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Lei Shi

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Director - Statistics at Eli Lilly and Company
📍 Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Lei Shi is a Director of Statistics at Eli Lilly with a deep background in the pharmaceutical industry, having held senior statistical roles at AstraZeneca and GSK. He holds a Ph. D. in Mathematical Science from The University of Memphis and specializes in oncology, SAS, R, and SQL.

He has a keen interest in professional development, recently completing a course on effective communication to enhance his leadership skills. His career shows a consistent focus on advancing within major pharmaceutical and research organizations.

Unique fact: While at St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, he was responsible for drafting response letters for FDA requests regarding pediatric cancer trials.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Director - Statistics
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Oncology Research
His experience at St. Jude involved preparing reports for phase II/III trials in newly diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and drafting responses to the FDA.
Pharmaceutical Statistics
He has built a career leading statistical science and analysis at top pharmaceutical companies including Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca, and GSK.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Director - Statistics
Eli Lilly and Company
5-2022
Statistical science director
AstraZeneca
5-2021 - 5-2022
Statistics Leader
GSK
10-2019 - 5-2021
Lead senior biostatistician
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - ALSAC
1-2011 - 10-2019
Senior Biostatistician
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - ALSAC
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Education
2015 - 2020
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
The University of Memphis - Mathematical science department
2008 - 2010
M.S
Penn State University
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