Sanjay Jariwala

Biography

Dr. Sanjay Jariwala is Senior Vice President - Worldwide Medical of the Company. Dr. Jariwala joins Biogen from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, where he held the roles of Vice President, Head of Strategy and Vice President of Infection, Neuroscience, Autoimmunity and Anti-thrombotics, Global Medical Affairs. During his time at AstraZeneca, he led the transformation of the Worldwide Medical Affairs Council, developed a strategic medical planning process to align commercial operations and R&D priorities, and created and established a new medical operating model for both medical strategy and execution at the global, regional, and local levels. Prior to AstraZeneca, Dr. Jariwala was Senior Vice President, Global Head of Business Development and a member of the Executive Committee at Vifor Pharma in Zurich, and prior to that at Aspreva Pharmaceuticals in Vancouver. His industry experience also includes several senior Medical Affairs and Clinical Development leadership roles at GlaxoSmithKline in the cardiovascular, metabolic, and urology therapy areas. Before moving to industry, he was a practicing physician for the National Health Service in the U.K. Dr. Jariwala holds a Master's degree in Medical Sciences from Christ's College, University of Cambridge, England. He received his medical degree and completed his medical training at the University of Cambridge, while based at Addenbrookes Hospital.

Research Interest

Pharmaceutics & Biopharmaceutics Drug Targeting & Drug Development Pharmaceutical Research Pharmaceutical Materials Pharmaceutical Formulations Pharmaceutical Biotechnology