Saurabh Goel

About Saurabh Goel

Global Capability Centre (GCC) Leader: Seasoned pharmaceutical professional in establishing business insights and analytics center (GCC) and driving digital transformation through data and analytics for global enterprises— Passionate Data Enthusiast: Committed to enhancing business and patient outcomes worldwide using data, analytics, and cutting-edge technology— Key Strengths: Profound expertise in Commercial Assessment, Forecasting, Portfolio Strategy, Digital Analytics, Data Science (AI/ML), Digital Solutions, Market Research, Patient Journey Analysis, Sales Force Sizing, Market Mix Modelling, Incentive compensation, reporting, medical evidence, medical analytics, and more— Strategic Leadership: Integral part of India Leadership, shaping corporate leadership and talent strategy decisions in collaboration with top executives— End-to-End Experience: 20 years of extensive experience across the pharmaceutical value chain, encompassing R&D, Manufacturing, Strategy, Marketing, Commercial Analytics, and Finance— Team Leadership: Led teams of up to 300 members, driving talent strategy, long-term roadmaps, and operational excellence for Global Capability Centres— Diverse Industry Background: Proven track record working with industry leaders including Bristol Myers Squibb, MSD Pharma (Merck & co), Ernst & Young (EY), Monitor Consulting Group, and PharmARC (now IQVIA)— Large-Scale Impact: Successfully spearheaded multi-million-dollar initiatives, revolutionizing patient access, automating processes, harnessing digital and data, and delivering sustainable solutions at scale— Diversity & Inclusion Advocate: Committed to fostering an inclusive culture and leading various DE & I initiatives.

Experience

1. Director, Commercialization Ai Products & Enablement

   百时美施贵宝

   Feb 2026 — Present

   Build and scale of AI-powered Commercialization products and platforms that accelerate insight-to-action and deliver measurable business impact across brands and markets• Serve as a central engine for AI innovation, productization, and operationalization, translating advanced analytics and AI into business-ready capabilities • Enable adaptive, always-on customer engagement through intelligent orchestration and decisioning across the commercialization ecosystem • Establish trusted, business-owned data foundations, with clear stewardship, product ownership, and governance to support scalable AI adoption • Integrate analytics and AI across the customer and patient journey to generate actionable, outcome-driven insights • Advance agentic AI architectures that automate, augment, and orchestrate complex commercialization workflows at scale • Partner closely with brand, market, and functional leaders—ensuring strategy, execution, and outcomes remain brand-owned, while AI enables smarter and faster decision-making

Education

• Center for Creative Leadership

  Executive Education Programme, The Effective Leader

  2013 — 2013

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  BE (Chem), Chemical Engineering

  1998 — 2002

• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management

  2003 — 2005

• Indian School of Business (ISB), India

  Executive Education Programme, Strategic Thinking

  2013 — 2013

• St. Xavier School - Delhi

  SSC, Science

  1986 — 1998

Skills

• Sales Forecasting
• Strategy
• Technology Needs Analysis
• Value Chain Analysis
• Management
• Team Building
• Recruitment
• Market Entry Strategy
• Forecasting
• Market Entry
• Pharmaceutics
• Market Assessments
• Therapy Area Expertise
• Sales
• Team Management
• Drug Delivery Technology Assessment
• Business Consulting
• Product Management
• Pipeline Analysis
• Sales Effectiveness
• Change Management
• Team Leadership
• Project Management
• Data Analysis
• Segmentation
• Licensing and Deal Structuring
• Segmentation and Positioning Analysis
• Business Strategy
• Competitive Analysis
• Secondary Research
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Sales Force Effectiveness
• Biotechnology
• Lifesciences
• Analysis
• Recruiting
• Data Analytics
• Crm
• Pipelining
• Business Intelligence