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Awny Farajallah

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Chief Medical Officer at Takeda Ventures

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

About

Awny Farajallah, M.D., is chief medical officer for Takeda, which he joined in July 2021 as head of Global Medical Affairs Oncology. He previously held medical affairs leadership roles at Ipsen (SVP, Medical Affairs, North America) and Bristol Myers Squibb (VP and head of U.S. Medical Affairs), with clinical development and medical affairs experience across oncology, hematology, immunoscience, cardiovascular, neurology and HIV. He earned his M.D. from Cairo University and completed an internal medicine residency and infectious diseases fellowship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and New Jersey Medical School.

Experience

  1. TakedaChief Medical Officercurrent2024 β€” presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  2. Takeda OncologyChief Medical Officer, Global Oncology Business Unit2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  3. Takeda OncologyHead of Global Medical Affairs Oncology at Takeda Oncology2021 β€” 2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  4. TakedaInterim Head, Oncology Clinical Sciences2022 β€” 2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  5. IpsenSenior Vice President, North America Medical Affairs2020 β€” 2021Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  6. Bristol-Myers SquibbVice President, Head of US Medical2018 β€” 2020
  7. Bristol-Myers SquibbVice President , Head of US Medical Oncology2016 β€” 2018United States
  8. Bristol-Myers SquibbVice President, Oncology Full Development Lead2014 β€” 2015Princeton, New Jersey
  9. Bristol-Myers SquibbCanada Country Medical Director2012 β€” 2014Montreal, Canada Area
  10. Bristol-Myers SquibbExecutive Director, Virology Development and Medical2011 β€” 2012Plainsboro, NJ
  11. Bristol-Myers SquibbDirector, Virology Medical2008 β€” 2011
  12. Bristol-Myers SquibbAssociate Director, Virology Medical Affairs2005 β€” 2008Plainsboro
  13. Cooper University HospitalStaff Physician/Assistant Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases2004 β€” 2005Camden, NJ
  14. University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)Chief Fellow-Infectious Diseases2002 β€” 2004Newark, New Jersey, United States
  15. University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesAssistant Professor of Medicine1998 β€” 2002Little Rock, Arkansas Area
  16. University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesResident, Internal Medicine1995 β€” 1998Little Rock, Arkansas Area

Education

  1. Cairo UniversityMD (MBBCh), Medicine1985 β€” 1991

Skills & more

Medical Affairs54Medicine23Infectious Diseases67Clinical Trials32Diabetes7Virology41Internal Medicine21Clinical Development17Clinical Research10Medical Writing6Pharmaceutical Industry31Medical Education6
+5 moreCardiologyHTAOncologyCardiovascular DiseasePharmacovigilance

Languages Arabic Β· English Β· French

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