Shawn Roman is a Managing Director in Accenture's Life Sciences business, and leads the North America Intelligent Patient Solutions practice. Shawn's work spans commercial strategy, consulting, digital, operations and technology—from developing and deploying global capabilities to running digital services for clients helping them navigate the shift from delivering products to delivering better patient and economic outcomes. ALM Intelligence recently spoke to Shawn about the impact of digital on pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and how Accenture is providing digital consulting capabilities to meet these companies' needs to improve their performance and impact on patient health.
ALM Intelligence: If you could, please describe your role at Accenture and how Life Sciences clients are pursuing digital consulting to help expand their business opportunities. Is this sector accelerating its investment in digital?