Vijay Iyengar

Principal | Aarogya Consulting

Vijay (Vij) Iyengar builds highly successful, multifunctional organizations and drives transformative growth by leading teams across sales, marketing, medical, and corporate development functions in regional, national, and global settings. As a board director, Vij brings global experience, driving growth across pharmaceuticals, biotech, and diagnostics, with proven success in scaling businesses, executing M&A, and navigating complex regulatory and commercial landscapes. His strategic and management expertise encompasses Hematology/Oncology, Dermatology/Autoimmune, Rare Diseases, and other specialty therapeutic areas. Vij has been the recipient of multiple awards for business and leadership excellence. Most recently, as Executive Vice President, Global Medical Affairs, Product & Partnership Strategy at Incyte Corporation, Vij led teams in Global Product Strategy, Global Value, Access & Pricing, Business Development & Licensing, Alliance Management, Publications, Global Medical Communications, and Epidemiology/RWE. He negotiated agreements and closed deals exceeding $2.5B across preclinical to commercial-stage assets, and he helped drive transformative change at Incyte, launching five brands across eight indications, increasing the footprint from one to 20 countries, and quadrupling revenues from less than $1B to more than $4B. Previously, at Novartis Oncology, Vij served as President of Genoptix Corporation, a leading clinical oncology laboratory acquired by Novartis in 2011 to bolster its cancer diagnostics and personalized medicine business. He oversaw operations for a 700-person team that included a CLIA-certified laboratory conducting multimodal cancer diagnostics and processing 80,000+ patient cases per year, as well as a biopharma unit providing clinical trial diagnostics. In a prior position as Vice President, Rare Diseases Franchise Head, US Oncology Business Unit, Vij built a newly created franchise within Novartis Oncology that focused on rare and orphan diseases and grew it to deliver & gt; $100M in revenues in its second year. He previously held a series of progressive senior leadership roles at Novartis. Earlier in his career, Vij was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company and held research positions at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA, and Stanford University Medical Center in Palo Alto, CA. Vij earned an MD from Harvard Medical School, where he was awarded a National Cancer Institute Summer Fellowship. He also holds a BS in Biological Sciences from Stanford University, where he was awarded the Firestone Medal for excellence in undergraduate research.