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Erika Stanzl

PartnerZurich

Helps biopharmaceutical companies define strategies in R&D and implement advances in scientific analytics, including through applications of AI and machine learning

Erika is a leader in digital and analytics R&D within our Life Sciences Practice. She serves biopharmaceutical companies on various topics, including diagnostics, personalized healthcare, AI, machine learning strategy and implementation for use cases, broader business strategy, and R&D and medical-affairs approaches.

Some of her recent work includes the following:

  • implementing a digital transformation for the research organization of a biotechnology company, including implementation of machine vision and AI
  • designing and building best-in-class tools for clinical trial planning
  • conducting advanced-analytics-driven real world data use cases to inform understanding of treatment landscapes and physician treatment patterns
  • defining the strategy, use, and business case for an ambitious patient-level data collection effort for a pharmaceutical company
  • supporting R&D strategies, such as portfolio and organization, for both large pharmaceutical and midsize biotech companies
  • conducting diligence and technology evaluations on a variety of different assets in the life-sciences space

Prior to joining McKinsey, Erika founded an oncology biotech company focused on RAS-pathway inhibitors. In her spare time, Erika likes to read mystery novels and go skiing in the Alps with her family.

Published Work

AI in biopharma research: A time to focus and scale,” McKinsey & Company, October 2022

Precision medicine: Opening the aperture,” McKinsey & Company, February 2019

Past Experience

Innov8r Therapeutics
Cofounder

Stanford University
PhD, chemistry

Harvard University
BA, chemistry