Dr Ben Challis

Ben Challis is VP and Head of Translational Science & Experimental Medicine in Early CVRM at AstraZeneca, a role in which he oversees the target validation, biomarker and precision medicine strategies for drug projects in the CVRM portfolio.

He is currently an Honorary Consultant in Endocrinology at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, and Director of Studies for Clinical Medicine at St Edmund’s college. His current research interests include metabolic disease & genetics and inherited tumour syndromes.

I completed my PhD and MD at the University of Cambridge, Departments of Clinical Biochemistry and Medicine and am currently a practicing endocrinologist. The time I spend with patients shapes my understanding of their needs as well as the gaps they experience in existing healthcare systems. This is both rewarding and incredibly valuable to the work I do each day at AstraZeneca.