Jianfeng Xu
About Jianfeng Xu
Jianfeng Xu is the Biostatistics Director at BeiGene in New Jersey, United States, with extensive experience in clinical biostatistics and a strong academic background in statistics.
Current Role as Biostatistics Director at BeiGene
Jianfeng Xu currently holds the position of Biostatistics Director at BeiGene, located in New Jersey, United States. He has been in this role since February 2021 and brings a wealth of experience and expertise in advanced statistical techniques, programming languages, and data management. His contributions at BeiGene involve overseeing biostatistical analyses and methodologies, ensuring accurate and reliable results in clinical research.
Previous Experience at Johnson & Johnson
Prior to joining BeiGene, Jianfeng Xu worked at Johnson & Johnson as a Manager in Clinical Biostatistics from 2017 to 2021. Over the four-year period in Raritan, New Jersey, he contributed to clinical trials and biostatistical analyses, playing a crucial role in the development and evaluation of medical products and treatments.
Academic Credentials and Expertise
Jianfeng Xu has an extensive academic background in statistics. He earned a Ph.D. in Statistics from Queen's University, spanning from 2007 to 2011. He also holds an MS in Statistics from the National University of Singapore (2000-2002) and a BSc in Statistics from the University of Science and Technology of China (1996-2000). His expertise includes advanced techniques such as CART, Survival analysis, and Hierarchical modeling, and he is proficient in R, SAS, Python, and MATLAB.
Technical Proficiencies and Data Management Skills
Jianfeng Xu is skilled in multiple programming and statistical tools, which include R, SAS, Python, and MATLAB. He is proficient in data visualization using ggplot2, sgplot, and matplotlib, and managing data with SQL, dplyr, tidyr, and pandas. Additionally, he is familiar with Unix/Bash and Latex for computational tasks and documentation.
Past Roles in Various Biostatistical Capacities
Before his tenure at Johnson & Johnson, Jianfeng Xu worked at Ventana Medical Systems as a Biostatistician from 2016 to 2017 in Tucson, Arizona. From 2013 to 2015, he served as a Statistical Analyst at the Institute of Clinical Evaluative Science in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Earlier, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the NCIC Clinical Trials Group in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, from 2012 to 2013. These roles allowed him to gain diverse experience in biostatistics across different settings and geographical regions.