Pragun Sahney

Pragun Sahney

Strategic management consultant with 10 years of experience driving commercial strategy, digital transformation and decision analytics for Fortune 500 healthcare and pharmaceutical clients. Led multi-million-dollar launch and performance programs, built enterprise control rooms and data products and enabled C-suite decision-making through advanced analytics, automation, and AI. Delivered measurable business impact including revenue growth, cost reduction and operational efficiency across multiple global brands.

Work Experience:

10 Years 5 months Years

Industry:

Business Development, Consulting & Strategy, Data Science & Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Healthcare Management

Function:

Pharmaceutical & Healthcare | Technology | Consulting

Work Experience

ZS Associates, Noida
Decision Analytics Manager | Dec 2025 – Present
• Lead multi-million-dollar launch and brand performance programs for Johnson & Johnson, managing a 20-member cross-functional team across analytics, operations, and technology.
• Enable C-suite decision-making by building and running daily brand control rooms integrating demand, supply, fulfillment, and execution metrics.
• Scaled the control-room operating model across brands and secured ~$30M in contract expansion through demonstrated business impact.
• Drive standardization of KPIs, reporting cadence, and governance to improve speed and quality of strategic decisions.
ZS Associates, Gurgaon
Decision Analytics Consultant | Jun 2022 – Dec 2023
• Led Pfizer’s drug contracting transformation by building a web-based contracting product, consolidating legacy data into a centralized lake, and creating an analytics-ready layer for 15 brands.
• Managed a ~15-member team delivering dashboards and forecasting tools that supported decisions impacting $1B+ in contract value.
• Delivered data science for Biogen launch, including patient and HCP profiling, segmentation, and targeting to support GTM strategy.
• Implemented GenAI solutions (policy reader and internal copilots) to accelerate insight generation and decision workflows.
ZS Associates, Gurgaon
Decision Analytics Associate Consultant / Associate | May 2017 – May 2022
• Owned sales, rebate, and gross-to-net forecasting for multiple brands, directly supporting commercial planning and finance leadership.
• Led market-sizing and operating model design for 5+ cross-functional pharma teams (Vertex, Sunovion, Sanofi), defining structures, roles, and resourcing plans.
• Designed and deployed 10+ dynamic Tableau dashboards delivering real-time insights to senior leadership and brand teams.
• Built automation and RPA solutions across targeting, forecasting, and reporting, reducing manual effort by 50–80% and improving data reliability.
• Managed sales crediting and performance reporting for ~700 field representatives across geographies.
Entrepreneurial Venture — Insurance Advisory
Founder | Jun 2016 – May 2017
• Founded and scaled an independent insurance advisory in partnership with Star Health, LIC, and National Insurance.
• Advised 50+ clients on policy selection and claims management, achieving >90% retention through trust-based engagement.
Total Oil (Atotech)
Development Engineer | Dec 2015 – Jun 2016
• Collaborated with R&D and product teams to develop and refine specialty chemical formulations for industrial applications.
• Supported scale-up and commercialization of new solutions through testing, documentation, and cross-team coordination.
 

Accomplishments

1. Secured ~$30M in follow-on business by successfully scaling and structuring the brand control room model across multiple pharmaceutical brands.

2. Led the development and enterprise adoption of a digital contracting and analytics platform for 15 brands at Pfizer, enabling decisions impacting $1B+ in contract value and significantly improving forecast accuracy and governance.

3. Designed and implemented automation and RPA solutions across commercial analytics and reporting workflows, reducing manual effort by 70–80% and improving speed, accuracy, and reliability of decision support.

4. Recognized internally as a high-impact leader for building and leading a 20-member cross-functional team delivering mission-critical programs for a top global pharma client.

Education
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) — Pursuing
    Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad | 2024 – 2026
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Data Science
    International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Bangalore | 2019 – 2020
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering)
    Thapar University | 2011 – 2015
  • Senior Secondary (XII), CBSE
    Kundan Vidya Mandir, Ludhiana | 2010
  • Secondary (X), CBSE
    Kundan Vidya Mandir, Ludhiana | 2008
Certification
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Data Science — International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Bangalore, 2020
    Wealth Management, NSE, 2015
Extra-curricular
  • Enjoy traveling across India, especially to the mountains and culturally rich regions, to explore local traditions and ways of life.
  • Enjoy playing PlayStation games, especially strategy and simulation genres.