E437 Ramesh Durvasula, SVP R&D IT at Eli Lilly

Today's guest is Ramesh Durvasula, SVP R&D IT at Eli Lilly in Indianapolis. Eli Lilly was founded in 1876 by Colonel Eli Lilly, a man committed to creating high-quality medicines that met real needs in an era of unreliable elixirs peddled by questionable characters. His charge to the generations of employees who have followed was this: "Take what you find here and make it better and better."

More than 145 years later, the company remains committed to this vision through every aspect of its business and the people they serve starting with those who take its medicines and extending to healthcare professionals, employees and the communities in which they live. Eli Lilly pursues pharmaceutical innovation, provides high-quality products and strives to deliver superior business results.

In the episode, Ramesh will talk about:

His role and an overview of the R&D function at Eli Lilly,

An insight into how they work with data, tech and analytics, 

Their focus on computational science and data modelling,

The make-up of the team and how they attract talent,

Upcoming project in model-driven drug discovery , and

What makes Eli Lilly a great place to work