Suman Giri

Suman Giri, PhD is a data science leader with extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry. He currently serves as the Vice President, Machine Learning Head of Data Science at Pfizer, based in New York City.2 Prior to this role, he held the position of Executive Director, Head of Data Science at Merck from 2021 to 2024.32

Suman's educational background includes:

• PhD in Advanced Infrastructure Systems from Carnegie Mellon University
• BA in Physics and Mathematics from Oberlin College3

Throughout his career, Suman has held various data science leadership positions:

• Director, Data Science & Consulting at CitiusTech (2019-2021)
• Data Science Manager at Highmark Inc. (2016-2019)
• Data Scientist at Aetna (2015-2016)
• CTO and Strategy Advisor at EEme, LLC (2013-2015)
• R&D researcher at Samsung Telecommunications America (2012)3

In his role at Merck, Suman was responsible for commercial analytics, data science, and ML ops for early-stage, advanced-stage, and inline products.1 He has been passionate about solving problems at scale through intelligent use of data and design.3

Suman has also been actively involved in industry discussions, participating in conferences and panels related to data science in pharmaceuticals.2 His expertise spans across various aspects of data science in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors, including clinical trials, supply chain optimization, and commercial analytics.1