Stephen Ranjan is Founder and CEO of Sentient Health located in Basel, Switzerland. His work is centered on helping organizations unlock the power of AI and digital health to accelerate innovation within the pharma R&D value chain. Stephen specializes in bridging the gap between cutting-edge technology and real-world scientific challenges. Through strategic advisory and hands-on guidance, he helps companies navigate the complexities of adopting digital solutions to solve critical problems.
Additionally, Stephen is also an Entrepreneur in Residence at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Prior to becoming a founder entrepreneur he was Global Head, Digital Health for Genentech and Roche Pharma where he was responsible for leading, co-creating and implementing digital health strategy, activities, and programs within the Roche Pharma organization. Stephen has a background in Diabetes Care combined with extensive experience driving digital health at Merck & Co, Janssen Pharmaceuticals & Epic Systems.
With more than 20+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical, medical device and Health IT industry, Stephen has extensive experience driving open innovation (externally & internally) and establishing novel collaborations with customers and technology players such as Amazon, Verily and other digital health startups. Stephen earned his MBA at University of Wisconsin-Madison (where he was a student in the Erdman Center) and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from West Virginia Wesleyan College (where he is a Member of the Board of Trustees).