Summary
Qunyuan Zhang is a Senior Data Scientist with 11 years of experience applying statistics, machine learning, and genomics to real-world problems across industry and academia. He currently leads global breeding analytics at Bayer Crop Science, after directing a data science team working on NGS, microbiome, pharmacogenetics and cloud-scale pipelines at MilliporeSigma. His background blends a PhD in Biostatistics with deep hands-on skill in R, Python, Spark and bioinformatics tools, and a track record of research in cancer genomics, GWAS and quantitative genetics from Washington University. Known for translating complex genetic and high-throughput data into actionable models and visualizations, he is comfortable taking projects from algorithm development through scalable production deployment. An educator at heart, he has taught statistical genetics and built cross-disciplinary teams, uniquely bridging academic rigor with industry delivery.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biostatistics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biostatistics at China Agricultural University