Jia Hu currently serves as Associate Vice President of Biometrics at ADARx Pharmaceuticals Inc. since July 2024. Prior to this role, Jia held multiple high-level positions in biometrics, including Vice President and Senior Director at Aptose Biosciences, Inc. between November 2021 and June 2024, and Senior Director of Biostatistics and Programming at Heron Therapeutics from January 2017 to October 2021. Previous experience includes roles as Associate Director and Senior Manager in Biometrics at Ardea Biosciences, part of the AstraZeneca group, from June 2014 to December 2016, and Senior Biostatistician at SynteractHCR from March 2008 to May 2014. Educational credentials include a Bachelor of Medicine from Nanjing Medical University, a PhD in Neuroscience, and an M.S. in Biostatistics, both from the University of Southern California.