Zia Choudhry, MD, PhD, MCS, MBA in

Zia Choudhry, MD, PhD, MCS, MBA

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Senior Medical Director Rare Autoantibody Diseases - Immunology at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
📍 Lansdale, Pennsylvania, United States

Dr. Zia Choudhry is a Physician-Scientist-Engineer-Executive at Johnson & Johnson, specializing in drug development for rare diseases, immunology, and neuroscience. Educated at McGill University and Yale, he is recognized by colleagues as a visionary, creative, and knowledgeable leader. His work focuses on improving patient lives through innovation in drugs, devices, and diagnostics.

Outside of his executive medical roles, Dr. Choudhry has a strong interest in the application of technology and artificial intelligence to advance healthcare and sustainable technologies. He actively contributes to the scientific community through numerous publications and participation in professional forums, indicating a deep commitment to advancing medical knowledge and patient care.

He serves as a judge for the Globee® Awards for Artificial Intelligence, blending his medical expertise with cutting-edge technology evaluation.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Senior Medical Director Rare Autoantibody Diseases - Immunology
Job Level
Senior
Location
Lansdale, Pennsylvania, United States
Personality Overview

How Zia shows up

Dynamic But Sincere
Planner & Achiever
Long-Term Thinker

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Priorities

Topics Zia cares about

Rare Autoimmune Diseases
His current role as Senior Medical Director at Janssen is focused on developing therapeutic strategies for diseases like myasthenia gravis, CIDP, and lupus.
Precision Medicine
A core focus throughout his career, he has deep expertise in personalized medicine for psychiatry, neurology, pain, and oncology to improve patient outcomes.
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Career

Work history

3-2023
Senior Medical Director Rare Autoantibody Diseases - Immunology
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
7-2022 - 3-2023
Senior Medical Director Pipeline Innovation - Neuroscience
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
10-2020 - 7-2022
Global Medical Lead, Rare Disease and Immunology
Takeda
6-2018 - 9-2020
Global Medical Director – Medical Affairs
Sanofi Genzyme
5-2017 - 5-2018
Medical Unit Head - US Medical Affairs - Pain Medicine
Purdue Pharma L.P.
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Education
Executive Education - Accelerated Management Program
Yale School of Management
Doctoral Studies - PhD
McGill University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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