Emily Zhao PhD, MSE in

Emily Zhao PhD, MSE

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VP Enterprise Data & Advanced Analytics at Novo Nordisk
📍 Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States

Emily Zhao is the VP of Enterprise Data & Advanced Analytics at Novo Nordisk, where she transforms healthcare using her deep expertise in data and AI. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a Ph. D. in Immunology, her career spans leadership roles at IQVIA and UnitedHealth Group, focusing on commercial strategy and real-world insights.

Outside of her corporate role, Emily shows a keen interest in major scientific advancements. She actively celebrates breakthroughs in areas like gene editing and follows the achievements of Nobel laureates, showing particular pride in accomplishments connected to her alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania.

Her unique experience covers the full healthcare spectrum, from initial drug discovery and clinical research to commercialization and final healthcare delivery.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
VP Enterprise Data & Advanced Analytics
Job Level
Senior
Location
Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States
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AI in Healthcare
Her current role and entire career focus on using AI and advanced analytics to solve complex problems in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors.
Real-World Data
Leverages real-world insights for strategy, a key skill mentioned in her professional summary and central to her work at Novo Nordisk and IQVIA.
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Career

Work history

9-2024
VP Enterprise Data & Advanced Analytics
Novo Nordisk
8-2017 - 9-2024
Vice President, Data Science and Advanced Analytics
IQVIA
11-2011 - 7-2017
Dirctor, Advanced Analytics, Global Statistical Services
IQVIA
3-2010 - 11-2011
Director, Marketing Analytics
Farmers Insurance
Director, Data Analytics
UnitedHealth Group
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
University of Pennsylvania
Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E)
University of Pennsylvania
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