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Agam Upadhyay

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SVP and Chief Digital & Information Officer at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
📍 United States

Agam Upadhyay is the SVP & Chief Digital and Information Officer at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, specializing in large-scale digital transformation within the life sciences sector. His career includes senior technology leadership at GSK, Eli Lilly, and Johnson & Johnson. Colleagues frequently describe him as a strong, passionate, and technically savvy leader.

He was recently honored with a "Global CIO of the Year" award and serves as a board member for Data Dynamics, providing strategic guidance to its leadership.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
SVP and Chief Digital & Information Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United States
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AI in Health Tech
Recently spoke at London Tech Week about harnessing AI and GenAI to create a positive impact and transformative opportunities in the healthcare industry.
Digital Transformation
His entire career is focused on leading large-scale digital and technology transformation to meet evolving business needs in the pharmaceutical sector.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
SVP and Chief Digital & Information Officer
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
6-2022
Board Member
Data Dynamics
5-2019 - 6-2025
SVP, Chief Technology Officer
GSK
8-2018 - 4-2019
Chief Technology Officer
Eli Lilly and Company
6-2013 - 8-2018
Vice President - Global Head of Engineering, IT Infrastructure Services
Johnson & Johnson
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Education
1991 - 1995
Engineering
Dayalbagh Educational Institute
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