Javier Rey is a data-driven commercial excellence leader with 11 years of experience turning analytics into measurable business impact across life sciences and healthcare. Currently leading Commercial Excellence and Data & Advanced Analytics at Novartis in Bogotá, he builds end-to-end data products and operationalizes generative AI to boost growth and optimize processes. He combines deep technical mastery in Python, R and the broader data science stack with hands-on experience spanning software architecture, BI, and enterprise analytics from early roles to regional leadership. A co-founder of Latin America’s largest data science community, he actively cultivates talent and collaboration across the region—an often-overlooked bridge between corporate analytics and grassroots data ecosystems. His academic background includes a Masters in Data Science and software engineering foundations that inform both strategic vision and production-ready delivery.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Universidad de los Andes
Systems Engineer, Systems Engineer at Universidad Católica de Colombia
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Javier Rey - Commercial Excellence Sr Lead at Novartis