Smita Mitra

Smita Mitra is an experienced leader in commercial data science and generative artificial intelligence, currently serving as Executive Director and Head of Commercial Data Science & GenAI at Merck since January 2025. Prior to this role, Smita held positions at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine as Director of Commercial Data Science and at The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson as Principal Scientist in Machine Learning & Advanced Algorithms and Associate Director of Text Analytics. Smita's career began at Pfizer, where roles included Sr. Manager in the Primary Care Business Unit and multiple Sr. Scientist positions. Smita holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology with a focus on bioinformatics from Penn State University and a Master's degree in Chemistry/Biochemistry from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.