Yaron Turpaz

Yaron joined Engine in 2018 and is a proven research and development informatics, data science and technology leader in the biotech and pharma space with hands-on experience using cloud-based high-throughput computational, machine learning, AI and genomics platforms for drug discovery and development applications in precision medicine.

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Previously, he held senior R&D informatics roles at Human Longevity Inc (Chief Information Officer), AstraZeneca (VP R&D IT), Eli Lilly (Director), and Affymetrix in California, Boston, and Singapore. He has led global teams of up to 300 headcount and has worked across many therapeutic areas including oncology, neuroscience, infectious diseases, diabetes, and cardiovascular. He also has a role at Global Gene Corp as Chief Data and Technology Officer.

Yaron has a BS in Biology from Tel Aviv University, a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business. He also held an adjunct assistant professor at the Centre for Quantitative Medicine of Duke-National University of Singapore, Graduate Medical School.