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Rakesh Gupta

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Head of Innovation & Data and Bangalore Hub leader, Merck Business Services at Merck Group
📍 Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Rakesh Gupta is a results-oriented digital leader with over 20 years of experience driving large-scale digital transformation in the pharmaceutical sector. He currently heads Innovation & Data for Merck Business Services, leveraging AI, automation, and cloud solutions. A Bachelor of Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, he is described as an innovative leader.

He and his team at Novartis were global winners of the 2021 Automation Anywhere "ONE TEAM ONE GOAL" award.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Head of Innovation & Data and Bangalore Hub leader, Merck Business Services
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Pharma Digital Transformation
Has over two decades of experience leading digital transformation, automation, and R&D IT initiatives for major pharmaceutical companies like Merck and Novartis.
AI-Powered Automation
At Novartis, he led the HyperAutomation strategy, establishing AI/ML products using Generative AI and LLMs to drive enterprise productivity and detect adverse events.
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Career

Work history

10-2023
Head of Innovation & Data and Bangalore Hub leader, Merck Business Services
Merck Group
5-2020 - 7-2023
Global Head Cognitive and HyperAutomation
Novartis
1-2019 - 4-2021
Delivery - Robotics and Cognitive Automation
Novartis
5-2017 - 12-2018
Director / Solution Operations Manager
Novartis
2-2003 - 6-2004
Project Leader
Tata Consultancy Services
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Education
1992 - 1996
Bachelor of Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
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Kendriya Vidyalaya
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