Modernizing Pharmaceutical Employee Support with an AI-Powered HR Assistant

Executive Summary

A pharmaceutical organization sought to modernize employee support by introducing an AI-powered HR assistant. Pronix implemented a conversational AI solution using the Kore.ai SaaS Platform, Microsoft Teams, and a web interface. The assistant unifies access to HR knowledge, payroll, benefits, employee directories, service requests, performance management, recruitment, and recognition systems. 

Business Problem

  • HR knowledge distributed across multiple platforms 
  • Repetitive employee inquiries 
  • Slow access to policies and benefits information 
  • Limited employee self-service 
  • High manual support effort 
  • Dependence on HR personnel 
  • Lack of a unified workplace interface 

Business Solution

  • HR knowledge and policy search : Answer employee questions using approved HR policies, FAQs, and knowledge repositories.
  • Payroll and benefits support : Provide access to payroll, compensation, benefits, and insurance information.
  • Employee directory and profile : Support directory searches, organizational information, and profile-related journeys.
  • Access and service requests : Enable supported workflows through Active Directory and ServiceNow.
  • Talent and performance support : Connect performance, recruitment, and recognition systems.
  • Teams and web access : Deliver employee self-service through familiar workplace channels.

Technical Solution

The architecture connects Microsoft Teams and Web SDK channels to a Kore.ai HR assistant, approved knowledge sources, HR and workforce applications, and a proposed AWS AI and cloud layer. The implementation includes discovery, conversation design, knowledge preparation, NLP training, integrations, UAT, training, go-live, and hypercare. 

Technologies Used

  1. Kore.ai platform - XO Platform, Conversational AI, Search AI, Generative AI, LLM orchestration, NLP and intent management, Teams integration, Web SDK, Analytics 
  2. AWS AI stack - Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker AI, Amazon Q for Business, OpenSearch Service, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudWatch, IAM, KMS 
  3. Enterprise integrations - Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Simpplr, ADP, Backstitch, Active Directory, ServiceNow, Lattice, Greenhouse, Achievers, REST APIs, JWT 
 

Customer Success Outcomes

Projected Business Outcomes: The percentages below are implementation targets. Final results must be validated through production analytics and customer-approved measurements.

Strategic Value Delivered

Unified employee-support experience - Connects HR knowledge and workforce systems through one conversational layer. 
Improved HR efficiency - Reduces manual effort associated with repetitive employee questions. 
Scalable workforce automation - Creates a platform for transactional HR workflows and additional employee services. 
AI-enabled digital workplace - Embeds intelligent HR support into Teams and the corporate web environment. 

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