Jiajie Zhang

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DISC Type : SD

Chief Data Science and AI Officer at Evinova

Switzerland

Overview

Jiajie serves as the Chief Data Science and AI Officer at Evinova, AstraZenecas healthtech business. A PhD graduate from Universität zu Lübeck, he has an extensive background leading AI and machine learning initiatives at major pharmaceutical companies like Sanofi and GSK, focusing on drug discovery and development.

He has a deep passion for the history and future of scientific discovery, particularly in genomics. Jiajie reflects on how modern AI is finally making it possible to fully "decode" the human genome, a long-held scientific ambition he has followed for over two decades.

Jiajie is on a public mission to use AI to halve the $1 billion, 10-year timeline it traditionally takes to bring a new drug to patients.

Personality Overview

Output-Driven

Consummate Professional

Long-Term Thinker

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.  They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Topics They Care About

Agentic AI Systems
He is actively building an "agentic AI platform" and hiring specialized engineers at Evinova to solve complex problems in clinical development.
Accelerating Drug R&D
He frequently states his core mission is using AI to cut the time and cost of drug development in half, a major focus of his work at Evinova.
GenAI in Pharma
He led Sanofi's flagship GenAI initiatives to drive R&D productivity and is now applying this expertise to accelerate clinical development at AstraZeneca's Evinova.

Media Appearances

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Work History

2-2025
Chief Data Science and AI Officer at Evinova
4-2024 - 2-2025
Head of GenAI R&D, Digital at Sanofi
4-2023 - 4-2024
Global Head of AI and Machine Learning, R&D at Sanofi
3-2020 - 4-2023
Senior Director AI and Machine Learning at GSK
7-2019 - 3-2020
Director AI and Machine Learning at GSK

Education

2008 - 2015
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from Universität zu Lübeck
2002 - 2006
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) from Jilin University

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Insights For Selling To Jiajie

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Let them know of potential risks but suggest mitigation methods alongside
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Come across as a trustworthy professional and be respectful, they usually know their game

DONT's

  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite
  • Don't take their patience for granted, avoid long-winding sermons
  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jiajie is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jiajie

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jiajie move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Jiajie take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

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