Sander Timmer, PhD

Senior Director of AI at GSK | Engineering AI and Gen AI Solutions and Platforms | Building and Restructuring Data Science Organisations | Creating impactful AI Solutions | Responsible AI mindset

Sander Timmer, PhD, is the Global Senior Director of AI/ML and Decision Sciences at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). He leads the AI and Decision Sciences organization within GSK's Global Supply Chain, where he is responsible for overseeing the Data Science Center of Excellence (CoE) and driving initiatives related to artificial intelligence and machine learning in the pharmaceutical sector.1 4

Dr. Timmer holds a PhD in Big Data Biology from the University of Cambridge, which highlights his academic background in data science and its applications in biology.2 His professional experience includes a previous role at Microsoft, where he gained expertise in analytics and AI technologies.2

In addition to his leadership role at GSK, Dr. Timmer is actively involved in discussions surrounding the ethical implications of AI, including the creation of unbiased algorithms and the importance of tracking model behavior in production settings.1 He has also contributed to research in areas such as synthetic data generation using generative AI methods tailored for the pharmaceutical industry.1 3