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Junaid Bajwa

Senior Partner

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Flagship Pioneering

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About

Junaid is a Senior Partner at Flagship Pioneering, leading the UK division and serving as a Science Partner for Pioneering Intelligence globally. He is also a practicing physician with the UK’s National Health Service. Previously, as Chief Medical Scientist at Microsoft Research, Junaid focused on integrating trusted, reliable, and human-centered AI into medicine, leading strategic partnerships and spearheading Responsible AI initiatives. With extensive experience in primary and secondary care, public health, and roles as a payer and policy maker, Junaid’s work spans healthcare systems across the US, Europe, Australia, the Middle East, and Singapore. Academically, he holds positions as a Clinical Associate Professor at University College London (UCL) and as a Visiting Scientist at both the Harvard School of Public Health and NTU in Singapore.

Experience

Senior PartnerFlagship Pioneering
Sep 2024
GP AppraiserNHS England
Jan 2011
Clinical Associate for the New Models of Care TeamNHS England
Dec 2015 to Mar 2018
Public Health AssociateNHS
Apr 2012 to Apr 2015
CCG Board MemberNHS
Jun 2012 to Mar 2015
Professional Executive Committee MemberNHS
Jan 2010 to Jan 2011
Polysystem Engagement LeadNHS
Jan 2009 to Jan 2010
Chief Medical ScientistMicrosoft
Jun 2020 to Sep 2024
Honorary Clinical Associate ProfessorUCL
Mar 2019 to Sep 2024
Co Author Handbook of Practice ManagementRoyal Society of Medicine
Jan 2008 to Sep 2024
Global Lead for Strategic Alliances, Digital Centre of ExcellenceMSD
Apr 2018 to Jun 2020
Executive Director of Healthcare ServicesMSD
Apr 2015 to Apr 2018
RCGP Clinical Commissioning ChampionRoyal College of General Practitioners
Jan 2010 to Mar 2017
RCGP Faculty MemberRoyal College of General Practitioners
Jan 2008 to Jan 2011
NHS Fast Track Executive ProgrammeNHS Leadership Academy 💙
May 2014 to Apr 2015
Program Director Greenwich VTSHealth Education England
Nov 2012 to Apr 2015
Primary Care FacultyNHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
Aug 2012 to Apr 2015
Public Health Board MemberRoyal Borough of Greenwich
Jan 2010 to Mar 2015
Chair, Greenwich LMCLondonwide LMCs
Jan 2011 to Sep 2012
Alumnus Prepare to LeadNHS London SHA
Jan 2010 to Jan 2011

Education

Imperial College Business School
Master of Business Administration (MBA) with Merit Business Administration and Management General
2017 to 2019
Harvard Business School
Enterprise Leadership Programme Merck & Co (MSD) Business and Transformational Leadership
2016 to 2017
Harvard Kennedy School
Executive Leadership Programme NHS Public Policy Analysis
2014 to 2015
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Executive Leadership NHS Value Based Healthcare
2014 to 2015
University of Birmingham
MSc Healthcare Commissioning Management and Leadership at the HSMC
2010 to 2013
FRCP- The Royal College of Physicians
FRCP
2018
MRCGP- Royal College of General Practitioners
MRCGP Primary Care
2008 to 2009
MRCS- Royal College of Surgeons of England
MRCS Surgery
2005 to 2007
King's College London
MBBS Medicine
1998 to 2004
University of London
BSc Physiology - Bachelor of Science Physiology
1998 to 2004