Nareen Katta
Head of Data Science and Analytics
AbbVie
Bio:
Nareen Katta works as the Head of Data Science and Analytics within R&D at AbbVie. Nareen has over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. In his current role, Nareen is responsible for building and executing the advanced analytics strategy, that covers both Scientific and Business Operations, across Clinical Development Continuum, Clinical trial Geostrategy and start-up, Centralized and Risk Based Monitoring, Site Engagement, Business Performance, Patient Safety and R&D. In addition, Nareen is actively engaged in evaluating the opportunities created by the technology trends like Artificial Intelligence, Agentic AI, machine learning, digital health etc. and strategically instantiating them at AbbVie to drive organizational transformation. Nareen has an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a MS in Electrical Engineering from University of Texas at Arlington.