David Champagne
Senior Partner
McKinsey & Company
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Healthcare & Wellness
Consulting & B2B services
About Me
Global leader of McKinsey’s scientific AI practice in Life Sciences, David supports global life science companies in their digital and analytics transformations, from strategy to execution, including capability building and change management
David has expertise and experience in applying cutting-edge scientific AI methods (from multi-modal foundation models to causal ML for evidence fusion) to improve R&D productivity and evidence generation, and in building modern data backbone, knowledge graphs and MLOps capabilities for AI scalability and sustainability
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Scientific AI: The Next Frontier for R&D and Engineering
Scientific AI is revolutionizing R&D by accelerating discovery and creating new hypotheses to investigate. Trained on scientific data and powered by AI agents, these models enhance every stage of research—from simulations and lab work to real-world applications—across fields from drug discovery to aerospace engineering. By combining open and proprietary data with expertise, Scientific AI breaks down traditional research silos and unlocks cross-disciplinary insights. To harness the full potential of this competitive advantage, organizations will need to align business and science goals, invest in digital infrastructure, and build agile, multidisciplinary teams.