Jing Ling is an Associate Principal Scientist in Discovery Pharmaceutical Sciences at Merck, with a strong foundation in drug development and formulation optimization. Prior experience includes working as a Senior Scientist at Genentech, where Jing focused on high-throughput screening for excipient compatibility. Jing's research background encompasses a Graduate Assistant role at Purdue University, emphasizing formulation and process development, and a Research Assistant Intern position at Baxter International Inc., which involved lyophilized formulations. Jing has a comprehensive educational background with a PhD in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design from Purdue University, a Master's in Pharmacometrics from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and an MS in Biomedical Engineering from NYU Tandon School of Engineering, complemented by a BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Tongji Medical College.