Peju Oshisanya
About Peju Oshisanya
Peju Oshisanya is the Director and Clinical Programme Leader at BenevolentAI in London, with extensive experience in clinical program management across major pharmaceutical companies including Takeda, Pfizer, Sanofi, and Eli Lilly.
Current Role and Responsibilities
Peju Oshisanya is the Director and Clinical Programme Leader at BenevolentAI, located in London, United Kingdom. She has been with BenevolentAI since November 2016. In this capacity, she is responsible for the operational delivery and execution of clinical development programs at the company. BenevolentAI leverages artificial intelligence to enhance drug development processes. In her role, she focuses on asset strategy to maximize value in both early and late-phase drug development programs. She reports directly to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO).
Professional Experience
Peju Oshisanya has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Prior to her current role, she worked at Takeda Pharmaceuticals in various capacities: as a Senior Clinical Programme Manager in Tokyo, Japan (2012-2016) and as a Global Clinical Study Manager in Opfikon, Zurich, Switzerland (2010-2012). Before Takeda, she served as a Global Study Manager at Pfizer in New York, United States (2007-2010). She also worked at Sanofi as a Clinical Project Leader in Aquitaine, France (2006-2007) and at Eli Lilly and Company in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, where she was an Exploratory Clinical Development Associate (2004-2006) and a Clinical Research Associate (2003-2004). Her initial professional experience includes a role at Ogs as CRA I and CTA for 10 months.
Education Background
Peju Oshisanya holds a Master of Science degree from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, obtained between 2016 and 2018. She also studied Project Management. Prior to this, she completed a degree in Management from the University of Leicester from 2006 to 2008. Her undergraduate education was in Pharmacology, for which she earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Portsmouth, graduating between 1999 and 2002.
Industry Participation
Peju Oshisanya has been an active participant in various industry events and forums. She participated in the UK Bioscience Forum, the Virtual AI Summit, and the Women in Biotech event. Additionally, she took part in the TOPRA Fellows' Webinar on Data Diversity and Inclusion. These engagements reflect her commitment to staying updated on industry trends and contributing to conversations on crucial topics like artificial intelligence in biosciences and data diversity.