Jessica Ash

Jessica Ash, PhD, currently serves as the Director of Digital Health in R&D at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Companies (U.S.) since March 2023. Previously, Jessica held the position of Lead for the Intuition Study Delivery at Biogen, where collaboration with Apple focused on developing digital biomarkers to assess cognitive health. Prior roles at Otsuka included Associate Director of Neurotechnology & Innovation, contributing to digital health solutions for mental health. Jessica's experience also encompasses work as an Associate Director of Psychiatry at SomaLogic, a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford, and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Institutes of Health, combining extensive research in neurodegeneration and neuroimaging. Educational qualifications include a PhD in Biopsychology from the University at Albany, alongside a B.A. with Honors in Mathematics and Anthropology from Indiana University Bloomington.