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Patrick Loerch

Investor

Bio Advisor at Amplify Partners

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Patrick Loerch is a biostatistics PhD who has built and led data science organizations across pharma companies including Merck, Celgene, and J&J/Janssen, and co-founded Shift Medical. He currently serves as SVP of Clinical Data Science at Gilead Sciences and advises Amplify on translating biology into therapies.

Experience

  1. Amplify PartnersBio Fund Advisorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Bay Area Biotech-Pharma Statistics Workshop (BBSW)Advisory Board Membercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Gilead SciencesSenior Vice President, Clinical Data Sciencecurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & JohnsonVP, Global Head Data Science & Prevention Biomarkers, WWDA2018 — 2020Greater Boston
  5. CelgeneSenior Director, Data Sciences2016 — 2018Seattle, Washington
  6. Shift MedicalCEO / Co-founder2015 — 2016Menlo Park, CA
  7. MerckDirector, Health IT2013 — 2015Palo Alto, CA
  8. MerckDirector, Health Informatics2011 — 2013San Francisco, CA
  9. MerckResearch Fellow2009 — 2011Boston, MA
  10. MerckSr Research Scientist2007 — 2009Seattle, WA
  11. Self EmployedIndependent Consultant2005 — 2007Boston, MA
  12. GSAS Harvard Biotechnology ClubManaging Director2004 — 2006Boston, MA
  13. Rosetta InpharmaticsBioinformatics Developer / Research Scientist2000 — 2003Seattle, WA

Skills & more

Biotechnology99Genomics80Bioinformatics77Healthcare75Leadership64Pharmaceutical Industry44Informatics43Strategy41Biostatistics32Cancer28Clinical Development29Drug Discovery26
+12 moreLife SciencesManagementLifesciencesBiomarkersSystems BiologyDrug DevelopmentMolecular BiologyGeneticsComputational BiologyVendor ManagementIT StrategyBusiness Intelligence

From Patrick's professional profile.

Colleagues at Amplify Partners

Arjun Narayan
Venture Partner at Amplify Partners
Artur Bergman
Founder, Fastly at Amplify Partners
Barr Yaron
Partner at Amplify Partners
Barry McCardel
Founder, Hex at Amplify Partners
Bruno Fernandez-Ruiz
Venture Partner at Amplify Partners
Carlie Wright
Operations Associate at Amplify Partners
David Beyer
Partner at Amplify Partners
Elliot Hershberg
Scientist, Writer, and Investor on a mission to accelerate The Century of Biology

Frequently asked questions

Who is Patrick Loerch?
Patrick Loerch is a biostatistics PhD who has built and led data science organizations across pharma companies including Merck, Celgene, and J&J/Janssen, and co-founded Shift Medical. He currently serves as SVP of Clinical Data Science at Gilead Sciences and advises Amplify on translating biology into therapies.
Where does Patrick Loerch work?
Patrick Loerch is Bio Advisor at Amplify Partners.
Where did Patrick Loerch go to school?
Patrick Loerch studied at Harvard University (PhD, Biostatistics); INSEAD (Transition to General Management Program); Harvard University (AM, Biostatistics).

Same school

Also attended Harvard University1,564

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Also attended INSEAD804

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Also attended Washington State University34

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Shared employers

Also worked at Gilead Sciences23

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Also worked at The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson35

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Also worked at Celgene10

Courtney WallaceInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJoyce BremerInvestor at True VenturesMichael KramarzManaging Partner at Commodore CapitalLisa WisniewskiManaging Director at Global BioAccess FundRobert HershbergSenior Advisor at Frazier Life SciencesCynthia BernardAdministration Support Officer at Swinburne Innovation Studio

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Also worked at Merck106

Anika GuptaInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Sam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Catherine Pearce, DHSc, MBAAdvisor at CincyTechDavid MollerInvestor at Third Rock VenturesAlan EzekowitzInvestor at Third Rock VenturesAndrea van ElsasInvestor at Third Rock Ventures

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