computer Information Systems.

Rhys Rosenberg

Associate Technology Manager, Rosenblatt Life Science Consultants

Rhys is a computer scientist who specializes in data analytics and developing software to track and predict the performance of products in the life sciences space.He brings the next generation of tools and technologies to bear to support and enhance the forecasts of our clients. Rhys has extensive knowledge in the analysis of large data and Real World Evidence.

Jerry Rosenblatt

Managing Partner, Rosenblatt Life Science Consultants

Jerry's professional experience has been dedicated to advancing Marketing Science - in general, the application of scientific methods to the understanding of qualitative marketing challenges. More specifically, helping pharmaceutical manufacturers improve their strategic marketing understanding and execution. I have applied my skills in industry in two ways: 1) Forecasting & Opportunity assessment consulting guiding clients through the process of valuing inline brands and R&D acquisition investment decisions; and, 2) the creation of innovative marketing education, learning & development programs. I am a proud recipient of the 2018 PMSA Lifetime Achievement Award.

Roger Saadeh

Senior Principal, IQVIA Inc.

Roger Saadeh brings over 15 years of expertise as a senior sales executive to his role as Sr. Principal of Oncology Commercial Solutions at IQVIA Inc., where he devises commercial strategies and innovative oncology solutions. His proficiency as a content expert in the Radio-Therapy US market and leader in in-office dispensing has been pivotal in his responsibilities. Notably, Saadeh has successfully expanded radiopharmacy services and managed the second largest radio-pharmacy network in the United States. Equipped with a BS in Pharmacy from the University of Oklahoma and a Master Certificate from the University of Notre Dame, his extensive background underpins his strategic leadership in oncology commercialization.

Abhishek Sawant

Commercial Analytics Manager, Amgen Inc

Abhishek is a seasoned professional in data analytics and strategic planning. Currently, he plays a pivotal role within Amgen's Commercial Analytics team, focusing on inline products. Known for his keen eye for detail and innovative approach, Abhishek excels in identifying emerging trends and opportunities in the pharmaceutical landscape. His proficiency extends beyond traditional analytics methods, as he adeptly employs advanced statistical techniques and programming skills to derive actionable insights from complex datasets. Moreover, Abhishek's strategic mindset allows him not only to analyze business challenges but also to develop innovative solutions that drive brand performance and enhance operational efficiency.

Steven Sbar

VP, Customer Engagement & Enterprise Analytics, Novartis

Steven Sbar Vice President, Customer Engagement & Enterprise Analytics for Novartis leads US enterprise-scaled analytics as well as dedicated analytics support for the Customer Engagement field sales organization. Enterprise Analytics includes key focus areas such as Forecasting, AI & Data Science, Resource Optimization, Predicative Analytics Solutions, and Field Force Effectiveness.

Prior to Novartis, Steve worked at CVS Health and spend most of his career at GlaxoSmithKline in various roles of increasing responsibility across their Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines, and Consumer Healthcare divisions. He started his career at ZS Associates and holds an MBA from New York University as well as a Bachelors in Computer Science from University of Pennsylvania.

Love Shah

Decision Analytics Manager, ZS Associates

Love has been working in the Pharma domain for around a decade focusing on Advanced Analytics and Omnichannel , Brand Marketing and customized products & capabilities. He has worked across various Pharma companies spanning from Oncology, Rare Diseases, Immunology and Neurology. Expert in Real World data & insights across several forms of claims, EMR, lab-diagnostics, Patient lifestyle and Social determinants, Integrated primary market research to realize tangible value for Pharma, Providers and Patients through actionable programs on Omnichannel and Patient support.

Ravi Shankar

Executive Director of Data and Analytics Enablement and Strategic Data Products, Novartis

Ravi is a distinguished leader in data and analytics at Novartis US. With a wealth of experience in managing commercial, digital, and marketing data and processes, he has exhibited remarkable proficiency across a range of divisions, including Commercial Operations, Patient Services, Primary & Secondary Sales data management, Market Access, Medical, and Finance.

He is credited with spearheading the development of an exceptional multi-tenant strategic data and analytics (DnA) suite powered by AI/ML Ops. This award-winning product suite has been widely adopted across various geographies and has demonstrated immense potential in delivering precise and actionable insights. Ravi's profound expertise and exceptional leadership skills have enabled him to make significant contributions to industry since last 20 years.

Anuj Sharma

Vice President - Operations, Genpact

Experienced Analytics leader with a proven track record in managing a diverse team of data analysts and statisticians. Demonstrated expertise in working with multiple pharmaceutical organizations, specifically leading their commercial analytics service teams. Responsible for managing a business generating over 20+ million in revenue, showcasing strong business acumen and strategic leadership.

Jaan Nashin Singh

Senior Associate - Data Science and AI, Axtria

Jaan Nashin Singh has a deep understanding of the technology, telecommunications, and life sciences industries. He is an accomplished product manager with over five years of experience at highly esteemed organizations, including Axtria Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Amdocs. This experience, along with a Master of Engineering Management from Cornell University, positions him at the dynamic crossroads of software product management, consulting, data science, and AI/ML.

Jaan Nashin’s forward-thinking mindset provides invaluable insights that help him accelerate Gen AI initiatives in Axtria’s Data Science and AI center of excellence. Jaan values technical as well as business expertise while bringing a product sense to solving intricate challenges. His versatile skill set spans AI product management, business strategy, data science, marketing research, analytics, MLOps, LLMOps and CRM.

