Ryan Bishop
At a glance
BasedSurrey, UK
StudyingMA AI & Digital Transformation, Southampton
MemberBCS — The Chartered Institute for IT
FamilyFather of three

My career began in cancer research at the Institute of Cancer Research, where I co-authored published work on cellular signalling. That foundation in scientific rigour has shaped every chapter since.

For over thirteen years I worked in pharmaceutical consulting — HEOR, pricing, market access, and value communication. I've led HTA submissions across thirteen European countries, run payer research programmes, and trained teams in negotiation across rare disease, oncology, haematology and diabetes.

In 2025 I turned toward a question I couldn't ignore: how does a regulated industry adopt AI responsibly? I enrolled in an MA at the University of Southampton, joined the BCS, and began advising organisations on exactly that — alongside building a reference guide, a weekly brief, and a literacy series in the open.

Career, in order

2008–2011
Cancer research — co-authored work on cellular signalling, Institute of Cancer Research.
2011–2013
MSc Biomechanics — applied research methods.
2013–2025
Pharmaceutical consulting — HEOR, market access, value communication. Rising to Associate Director.
2025–
Independent AI strategy advisory. MA at Southampton. BCS member. The AI Brief and AI Literacy series.

Why responsible AI

Because the stakes are different in pharma. A model that hallucinates a citation in a consumer chatbot is an annoyance; the same error in an HTA submission is a patient-safety event. I care about work that's intellectually honest — and I don't believe that's at odds with genuine curiosity about what AI can do.

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The background behind the advice
12 years
Pharmaceutical consulting — HEOR, pricing, market access, value communication
Published
Cancer research, Institute of Cancer Research
MA in progress
AI & Digital Transformation, University of Southampton
BCS Member
The Chartered Institute for IT