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Hire Dr. Lijuan J.

United States

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Director level NGS and IVD specialist on Assay Design, Verification & Regulatory Strategy

Profile Summary

Innovative scientific leader with 10 years of success in NGS-based LDT/IVD product development under regulated environments. - Led Analytical Validation (AV) strategy and execution for a novel targeted methylation sequencing-based Multi-Cancer Early Detection test, supporting successful product launch. - Named inventor on patents related to optimization of targeted enrichment NGS assays, demonstrating expertise in assay innovation and development.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ In vitro Diagnostics
• ☆ In vitro Diagnostic Validation
• ☆ In vitro Diagnostic Design

Services

• Research
• Product Development

Research Feasibility Study, Gap Analysis

Product Development Stability/Shelf Life Testing, Product Evaluation, Product Validation

Work Experience

Staff Scientist

Grail (United States)

August 2017 - Present

Director of Development

Grail Inc

August 2017 - June 2025

Senior Scientist

Natera (United States)

April 2016 - August 2017

Education

Postdoctoral researcher (Pediatrics)

Stanford University

July 2013 - Present

Postdoctoral researcher (Medicine)

University of California San Diego

July 2012 - June 2013

Ph.D (Plant Sciences)

University of California Riverside

September 2006 - March 2012

B.S. (Biological Sciences)

China Agricultural University

September 2002 - June 2006

Certifications

• GCP for Clinical Trials with Investigational Drugs and Medical Devices (U.S. FDA Focus)

  CITI Program

  August 2024 - August 2025

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Zhai J, Zhao Y, Simon SA, Huang S, Petsch K, Arikit S, Pillay M, Ji L, Xie M, Cao X, Yu B, Timmermans M, Yang B, Chen X, Meyers BC, The Plant cell, 2013, vol. 25, no. 7, pp. 2417-2428 .

Li S, Liu L, Zhuang X, Yu Y, Liu X, Cui X, Ji L, Pan Z, Cao X, Mo B, Zhang F, Raikhel N, Jiang L, Chen X, Cell, 2013, vol. 153, no. 3, pp. 562-574 .

Ji L, Chen X, Cell research, 2012, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 624-636 .

Ji L, Liu X, Yan J, Wang W, Yumul RE, Kim YJ, Dinh TT, Liu J, Cui X, Zheng B, Agarwal M, Liu C, Cao X, Tang G, Chen X, PLoS genetics, 2011, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. e1001358 .

Huang Y, Ji L, Huang Q, Vassylyev DG, Chen X, Ma JB, Nature, 2009, vol. 461, no. 7265, pp. 823-827 .

Yu B, Bi L, Zheng B, Ji L, Chevalier D, Agarwal M, Ramachandran V, Li W, Lagrange T, Walker JC, Chen X, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2008, vol. 105, no. 29, pp. 10073-10078 .