Making AI Transformations that Stick

About this episode

Vikram Nair discusses the challenges and strategies for implementing AI in life sciences to achieve real business impact.

Vikram Nair, chief information officer of Amneal Pharmaceuticals, joins Srivatsan Nagaraja to break down what it really takes to turn AI from boardroom buzz into real business impact. From early missteps and skeptical stakeholders to building smarter metrics, Nair shares lessons from the front lines of AI transformation—and introduces a practical control framework to help life sciences companies scale AI, manage risk, and evolve without losing control.

People in this episode

Host: Srivatsan Nagaraja

Guest: Vikram Nair

Topics covered

• AI transformation
• life sciences
• business impact
• risk management
• metrics
• stakeholder engagement

Keywords

• AI
• transformation
• life sciences
• business impact
• risk management
• metrics
• stakeholders

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Amneal Pharmaceuticals

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