Manoj Sharma

Manoj Sharma is currently the Director of Biostatistics at GRAIL, a position he has held since May 2022. GRAIL is focused on early cancer detection, aiming to save lives through innovative diagnostic solutions. In his role, Sharma leads biostatistical efforts to support the company's mission, which includes overseeing the development and validation of statistical models used in cancer detection technologies.12

Professional Background::

• Previous Roles:
  • Director of Biostatistics at Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. (January 2020 - March 2022), where he led a biostatistics team for immune-driven product development.
  • Chief Data Scientist at Gen.Life Inc. (May 2017 - February 2019), focusing on data science solutions in the insurance sector.
  • He has also worked as an independent consultant and held various research and development positions at LifeScan Inc., contributing to product analysis and systems engineering.1

Education::

• PhD in Statistics from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (1993 - 1996).
• Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics from Stanford University (2013 - 2016), where he researched statistical learning techniques for wearable sensor data.1

Sharma is recognized for his ability to blend detailed-oriented scientific inquiry with big-picture strategic thinking, which has been crucial in advancing GRAIL's innovative projects in cancer diagnostics.1