Healthcare Leader Aneesh Mitra Drives Innovation and Growth at SMSRC & Group, Medclin Research, and Synaegis Healthtech

Aneesh Mitra, 35, is a healthcare management professional instrumental in scaling SMSRC & Group, a leading clinical intelligence organization. With a passion for data-driven healthcare solutions and a methodical approach to leadership, he has played a key role in strengthening multiple businesses within the group, driving innovation, operational excellence, and customer- centric growth.

As President of SMSRC, Director at Medclin Research, and Chief Strategy Officer at Synaegis Healthtech, Aneesh has reinforced SMSRC’s position as a trusted intelligence partner for the pharmaceutical industries in India and Bangladesh. His focus spans developing advanced analytics, enhancing existing services, developing new services, leading digital transformation initiatives, building high performing and motivated teams, and improving governance.

Since joining SMSRC in 2019, he has driven strategic initiatives such as expanding analytics and strategic solutions capabilities, upskilling and building specialized teams, digitizing the prescription data collection supply chain, and initiating integrating AI across work streams —efforts that have focused on improving operational efficiency and strengthening customer engagement. Beyond this he is actively and operationally involved in SMSRC’s core service towards offering strategic marketing consulting to leading IPM companies.

At Medclin Research, he has been instrumental in building a strong leadership team, launching a new Real-World Evidence (RWE) division, developing rigour in operations, and improving governance, that have together contributed to significant growth over the past three years.

Recognizing the increasing role of electronic medical records (EMR) in healthcare, Aneesh also led SMSRC’s investment in MedSign, an innovative EMR software under Synaegis Healthtech. Through key industry partnerships, he has helped position MedSign as a valuable tool for improving patient management and treatment adherence.

Before joining the family business (SMSRC & Group), Aneesh worked at Credit Suisse as an equity research analyst and at Abbott in the project management office. He was consistently recognized as a top performer, earning the top performing employee awards across 4 of his 5 years. During his time at Credit Suisse he was selected as a key young leader to represent Credit Suisse’s Mumbai office at its Zurich headquarters.

Aneesh holds an MBA from the Indian School of Business (ISB) with a specialization in Family Business Management, a Master’s in Financial Economics from Exeter University, and a BA in Economics from Christ University. His leadership style is defined by strategic thinking, building teams, data-based decision making, accountability, and a focus on continuous improvement of self and the colleagues—qualities that align with SMSRC & group’s vision of caring for healthcare by advancing data-driven healthcare intelligence-based solutions.

Beyond his professional pursuits, Aneesh is a pianist and a PADI-certified advanced scuba diver, reflecting his diverse interests and curiosity.