Leijun Song

About Leijun Song

With a strong academic foundation in both Computer Science and Medicine, I have built my professional career at the intersection of science, technology, and healthcare. My journey spans roles in biotechnology, biomedical research, medical device, clinical R&D, and pharmaceutical industries — focusing on innovative solutions that improve human health. From scientific application and analysis pipeline development, to leading data architecture design and managing enterprise data, analytics and AI solutions for teams across multiple domains like Bioinformatics, Biometrics, Data Science, Clinical Data Management, I have expertise in designing solutions to address complex challenges, and meet regulatory and compliance requirements. At BlueRock, we are dedicated to transforming medicine through the power of cell therapy. As a clinical-stage biotechnology company specializing in creating cellular medicines for neurological and ophthalmic diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and photoreceptor disorders, we aim to bring hope to patients with devastating illnesses. Our focus on regenerative medicine drives us to deliver groundbreaking therapies while fostering a culture rooted in integrity and community-mindedness.

Experience

1. Sr Director, Research Solutions and Data Architecture, Information Technology

   BlueRock Therapeutics

   Feb 2023 — Present · Cambridge, MA, US

   Own enterprise technology roadmap and platform strategy, vendor selection, budget, and lifecycle management across Research discovery• Serve as IT business partner & enterprise owner for business technology and data platforms, influencing R&D digital strategy and long‑term platform investment decisions• Lead portfolio planning and prioritization for business platforms and data initiatives, balancing scientific value, compliance risk, and cost efficiency• Led enterprise implementation and adoption of Benchling ELN across >15 workstreams, standardizing research workflows and improving data traceability across multi‑site R&D teams• Designed and implemented a secure, multi‑account AWS Organization enabling compliant scaling of scientific computing while reducing security risk and accelerating analytics onboarding• Enabled scalable, compliant adoption of scientific computing & applications, data, analytics and AI/ML across research by standardizing data foundations and governance models

Education

• Ohio University

  Master of Science (MS), Mathematics / Computer Science

• Shandong University

  Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Medicine

Skills

• Object Oriented Design
• Gmp
• Project Management
• Web Services
• Databases
• Life Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Research and Development (R&D)
• Laboratory Information Management System (Lims)
• U.s. Food and Drug Administration (Fda)
• Lims
• Data Analysis
• Data Management
• Software Development
• Python
• Computer System Validation
• Java
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Fda
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Oracle Database
• Javascript
• Genomics
• Bioinformatics
• Medical Devices
• Database Design
• Mysql