Yijun Yang

Dr. Yang holds Ph.D. in Biostatistics from Boston University and Sc.D. in Clinical Epidemiology from the Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences. During the past 20 years, Dr. Yang held positions at Harvard and in multiple Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology companies, including Bristol Myers Squibb China, Wyeth, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Acceleron Pharmaceuticals, MediVector Inc, Synageva BioPharma (Alexion), Forum Pharmaceuticals and Ziopharm Oncology in the function of biostatistics and clinical pharmacology to support clinical development programs and regulatory submissions. His responsibilities at these companies include study design for all phases of clinical trials, with statistical and clinical pharmacology input, statistical method selection, data management, clinical trial data analysis and interpretation, PK/PD analysis, manuscript publications, and regulatory submission for NDA/BLA/MAA. He participated in the clinical development approvals of multiple therapeutics, including Incivek® (telaprevir), Torisel® (temsirolimus) and Kanuma® (sebelipase alfa). With his guidance, these companies have successfully built biostatistics teams which optimize clinical trial program and improve efficiency.