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Fei Hua

Visionary · DISC type Ds
Head of QSP at Eli Lilly and Company
📍 Greater Boston, United States

Fei Hua is a seasoned leader in drug development with over 20 years of experience, currently serving as the Head of QSP at Eli Lilly and Company. A PhD graduate from Cornell University, she is an expert in Model-Informed Drug Discovery and Development (MID3), clinical pharmacology, and quantitative systems pharmacology.

Outside of her formal roles, Fei is a prominent voice in her field, frequently chairing sessions and speaking at major industry conferences like ACoP and Keystone Symposia. She is passionate about scientific advancement and enjoys networking with colleagues, friends, and clients to discuss new developments.

She has worked with a variety of modalities, including small molecules, large molecules, and complex modalities for diverse disease areas like oncology and immunology.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Head of QSP
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Boston, United States
Personality Overview

How Fei shows up

Goal-Oriented
Risk Tolerant
Direct & Assertive

They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Priorities

Topics Fei cares about

QSP Modeling
Her entire career is built on leadership in Quantitative Systems Pharmacology, from her time at Pfizer and Certara to her current head role at Eli Lilly.
Drug Development
With over two decades of experience, she has a deep-seated expertise in guiding drugs through preclinical and clinical stages, focusing on strategic decision-making.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Head of QSP
Eli Lilly and Company
1-2024 - 9-2025
Executive Director, QSP, Certara (through acquisition of Applied BioMath)
Certara
8-2020 - 11-2024
VP, head of mechanistic and QSP modeling and simulation services
Applied BioMath
1-2018 - 8-2020
Senior Director of Modeling and Simulation and Clinical Pharmacology
Applied BioMath
8-2016 - 8-2020
Director of Modeling and Simulation and Clinical Pharmacology
Applied BioMath
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Cornell University
BS
Tsinghua University
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

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