Dr Vijay is currently working as an independent advisor and consultant in biomedical sciences. In the past, he was in senior management role in pharmaceutical Research and Development for 18 years. His main area of research was new drug discovery in cardio-metabolic disorders. He completed his Ph.D. (Microbiology) from the University of Pune, India, and Post-Doctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA. He has attended executive management program at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and leadership development program at London Business School. He has authored peer reviewed scientific papers in international journals and is a co-inventor of several global patents. He is also on the governing board of several prominent scientific and educational institutions.