Ralu Vlad
Senior Vice President & Head, Medical Evidence Generation, Managed Access Programs, & Real-World Evidence Bristol Myers Squibb
Dr. Ralu Vlad is Senior Vice President and Head of Medical Evidence Generation, Managed Access Programs, and Real-World Evidence within Global Medical Affairs at Bristol-Myers Squibb. At its core, Ralu’s focus is about one thing: ensuring that the evidence to support those medicines is generated with both scientific rigor and urgency and patients who need these innovative medicines can access them. Ralu leads a global medical organization spanning the full BMS portfolio, overseeing over 900 interventional and real-world evidence studies, managed access programs, and digital innovation in support of enterprise priorities and patient impact.
Seminars
- How is real‑world evidence being used across the full development and post‑launch lifecycle, and how should organizations integrate RWE earlier while leveraging AI and other methods to enhance decision‑making at each stage?
- How is real‑world evidence being used in practice to inform R&D and lifecycle decisions beyond methodological decisions?
- What does real‑world AI adoption look like beyond pilots, and what has been required to move from experimentation to scalable, trusted impact?
- Where are the real credibility risks when integrating AI and RWE into regulated evidence generation, and how are leading organizations managing them?
- How should companies balance speed, innovation, and scientific defensibility as AI becomes embedded across evidence generation workflows?
- What strategic and governance capabilities will distinguish evidence leaders over the next 3–5 years?
