Falgun Shah

Falgun Shah is currently serving as Director of Data Science/Computational Toxicology at Merck since October 2023. Prior to this role, Falgun worked at Merck as Principal Scientist in Digital Operations and Innovation from March 2021 to August 2023, focusing on the application of AI/ML in selecting safer chemical series and leveraging 'Omics and pharmacology data for toxicity understanding. Falgun's experience also includes roles such as Associate Principal Scientist in Chemoinformatics at Merck and various positions at Pfizer, including Principal Scientist in Molecular Informatics and Senior Scientist in Compound Safety Prediction. Academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Mississippi, a Master of Pharmacy in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University of Mumbai, and a Bachelor of Pharmacy from Veer Narmad South Gujarat University.