Faculty

Saumya Nayak is a senior clinical research executive with nearly 20 years of experience shaping clinical trial strategy, feasibility, and analytics across the Asia‑Pacific region. She currently serves as Director and Head of Clinical Planning & Analytics, Asia‑Pacific at IQVIA, where she leads regional strategy supporting complex, global pharmaceutical and biotechnology development programs.

With deep expertise across feasibility, patient recruitment, analytics, and operational delivery, Saumya has played a key role in advancing Asia‑Pacific as a strategic and scalable region for clinical development. Her work focusses on helping sponsors navigate right clinical development strategy thought analytics‑driven insights.

Saumya brings a strong future‑focused perspective to the evolving clinical trial landscape, informed by her executive education in strategic leadership, including the application of AI and ML in decision‑making and organizational transformation. She is particularly passionate about how advanced analytics, emerging technologies, and smarter feasibility models can reshape trial planning, accelerate timelines, and improve predictability in Asia‑Pacific.

A recognized thought leader, Saumya has contributed extensively to industry white papers on feasibility strategy, patient advocacy, and clinical trial delivery in the region. As a keynote speaker, she combines strategic vision with practical, on‑the‑ground experience, offering insights into where clinical development in Asia‑Pacific is headed - and how organizations can prepare for what’s next.