About Vivek
I help organizations turn AI ambition into working systems - combining 15+ years of commercial analytics and transformation consulting with hands-on delivery of agentic AI platforms. My client work spans Fortune 100 enterprises (Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Astellas, TEVA), PE-backed mid-market companies, and healthcare organizations.
Unlike pure strategists, I build what I recommend: human-centered AI - multi-agent systems in LangGraph, LangChain, and CrewAI, deployed into regulated environments with governance, audit trails, and human-in-the-loop controls designed in from the start. For EU clients, I design AI Act-ready architectures with traceability and documentation built in rather than retrofitted. Delivery details are in my experience and portfolio sections below.
Based in Zurich and on the US East Coast - working with clients across Europe with full time-zone coverage, on-site for key workshops and steering meetings. Education: Executive MBA (Columbia/London Business School), MS (Worcester Polytechnic Institute), Post Graduate Program in AI/ML (UT Austin), Harvard Business Analytics Program.
English
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Zürich (up to 50km)
Experience
- Genitive AIAgentic AI Consultant | Pharma & Life SciencesPHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRYAugust 2013 - Today (13 years)Zürich, SwitzerlandIndependent AI and analytics consultant (Genitive AI) serving Fortune 100 enterprises (Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Astellas, TEVA), PE-backed mid-market companies, and healthcare and pharma organizations. I design and deliver human-centered agentic AI systems end to end:
- Multi-agent competitive intelligence platform for pharma - aggregates nine federal, clinical, scientific, and commercial sources (FDA, ClinicalTrials.gov, EMA, PubMed, SEC EDGAR) into structured digests of competitor moves, pipeline milestones, and regulatory signals.
- Agentic supplier change-control automation for a Fortune 100 enterprise - intake, classification, and routing across 200+ suppliers and 2,500+ notifications a year, recovering several hundred staff hours annually.
- Enterprise AI transformation programs - use-case prioritization, AI governance aligned with HIPAA and GDPR, and pilot-to-scale rollout.
- EU AI Act-ready architectures - governance, traceability, and human-in-the-loop controls designed in from the start.
- Tech: LangGraph, LangChain, CrewAI, RAG, Python, FastAPI, Power BI.
- Based in Zurich and on the US East Coast, working with clients across Europe with full time-zone coverage.
- Johnson & JohnsonSenior Program ManagerPHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRYOctober 2002 - April 2007 (4 years and 6 months)Senior Program Manager - Johnson & Johnson (US, Switzerland, Belgium).
- Performed in-depth analysis of issues and processes relating to Sales and Marketing, Finance, Tax, Legal, VAT, Regulatory, and Channel Management aspects to build the business case.
- With the EMEA New Business Development team (NBD), performed an assessment of the Competitive Landscape across Europe, to understand the success drivers to compete, as well as the strategies deployed to capture market share, both as an Originator and Competitor.
- Performed an analysis to understand and quantify the Market share and Price erosion impacts and created a Valuation Model for assessing new business opportunities.
- For the New Business Development team at Johnson & Johnson, performed primary and secondary research, utilizing various sources of market information, and generated qualitative and quantitative analysis to support business cases, resulting in the targeting of two key Licensing and Acquisition deals, working within the entire due diligence process.
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Education
- Executive MBAColumbia Business School / London Business School2003
- Master of ScienceWorcester Polytechnic Institute1993
Certifications
- Advanced Certificate in Health Care TransformationHarvard Medical School Executive Education2025
- Leading Digital Transformation in Health CareHarvard Medical School Executive Education2025