As a national-level cricketer, classical music percussionist and professional state-level hockey player, he brings a relentless drive and strategic approach to his professional endeavors.

Evan Struck

Senior Manager, Commercial Excellence, Axtria

With over six years of experience in commercial operations and analytics in the pharmaceutical and medical device spaces, Evan Struck brings a deep focus on innovation and consulting. Evan is Senior Manager of Commercial Excellence at Axtria Inc. and has explored innovative ways to leverage data to maximize revenues and reduce costs. He has experience bringing several products to market with smooth delivery, as well as working with products in the growth and maturity stages of the product lifecycle. Evan’s functional expertise includes secondary analytics, targeting, sales force effectiveness, alignment design, quota setting, forecasting, and incentive compensation across top life sciences companies.

Nabha Subramanya

Vice President, Data Science, Trinity Life Sciences

15 years of experience in analytics & data science consultant across Pharma, Med-Devices and CPG.

Leads Trinity’s Data Science Practice. Expertise in helping companies apply advanced analytics, including AI and machine learning to solve commercial challenges.

Karl Svensson

Senior Director, Data Science & Advanced Analytics, Amgen

Karl Svensson is a seasoned analytics leader focused on solving complex business problems with data. Over his healthcare-focused career, Karl has experience in AI/ML, forecasting, data engineering, insights generation, and marketing effectiveness.

Lauren Tian

Director of Quantitative Research, Global Integrated Insights, Novartis

Lauren Tian currently leads the Commercial Analytics team within the Novartis International Integrated Insights organization. With a strong academic foundation in Statistics and a wealth of professional experience in fields including field force effectiveness, business insights and analytics, data strategy and capability, and enterprise analytics, Lauren is dedicated to generating real-world data driven insights to inform strategic decision-making processes.

Devesh Verma

Principal, Axtria

Devesh Verma, Ph.D., is a principal at Axtria, where he devotes his time toward solving complex business problems in the industry. Before joining Axtria, Devesh led brand marketing for Daiichi Sankyo’s hypertension and metabolic franchises and the company’s market planning function. He started his life sciences journey with marketRx in 2001, which Cognizant Technology Solutions later acquired.

In 2022, PMSA recognized Devesh’s contribution to the life sciences community by awarding him the Lifetime Achievement Award. Devesh served on the PMSA Board from 2013-2017, where he led multiple initiatives to broaden the reach of PMSA. He launched PMSA’s webinar series and acted as the Chief Editor of PMSA’s Journal. His contributions led to strong collaboration between the vendor and the manufacturer side of the industry.

Devesh holds a Doctorate in Management Science and a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Minnesota, along with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur.

Nuray Yurt

Business Engagement and Activation Lead, Merck

Nuray Yurt, PhD is currently Business Engagement and Activation Lead for Merck Human health. Previously, as a data science expert, she led several teams in the areas of data science, business analysis, and market research within Novartis Oncology US Organization. She also worked with other small bio-techs in the areas of commercial and medical planning.

Nuray is Vice President for Pharmaceutical Management Science Association board since 2013. She has worked with the industry industry to organize conferences, symposiums, and published journals.

She is also a board member for Peace Islands Institute where she partners with interfaith organizations to improve local peace within the NJ community. Nuray has Ph.D. in econometrics. She lives with her husband and 3 kids in Cedar Grove, NJ . She enjoys traveling and learning new languages.

Chang Zeng

Senior Data Scientist, Merck

Chang received her PhD in biomedical informatics from Northwestern University, and she has 6 + years of research experience developing and optimizing diagnostic and prognostic models for human complex disease such as cancers and diabetes, leveraging her interdisciplinary expertise in real-world multi-omics/evidence data, statistical and machine learning to provide analytic solutions and clinical/business insights to advance precision medicine and drive business growth. In her current role, Chang is partnering with the business and brand team and leading the advanced analytics to identify business opportunities and inform data driven insights.

Li Zhou

Senior Director, IQVIA Inc.

Li Zhou is a Sr. Director in the global data science & advanced analytic team in IQVIA with more than 20 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry specialized in market science and marketing research. Li leads a very experienced team with backgrounds in Predictive Analytics with AIML, Projection, Statistics modeling, Marketing Research, and Consulting. This group supports high-end analytic projects, core competence in physician targeting, patient-level studies, and different data assets projections, which integrate pharmacy data, medical, hospital, lab and payer level data. She designed patient projection models for Oncology, RA, and Vaccine data marts. Her other experiences focused on: predictive modeling, survival analysis, forecasting, direct to consumer advertising evaluation, and experimental design. Her strength has been method and product design and development.

Travis Zuroske

Manager RWE Consulting, IPM.ai

Travis has over 5 years of experience in the life sciences industry ranging from market intelligence to commercial phase consulting. He serves as a Manager on the Real-World Consulting team at IPM.ai responsible for analytic success while generating business insights that serve client needs. In his role, Travis uses claims data to develop patient finding, HCP targeting, patient journey, and referral pattern analyses. He partners with clients throughout the product lifecycle to bring life-saving therapies to patients affected by rare diseases.

Prior to IPM.ai, Travis was a Management Consultant at Qral Group – a boutique life sciences firm in New York. He also served as a Research Analyst at Citeline contributing extensively to build out their pharmaceutical intelligence platform, Biomedtracker.

Travis holds an MS in Business Analytics from the University of San Diego - Knauss School of Business and a BA in economics from UC San Diego.