Anand C. Patel

Anand is Senior Vice President, Head of Clinical Development and Explorations for Pioneering Medicines. In this role, he leads explorations of new medicine opportunities with Flagship platform companies and external strategic partners to advance Pioneering Medicines’ portfolio of therapeutics programs. He also oversees the strategic clinical development of Pioneering Medicines’ portfolio -- from conceiving medicine concepts to developing assets through human proof-of-concept.

Anand is an accomplished industry executive with significant large-pharma drug development, bioinformatics, scientific research, and clinical experience. Prior to joining Flagship in 2021, Anand was at EMD Serono for five years, where he most recently served as Senior Medical Director, Neurology & Immunology. Among other responsibilities, he led clinical development and supported global regulatory activities for evobrutinib, an investigational, oral, highly selective Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase inhibitor across a variety of indications in autoimmunity and neurology. Anand was the Business Process Owner for the Clinical Study Protocol Development process serving as the first BPO in the company’s Business Process Management 2.0 initiative, and in that capacity was also involved in revisions to other internal governance processes. Prior to EMD Serono, he was at Pfizer, where he was Precision Medicine and Clinical Lead in its Pharma Therapeutics unit and advanced the clinical development and regulatory strategy for the firm’s Cystic Fibrosis programs, as well as assets in the pulmonary, autoimmune, and medical dermatology therapeutic areas.

Prior to joining Pfizer in 2014, Anand spent 9 years in academic medicine departing as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at the Washington University School of Medicine, after completing his training in Pediatric Pulmonology at the institution. While at the University, he provided care to patients and undertook research projects in airway biology and immunology that led to several peer-reviewed publications in leading journals.

Anand trained in Pediatrics at SUNY Stony Brook, received his MD from Rush Medical College in Chicago, his MS in Bioinformatics from the Johns Hopkins University, and his BS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.