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Jean-Pierre Kocher Ph.D.

Energizer · DISC type I
Director of the Data Science Program at Mayo Clinic
📍 Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Jean-Pierre Kocher is a seasoned leader with over 25 years of R&D experience in academia and industry. At Mayo Clinic, he serves as a Professor and Director of the Bioinformatics Core, leading programs in data science and bioinformatics to support extensive genomics research activities across the institution.

He holds Post-doctoral Fellowships from the National Institutes of Health and the Université Libre de Bruxelles.

Jean-Pierre successfully merged two divisions to create the Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, which he chairs, overseeing 50 faculty and 250 staff generating over $30M in revenue.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Director of the Data Science Program
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Personality Overview

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Enthusiastic
Full Of Energy
Believer

They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be. They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.

Priorities

Topics Jean-Pierre cares about

Translational Data Science
He established and directs a new program focused on applying machine learning and data mining to solve 'big data' challenges across all Mayo Clinic sites.
Genomics Research
Leads the Bioinformatics Program to support over 180 investigators, with deep expertise in analyzing high-throughput sequencing data (NGS).
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Career

Work history

11-2016 - 3-2022
Director of the Data Science Program
Mayo Clinic
8-2008 - 9-2016
Chair of the Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics (Dep. Health Sciences Research)
Mayo Clinic
10-2005
Director of the Bioinformatics Core
Mayo Clinic
10-2005 - 3-2022
Director of the Bioinformatics Program
Mayo Clinic
10-2005 - 3-2022
Professor
Mayo Clinic
In the press

Media appearances

New Mayo Clinic tool exposes hidden cancer DNA changes that may drive treatment resistance. Featured in Mayo Clinic News Network
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Mayo Clinic and Oxford Nanopore announce collaboration to advance precision medicine for cancer and genetic disorders. Featured in Mayo Clinic News Network
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Education
1995 - 1999
Post-doctoral Fellow
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
1994 - 1995
Post-doctoral Fellow
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
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