周莉函周

Clinical Research Physician @ Ferring

About

Dr. Lihan Zhou is a Clinical Research Physician in the Medical Science Department at Ferring Pharmaceuticals, with core expertise in gastroenterology, urology, and women’s health. She has over seven years of experience across academic research, frontline clinical care, global CROs, and multinational pharmaceutical companies, contributing to both strategic clinical development and innovation at the intersection of medicine and technology. At Ferring, Dr. Lihan plays a pivotal role in advancing clinical development plans, optimizing study designs aligned with R&D strategy, and ensuring the efficient medical execution of clinical trials sponsored by Ferring. She contributes high-quality scientific and medical inputs to regulatory communication and clinical documents, such as protocols, investigator brochures, and study reports. She is also actively exploring AI-powered solutions to optimize workflows for medical monitors, aiming to enhance efficiency, data quality, and decision-making in clinical trials. Dr. Zhou holds a Master’s degree in Internal Medicine from Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. As a resident physician at Ruijin Hospital, she led a pioneering AI research project applying Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) for the automatic diagnosis of capsule endoscopy images. Serving as Principal Investigator, she managed study design, physician team coordination, and cross-functional collaboration with AI engineers—contributing to a model for fast, accurate diagnosis and early intervention in IBD especially Crohn's disease. Her professional mission is to bridge clinical medicine, AI, and operational excellence, delivering better outcomes for patients and smarter pathways for drug development.

Country

China

City

Huangpu District

Industry

Information Services

Skill

研究报告, 口头沟通, 培训, 标准作业程序, 科学写作, 读写能力, 咨询, 卷积神经网络, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), 临床试验, 肿瘤学, 临床开发, 药品研发, 研发策略, 数据分析, Python, R, SPSS, 人工智能, Management Accounting

Experience

Clinical Research Physician

Ferring

2022-2 - Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

中国上海市

Contribute to the clinical development plan. Contribute to the proper design of individual clinical studies at an early stage and support the clinical operation group to conduct and implement the studies. Perform medical review using EDC/eCRF and Jreview/Spotfire/QlikSense for local clinical studies as needed. Participate in product support activities, e.g., drive data analyses, data mining, etc., for clinical documents, abstracts, and publications. Lead KOLs outreach or AB meeting for quantitive strategy feasibility analysis. Contribute to the preparation of the dossier and providing answers to the CDE (Centre for Drug Evaluation) in a timely fashion during any stage of clinical trial proceeding. Develop the content writing of clinical research related documents mainly including clinical trial protocol, Investigator’s Brochure, clinical study report and review statistical analysis plan, data management plan, etc to support phase III clinical trial and meet local registration needs. Contributing scientific and medical inputs to clinical and regulatory documentation.

临床研究科学家

IQVIA

2020-8 - 2022-3 · 1 yr 8 mos

中国上海市

• Protocol and TA slides preparation and presentation • Data/slides preparation for Safety Monitoring Committee and/or Dose-Escalation meetings • Review of emerging clinical data (PD log reports, etc.) • Provide medical input on key study documents • Coordination of medical and safety outputs (safety listings review and queries generation) • Medical and scientific liaison for sites, CRAs, in collaboration with the cross functional project teams • Pre-randomization form reviews • KOM preparation and presentation • CRA, post-market MA/MSL training • CDP development, TA white paper development • CSR review • Standard RFP support (QIP/UPT review, provide and present medical consideration to the client) and COE/SDD medical translation support • RA medical support with proofreading, RA pathway review and medical input • Early engagement support (slides preparation, SOC, competitive landscape, medical hot button addressed), AB meeting lead, TB preparator