Phil Smith
Sales Manager - Global Strategic Life Sciences Clients @SAS
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WORK HISTORY
Sales Manager - Global Strategic Life Sciences Clients @SAS
London, GB
I lead a high‑performing global Life Sciences sales team, partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech organizations to turn complex, regulated data into trusted, explainable decisions across the end‑to‑end value chain. We help clients:Drive strategic engagements that help modernize clinical research, real‑world evidence, manufacturing, and commercial analytics using SAS’s cloud‑native data and AI platform.Position SAS Viya and Clinical Acceleration as the foundation for GxP‑validated analytics, regulatory submissions, and scalable enterprise AI adoption.Accelerate time‑to‑submission and time‑to‑market through governed workflows, reusable analytics, and automation across studies and portfolios.Enable adoption of open, flexible analytics (SAS, Python, R) while maintaining enterprise‑grade governance, auditability, and regulatory confidence.Partner closely with senior R&D, data, digital, and IT leaders to move AI from pilot initiatives to production at scale, without compromising trust or compliance.Focus relentlessly on measurable business impact and improved patient outcomes, not just technology deployment.Deliver world‑class customer success and advisory services, helping customers maximize value and return on their data and AI investments.
EDUCATION
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
IT Programming, IT
University of Cambridge
Executive Education - Strategic Thinking for the CXO
Stellenbosch University
Law / Economics
ABOUT PHIL SMITH
At SAS, a global leader in Data, Analytics, and AI, we empower Health and Life Sciences firms to accelerate the development of new treatments, therapeutics, and patient services. By focusing on patient-centric approaches, we significantly enhance patient outcomes during the moments that matter. I lead a dynamic global team across named strategic global clients in Life Sciences, partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech organizations to deliver trusted, compliant analytics and AI across the value chain. Specialize in modernizing clinical research, real‑world evidence, and commercialization using cloud‑native, regulatory‑ready platforms. Focused on helping senior R&D, data, and digital leaders move AI from pilot to enterprise scale, accelerating time‑to‑market while maintaining governance, transparency, and patient trust.If you\'re interested in learning more about our impact and real-world examples, please get in touch. Sales Leader – Technology Enthusiast – Strategic Mindset – Husband – Father – Love Travel. Expertise Snapshot: Managing High Performance Global & EMEA Teams | Clinical Acceleration | Real World Evidence | Manufacturing & Commercial Analytics | Reducing Procurement Fraud | Data | Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | AI Governance | Machine Learning | predictive analytics | Customer Intelligence | Fraud | Innovation| Data Management | Data Visualization | Business Intelligence | Cloud Analytics | Text Mining & Sentiment Analysis | Data Governance | Decisioning | Driving Transformation in Health Care | Driving Transformation in Financial Services
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