Jean-Pierre Kocher Ph.D.

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Director of the Data Science Program at Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Overview

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.

Personality Overview

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.

Topics They Care 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).
Large-Scale Leadership
Chairs a large, merged division of nearly 300 people, demonstrating his capability in managing complex, high-revenue scientific and technical teams.

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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New Mayo Clinic Technology Helps Solve the Unsolvable in Rare Disease Diagnoses. Featured in Clinical Lab

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Work History

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

Education

1995 - 1999
Post-doctoral Fellow from National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
1994 - 1995
Post-doctoral Fellow from Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

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Insights For Selling To Jean-Pierre

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Talk anecdotally about the customer experience that your product offers
  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed
  • Talk about their team and how your product will help them do things better and easier

DONT's

  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust
  • Don’t assume a yes just because they have not said no

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jean-Pierre is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jean-Pierre

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jean-Pierre move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Jean-Pierre take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

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