Hongtao Zhang
About Hongtao Zhang
Hongtao Zhang is an Associate Director at Bristol Myers Squibb in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, with extensive experience in biostatistics and statistical innovation.
Current Role at Bristol Myers Squibb
Hongtao Zhang is currently serving as an Associate Director at Bristol Myers Squibb in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, United States. In this position, he leads multiple early phase hematology assets. His responsibilities also include promoting and implementing novel methods in early oncology biostatistics and providing methodological consulting and simulation supports to various project teams in the biostatistics department. He handles topics such as multiplicity, adaptive design, and causal inference, and is actively involved in driving internal research activities and external collaborations.
Professional Experience at Bristol Myers Squibb
Before becoming an Associate Director, Hongtao Zhang worked at Bristol Myers Squibb as a Senior Manager (Principal Biostatistician) from 2019 to 2021. Based in Berkeley Heights, NJ, he utilized his expertise in biostatistics to contribute significantly to various projects. His extensive background in the field allowed him to effectively bring innovative statistical methodologies to the forefront of early oncology biostatistics.
Experience at AbbVie and Novartis Oncology
Hongtao Zhang has also worked at AbbVie as a Manager, Statistical Innovation, from 2015 to 2019 in North Chicago, IL. During his four years at AbbVie, he contributed to various statistical innovation projects. Prior to this, he gained valuable industry experience as a Summer Intern at Novartis Oncology in 2013, spending three months in East Hanover, NJ.
Academic Background
Hongtao Zhang holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Biostatistics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he studied from 2009 to 2015. He also earned a Master of Science (MS) degree in Statistics from the University of South Carolina-Columbia, studied from 2007 to 2009, and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Applied Math from Sun Yat-Sen University, studied from 2003 to 2007.
Previous Positions in Academia
Hongtao Zhang has also held academic positions. From 2009 to 2015, he worked as a Research Assistant at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Earlier, he served as an Instructor at the University of South Carolina for nine months between 2008 and 2009. His academic roles provided him with a solid foundation in research and teaching, which have been instrumental in his professional career.