KC Huang

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Head of Data and Statistical Sciences at Candid Therapeutics

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

KC Huang is the Senior Director of Biostatistics at Eli Lilly and Company, with a PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His career reflects deep expertise in drug development across oncology and liver diseases. Colleagues describe him as highly motivated, extremely bright, and an excellent cross-functional collaborator.

His statistical work has directly contributed to developing new treatment options for patients with advanced melanoma and chronic Hepatitis C.

Personality Overview

Example Seeker

Curious

Value Driven

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince.

Topics They Care About

Oncology Drug Development
Expressed pride in being part of a team that provided a new treatment option for patients with advanced BRAF-mutant melanoma.
Liver Disease Research
Co-authored multiple publications focused on therapies for chronic Hepatitis C, including treatments for patients with decompensated cirrhosis.
Data Science Leadership
Holds a senior leadership role and has recently been involved in hiring statistical programmers for his data science team.

Media Appearances

KC has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2026
Head of Data and Statistical Sciences at Candid Therapeutics
1-2024 - 1-2026
Senior Director, Biostatistics at Eli Lilly and Company
7-2022 - 1-2024
Director of Biostatistics at DICE Therapeutics
8-2017 - 7-2022
Principal Statistical Scientist at Genentech
1-2015 - 7-2017
Senior Biostatistician at Gilead Sciences

Education

2010 - 2015
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2008 - 2010
Master's degree from University of Michigan

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Exp : 15 Location : San Francisco Bay Area, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Head of Data and Statistical Sciences at Candid Therapeutics
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Insights For Selling To KC

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them realize that there is no personal risk in making this decision
  • Help them understand the risk aspect fully while inspiring confidence
  • Ask them questions to understand their needs better while staying affable

DONT's

  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with KC is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from KC

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will KC move?

  • They like to perform full analysis and can take time to make any decision.
  • Can KC take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And KC

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