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Jieling Zhu

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Director, R&D Strategy and Business Operations at Illumina
📍 San Diego County, California, United States

Jieling is the Director of R&D Business Operations at Illumina, bringing over 15 years of experience in life sciences research, strategy, and project management. She holds a Ph. D. from Columbia University and focuses on driving high-priority, cross-functional projects based on the priorities of the CTOs office.

She built a comprehensive portfolio management and investment framework from the ground up to manage six of Illuminas externally-facing R&D innovation engines.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Director, R&D Strategy and Business Operations
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Diego County, California, United States
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R&D Business Operations
Her entire career at Illumina has been focused on R&D strategy, planning, and business operations, including a recent post about hiring for a #bizops role.
Life Sciences Strategy
With 15+ years in the field and a Ph. D. , she has deep expertise in developing and executing 5-year strategic plans for major life sciences corporations.
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Career

Work history

3-2023
Director, R&D Strategy and Business Operations
Illumina
5-2022 - 2-2023
Director, Open Innovation
Illumina
8-2021 - 5-2022
Associate Director, Business Operations
Seer
6-2020 - 7-2021
Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy & Planning
Illumina
4-2019 - 5-2020
Senior Manager, GIS Commercial
Illumina
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Education
2010 - 2015
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Columbia University in the City of New York
2006 - 2009
B.S.
University of California, Berkeley
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