Digital transformation

ProHub Comment

This is a comprehensive implementation case focused on digital transformation in pharmaceutical sales. The candidate must develop a structured framework covering salesforce considerations, healthcare provider needs, management feasibility, and implementation challenges. The case tests ability to identify digitalization opportunities across multiple business processes (admin, sales, customer journey) while addressing organizational resistance and change management.

Estimated Time 15 minutes
Difficulty Hard
Source PeterK
50 / 100
A global biopharmaceutical company Bio Co focuses on R&D for medications on severe central nervous system disorders, inflammatory disorders, and oncology. A quarter of its 10k employees are salespeople who follow traditional sales practices. For example, they share information about prescription drugs with doctors and other medical practitioners typically during face-to-face visits. The Bio Co’s CEO believes that sales digitalization might unlock a lot of value for the company. They have hired your team to conduct a digital transformation for their sales function. How would you help the client?

Clarifying Information

  1. Digitalization is the use of tech, data, and analytics to design business processes. Digitization is the conversion of analog information to digital formats. Digital Transformation is business transformation enabled by digitalization
  2. Bio Co enjoys $6B in revenue and 15% net profit margin (2022)
  3. Bio Co has successfully digitalized R&D - built digital capabilities shortened study timelines and improved access for a more diverse range of participants
  4. The current level of sales process digitalization at Bio Co is minimal
  5. Bio Co doesn’t have any goals but realizes that this project will be capex heavy