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Pharma Races Ahead on AI, but Governance Struggles to Keep Pace

February 4, 2026
February 4, 2026
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Why AI governance is now the critical bottleneck in pharmaceutical innovation

 PharmiWeb published a byline by Ramji Vasudevan, Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Altimetrik, titled“Pharma Races Ahead on AI, but Governance Struggles to Keep Pace.”

In the article, Ramji examines the growing gap between rapid AI adoption and the maturity of governance frameworks within pharmaceutical organisations. While AI is now embedded across R&D, clinical trials, and manufacturing, he highlights how risks such as model drift, data leakage, bias, and regulatory non-compliance are exposing operational vulnerabilities that legacy quality systems were never designed to manage.

Drawing on evolving regulatory guidance from the FDA, EMA, and ICH, Ramji emphasizes the need for observable, auditable, and accountable AI systems particularly as agentic AI begins to execute workflows autonomously. He argues that companies that treat AI governance as an operational discipline, rather than an administrative burden, will scale innovation faster while protecting patient safety, data integrity, and trust.

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“Amit Singh is the Chief Strategy Officer and Chief of Staff to the CEO at Altimetrik, where he drives corporate strategy, growth acceleration, and value creation through transformation initiatives. In this dual role, he partners closely with leadership teams, investors, and the board to align business strategy with sustained, technology-driven growth.

With over two decades of experience at the intersection of technology, business, and transformation, Amit brings a unique perspective on how organizations can innovate and adapt in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. His career has been defined by building high-performing teams, scaling innovative platforms, and driving organizational change to deliver lasting impact.

Before joining Altimetrik, Amit held senior leadership roles at Visa, where he led technology strategy, engineering, and product development for Real-Time Payments and the Visa Developer Platform. Earlier, he served as Chief Product Officer at a startup and spent more than a decade at Oracle, leading product and engineering teams across a wide range of enterprise software applications.”

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