Beyond the Pilot: Where AI Actually Works in Life Sciences

Send us Fan Mail Everyone’s talking about AI in life sciences, but how much of it is actually running in production, and how much is still a pilot that never quite launched? On this episode of Life Science Success, we brought together four people who are doing the work, not just talking about it: - **Josh Bersin**, Founder & CEO, The Josh Bersin Company - **Michelle Bridenbaker**, Global Head of Medical Excellence & Communications, Recordati - **Janik Jaskolski**, CEO & Co-founder, Semalytix - **Beena Wood**, Chief Product Officer, Qinecsa They’re refreshingly honest about it. Michelle talks about her “epic fail” of a chatbot with IBM Watson over a decade ago, and how it took years of trial and error before AI started paying off for her team. Beena describes LLM-written safety narratives that sounded perfect but described pregnant male patients, and explains why she calls today’s state of the industry “Schrödinger’s AI.” Janik shares how his team listens to patients across 26 languages and turns those conversations into evidence pharma can actually use. And Josh makes the case that AI won’t replace your job, but it will change what your job looks like. You’ll also hear how each of them decides what AI should handle and what has to stay with a human, why you can’t just bolt AI onto a broken process, and what they expect to see by 2030. If you work in pharma, biotech or anywhere in the regulated side of healthcare and you’re trying to separate hype from reality, this one’s for you. **Chapters:** 00:00 Show Intro  00:30 Panel Setup: AI Through 2030  01:19 Patient Data and AI Value  03:56 AI in Drug Safety  07:42 Medical Affairs AI Wins  11:35 Workforce and Jobs Shift  15:47 Product Deep Dives Begin  16:02 Semalytix Atlas Explained  20:20 PV Trust and Governance  25:11 MedInfo Use Case Framework  30:50 Galileo, Jupiter and Trusted HR AI  34:41 Specialist Agent Networks  35:44 Sponsor Break  36:39 Platforms vs. Point Solutions  38:50 Market Segmentation Strategy  42:28 Human-Led Automation  47:20 PV Governance Framework  50:57 Future of Agent Workforces  52:46 2030 Outlook: Medical Affairs  54:23 Safety Intelligence Vision  56:21 Company Second Brains  59:03 Where to Find Panelists  01:02:20 Final Thanks and Sign-Off **Connect with our guests:** - Josh Bersin: joshbersin.com (and check out his new book, *Superpowered*) - Michelle Bridenbaker: find her on LinkedIn, and follow Medical Information Leaders in Europe there too - Janik Jaskolski: semalytix.com - Beena Wood: qinecsa.com Thanks to our sponsor, **Life Science Wealth**, a wealth management firm that works only with life science professionals. Book a free consultation at lifesciencewealth.com.