Sharma Ramanathan
Background and experience
Sharma is a global health and R&D expert who helps pharmaceutical clients optimize clinical trials using advanced analytics, data science, big data, real-world evidence and strategic consulting.
As a consulting, analytics and technology professional within the life sciences clinical R&D space, Sharma has a wealth of experience in clinical process optimization, preclinical toxicology and safety assessment, patient enrollment and retention, epidemiology and observational studies, investigator/site selection and feasibility, protocol optimization, real-world data and evidence (RWE), trial marketing, end-to-end study management, study budget optimization, pharmacovigilance and digital health solutions. Sharma has extensive hands-on experience in clinical and real-world data, including but not limited to EHR, claims, registries, hospital EDI, sites and investigators, open sources like WHO and AACT, and internal sources like CTMS, EDC and IxRS.
Prior to ZS, Sharma worked as a management consultant with Cognizant Business Consulting and at Advisory Board Company, mainly in the life sciences and clinical R&D spaces across the U.S., Europe and Asian markets.
Education
Global MBA, SP Jain School of Global Management
Bachelor’s degree in information technology, SRM University
Executive program in information science and management information systems, Stanford University
Pursuing a doctorate within the global health program, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine