Zhizhuo Zhang

Critic
DISC Type : C

Director of Sequence Learning at GSK

South San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Zhizhuo Zhang is the Director of AI/ML Engineering at GSK, where he leads a machine learning team focused on genomics applications and the development of large-scale foundation models. A veteran in machine learning for drug discovery, he completed his postdoctoral fellowship at MIT and holds multiple certifications in scalable machine learning and photonics.

He won 2nd place in the Reimaging Longevity Ideathon.

Personality Overview

Negotiator

ROI Driven

Critic

They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.  They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.

Topics They Care About

AI in Drug Discovery
His entire career, from Quantum-Si to BioMap and now GSK, has been dedicated to applying machine learning to accelerate the discovery of new therapies.
Genomics Foundation Models
As Director of Sequence Learning at GSK, he is directly responsible for leading a team to develop large-scale genomics foundation models for therapeutic applications.
Multi-modal AI
His team at GSK is actively hiring for and working on developing advanced deep learning models for multi-modal data, particularly involving imaging.

Media Appearances

Zhizhuo has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2024
Director of Sequence Learning at GSK
9-2022 - 2-2024
Principal Algorithm Engineer at BioMap 百图生科
5-2022 - 8-2022
Machine Learning Engineer at Meta
3-2022 - 5-2022
Senior Staff Scientist (Deep Learning) at Quantum-Si
1-2021 - 3-2022
Staff Scientist, Deep Learning at Quantum-Si

Education

Postdoctoral Fellow from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2008 - 2013
PhD from National University of Singapore

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Insights For Selling To Zhizhuo

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch
  • Be formal and objective, they will appreciate it more

DONT's

  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information
  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Zhizhuo is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Zhizhuo

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Zhizhuo move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Zhizhuo take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Zhizhuo

Personality Compatibility


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