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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
Personality Overview

How Jieling shows up

Friendly Yet Blunt
Hard To Convince
Fast Follower

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Priorities

Topics Jieling cares about

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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DISC profile (public)

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