Carl Guichard

Data and AI Scientist - Project Manager | Finance & Healthcare | INSEAD MBA

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

About

Active, versatile INSEAD MBA graduate and telecom engineer with a background in finance and healthcare, striving to learn and make a mindful impact through change and collaboration. Data Scientist with ~9 years leading end-to-end data/AI programs in Insurance and banking sector. Deliver proven value (€1.5M+/year), govern multi-stakeholder projects, and drive GDPR-aligned deployments across cloud platforms. Healthcare exposure as Board Member (13-clinic group), PE Health Summer Associate and business angel investing in healtech. International exposure (FR/ES/CH) and Trilingual FR/EN/ES.

Experience

  • Strategy consulting & data science at eleven strategy
    Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

  • Member of The Supervisory Board at GBNA Santé
    Sep 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 10 mos

  • Freelance and private projects at Sloom, GBNA
    Mar 2025 - Nov 2025 · 9 mos

    - Venture building for the early-stage startup Sloom (medical App to better use Sleep apnea treatment): formalized legal setup, defined strategy and PMF hypotheses, scoped the MVP, secured incubation, initiated first fundraising, and assembled a best-in-class partner ecosystem (product, engineering, compliance) - AI strategy for a multi-clinic group (GBNA) owned the assessment of LLM-enabled PMSI/DRG coding automation: mapped current processes and technology, ran market landscaping and vendor due diligence (forums, demos, pilots), benchmarked capabilities/TCO/risks, and delivered a prioritized, milestone-based roadmap with governance and change-management plan. - Business angel investments (healthtech & biotech): Sourced and diligenced two early-stage opportunities; audited investment theses (market sizing, regulatory pathway, clinical validation, IP/FTO, team), modeled cap tables and scenarios (SAFE/equity), negotiated terms - Personal growth & side operations: Structured upskilling on LLM-based applications (landscaping, prompting, RAG, orchestration), German learning, hands-on support to launch a friend’s restaurant (concept, pricing, operations), triathlon preparation

  • MBA at INSEAD
    Jan 2024 - Jan 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Summer Associate - VC Healthcare at Cathay Capital
    Jul 2024 - Aug 2024 · 2 mos

    - Led strategic market assessments in the Total Knee arthroplasty (TKA) robotic surgery sector: Led strategic market mapping and trend analysis (pain points, adoption drivers, competitive dynamics) to advise Fund Partners and portfolio C-suite on GTM and positioning. - KOL and industry experts Engagement & Management: Conducted 20+ expert interviews, incl. 5+ KOLs, to build a best-in-class knowledge base, validate strategy, and surface defensible differentiators. - IC-ready materials: Produced 4 investment memos and 1 strategic recommendation deck (80+ slides); presented to GPs and a CEO to support Investment Committee decisions and highlight hand-picked targets with coherent PMF narratives. - Additional vertical work: Assisted on strategic market assessments in obesity and women’s health, informing sourcing priorities and GTM implications. - Fund thesis development (>$300m HealthTech vehicle): Contributed to the overarching investment thesis, prioritized verticals, designed an impact measurement framework, and benchmarked subsectors to steer capital allocation.