In this episode, host Dr. Andree Bates sits down with Raj Bhattacharya, who previously headed the go-to-market function for pharma and life sciences at One Network. Raj shares his extensive background in the pharmaceutical industry, having worked in production, formulations R&D, and supply chain roles for companies like AstraZeneca and Allergan.

Raj highlights the key challenges facing pharma supply chains, such as visibility, lead times, and inventory management. He explains how AI can help address these issues, from providing predictive analytics to offering prescriptive recommendations based on supply chain data.

Raj shares examples of successful AI implementations and discusses the lessons learned from failed projects, emphasising the criticality of aligning AI initiatives with specific business problems rather than focusing solely on productivity gains.

Key topics covered in the episode:

The evolving role of AI in the pharmaceutical supply chain
Challenges facing pharma supply chains, including visibility, lead times, and inventory management
Potential of AI to provide predictive analytics and prescriptive recommendations
Importance of building an ecosystem for AI-human collaboration

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To learn more about Raj’s work, reach out to him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajbhattacharya/

AI For Pharma Growth is the podcast from pioneering Pharma Artificial Intelligence entrepreneur Dr. Andree Bates created to help organisations understand how the use of AI based technologies can easily save them time and grow their brands and business.

This show blends deep experience in the sector with demystifying AI for all pharma people, from start up biotech right through to Big Pharma. In this podcast Dr Andree will teach you the tried and true secrets to building a pharma company using AI that anyone can use, at any budget.

As the author of many peer-reviewed journals and having addressed over 500 industry conferences across the globe, Dr Andree Bates uses her obsession with all things AI and futuretech to help you to navigate through the, sometimes confusing but, magical world of AI powered tools to grow pharma businesses.

This podcast features many experts who have developed powerful AI powered tools that are the secret behind some time saving and supercharged revenue generating business results. Those who share their stories and expertise show how AI can be applied to sales, marketing, production, social media, psychology, customer insights and so much more.

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