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Tao Zhao, Ph.D.

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Senior Information Technology Manager at MilliporeSigma (Merck KGaA)
📍 St Louis, Missouri, United States

Tao is a senior biotechnology manager with over 14 years of leadership experience in data science, AI, and bioinformatics for global life science enterprises. Educated at Peking University, he specializes in digitalizing organizations and has managed international teams to support R&D, marketing, and sales efforts.

He shows a keen interest in the real-world applications of artificial intelligence, from its role in drug design with AlphaFold3 and weather forecasting to the engineering of self-driving cars like his Tesla. He actively follows key figures and breakthroughs in the AI space.

He developed a gene-product ontology that helped propel a companys website into a global eCommerce leader in the biotechnology industry.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Senior Information Technology Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
St Louis, Missouri, United States
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Priorities

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Lab Digitalization
His professional focus is helping life science and pharmaceutical enterprises implement innovative digital solutions, from LIMS systems to online data science portals.
AI in Drug Design
He follows advancements like AlphaFold3, noting its open-source availability and its significance for improving drug design capabilities.
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Career

Work history

1-2018
Senior Information Technology Manager
MilliporeSigma (Merck KGaA)
12-2015 - 7-2018
IT Manager - Global Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
MilliporeSigma (Merck KGaA)
9-2006 - 12-2015
Principal Scientist
Sigma Aldrich (Purchased by MilliporeSigma in 2014)
8-2004 - 9-2006
Senior Programmer /Scientist
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
9-2001 - 8-2004
Postdoctoral Researcher (Department of Genetics)
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
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Education
Bachelor of Science - BS
Peking University
Master of Science - MS
Peking University
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