Richard Bobek | Leading Clinical Data Science Realization Team
Msd

Richard Bobek is Clinical Decision Science Realization Lead at MSD, where he leads a global data science and AI engineering team focused on advancing clinical pharmaceutical development through analytics‑driven trial design, risk prediction, planning, and execution. With a background in mathematics, statistics, and applied machine learning, he works at the intersection of medicine, data, and technology to bring modern data platforms, ML operations, and generative AI into regulated clinical research in a transparent, validated, and well‑governed way. His professional focus is on what humans can achieve with well‑designed AI tools inside existing trial processes—from protocol design and patient recruitment to operational oversight—rather than on “AI versus humans.” At BioTechX 2026 in Basel, he will share practical lessons on integrating AI and data science into clinical development in ways that are scalable, compliant, and clinically meaningful.