In a Healio video exclusive, Vijay Yajnik, MD, PhD, vice president of U.S. medical affairs for gastroenterology at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, shares insight and advice for gastroenterologists considering a career in industry.
“I would start with the big picture,” Yajnik, who spent most of his career in academia and transitioned to industry 5 years ago, said. “You’ve seen that in the last 20 years a lot of novel drugs have come out in gastroenterology and that’s thanks to active collaborations with academics and industry.”