Parija Patel, PharmD, MBA in

Parija Patel, PharmD, MBA

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Corporate Strategy & Business Development (flex role) at Agios Pharmaceuticals
📍 Greater Boston, United States

Parija is a biopharma executive with 15 years of experience, currently serving as the Head of Global Medical Affairs at Agios Pharmaceuticals. She specializes in launch and pipeline strategy for rare diseases, particularly in hematology and oncology, leveraging her dual background as a Doctor of Pharmacy and her MBA.

She is passionate about mission-driven, patient-centric results and champions values like authentic leadership, kindness, and allyship. Parija is actively involved with the South Asian Biopharma Alliance (SABA), fostering meaningful connections and community within the industry.

Unique fact: Parija is a recipient of the "Agios Innovator Award - Blaze New Trails" for her contributions in 2023.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Corporate Strategy & Business Development (flex role)
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Boston, United States
Personality Overview

How Parija shows up

Hard To Convince
Upfront
Judgemental

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.

Priorities

Topics Parija cares about

Rare Disease Strategy
Her career focus has been on rare conditions like Sickle Cell Disease and Cold Agglutinin Disease, leading pre-launch and launch activities for novel therapies.
Patient-Centric Care
Emphasizes that "Behind Every Endpoint is a Life, " showing a deep commitment to understanding the patient experience beyond clinical data.
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Career

Work history

2024 - 2024
Corporate Strategy & Business Development (flex role)
Agios Pharmaceuticals
8-2022
Senior Medical Director
Agios Pharmaceuticals
5-2021 - 8-2022
Medical Director
Agios Pharmaceuticals
11-2019 - 5-2021
Global Medical Director, Complement Biology - Immuno-Hematology
Sanofi
2018 - 2019
Medical Director
Pfizer
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Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Stevens Institute of Technology
Doctor of Pharmacy - PharmD
Long Island University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

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