Julia Lischke
Program Manager, Lygature
Utrecht
Summary
Passionate about driving transformative global health initiatives in pharmaceutical research, I excel in managing complex programs that leverage big data and AI to advance medical innovation. With a proven track record in collaborative research, I specialize in bridging academia, industry, and public health sectors. My expertise includes strategic partnership development with pharmaceutical companies, research institutions, and government agencies, ensuring successful execution of high-impact projects. Proficient in navigating regulatory landscapes, I craft and implement data-driven strategies to tackle healthcare challenges, utilizing advanced analytics and machine learning. As a seasoned leader, I foster a culture of innovation within interdisciplinary teams, guiding both junior researchers and experienced professionals to drive meaningful change in global healthcare.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
4
4
Languages
Work History
Program Manager
Lygature
9 2021 - Current
- Managed multiple strategic projects with numerous sub-projects or workstreams.
- Collaborated with business and academic leadership to set priorities based on program needs, resource capacity and risk exposure.
- Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring support for program initiatives.
- Developed and maintained logistics workflows, procedures and reports.
- Addressed and resolved technical, financial, and operational concerns by working with team members and directors.
- Current engagement: Leading the PMO team of a TB treatment project (UNITE4TB), coordinating data management and governance for Oncode Accelerator and managing stakeholder collaboration for BY-COVID. Previously managed development and implementation of the Dutch Health-RI's national metadata portal.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
08.2018 - 08.2021
- Contributed to high-impact publications by collaborating with fellow researchers and providing critical input.
- Leveraged interpersonal and communication skills to mentor PhD, graduate and undergraduate students.
- Developed custom software tools for specialized data analysis needs, boosting overall productivity of the research group.
- Organized seminars and workshops within the department to foster intellectual exchange among colleagues and graduate students alike.
- Established productive collaborations with interdisciplinary teams to address pressing scientific questions.
- All this in context of the project YogurtDesign, where we were aiming for the optimization of starter cultures in yogurt fermentation with machine learning, linear Programming and systems biology.
Researcher Phd Candidate
Institut für Systemdynamik, Universität Suttgart
4 2014 - 6 2018
- Developed expertise in systems engineering through self-directed learning while pursuing a PhD in Systems Dynamics.
- Conducted research on "Modelling recurring stimulations in living organisms," with applications in upscaling white biotechnology and analyzing chemotherapy side effects.
Education
Master of Science - Technical Biology
University of Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany 04.2008 - 04.2014
Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology
Chalmers Tekniska Högskola / Chalmers University of Technology
Gothenburg, Sweden 04.2012 - 04.2013
Skills
Partnership Management
Program Leadership
Strategic Planning
Stakeholder Management
Data Collection & Research
Infectious Diseases and Global Health
Pre- and Clinical Research Management
Certification
University Teaching Qualification (UTQ)
Publications
BY-COVID - D3.1 - Metadata standards. Documentation on metadata standards for inclusion of resources in data portal
- Authors: Hermjakob H, Kleemola M, Moilanen K, Tuominen M, Sansone SA, Lister A, David R, Panagiotopoulou M, Ohmann C, Belien J, Lischke J, Juty N, Soiland-Reyes S
- Report: BY-COVID, 2022
- DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6885015
BY-COVID D3.2: Implementation of cloud-based, high performance, scalable indexing system
- Authors: Hermjakob H, Kleemola M, Moilanen K, Tuominen M, Sansone SA, Lister A, David R, Panagiotopoulou M, Ohmann C, Belien J, Lischke J, Juty N, Soiland-Reyes S
- Report: BY-COVID, 2022
The common message of constraint-based optimization approaches: overflow metabolism is caused by two growth-limiting constraints
- Authors: de Groot DH, Lischke J, Muolo R, Planqué R, Bruggeman FJ, Teusink B
- Journal: Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 77 (2020)
- DOI: 10.1101/679019
A Distributed Parameter Approach to Model the Transcriptional Response of Escherichia Coli in a Scale-Down Reactor
- Authors: Lischke J, Schmidt K, Von Wulffen J, Sawodny O
- Conference: IEEE CCTA 2018
- DOI: 10.1109/CCTA.2018.8511358
Transition of an Anaerobic Escherichia coli Culture to Aerobiosis: Balancing mRNA and Protein Levels in a Demand-Directed Dynamic Flux Balance Analysis
- Authors: von Wulffen J, RecogNice-Team, Sawodny O, Feuer R, Takors R, Löffler M, Simen J, Ederer M, Lischke J, Kunz S, Rieß O
- Journal: PLoS One, 2016, 11:e0158711
- DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158711
Impairment of energy metabolism in cardiomyocytes caused by 5-FU catabolites can be compensated by administration of amino acids
- Authors: Lischke J, Lang C, Sawodny O, Feuer R
- Conference: IEEE EMBS, 2015
- DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2015.7319603
Transcriptional response of Escherichia coli to ammonia and glucose fluctuations
- Authors: Simen JD, Löffler M, Jäger G, Feuer R, von Wulffen J, Lischke J, Schäferhoff K, Freund A, Matthes J, Müller J, Takors R
- Journal: Microbial Biotechnology, 2017, 10(4):858-872
- DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.12713
Timeline
Postdoctoral Researcher
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
08.2018 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology
Chalmers Tekniska Högskola / Chalmers University of Technology
04.2012 - 04.2013
Master of Science - Technical Biology
University of Stuttgart
04.2008 - 04.2014
Program Manager
Lygature
9 2021 - Current
Researcher Phd Candidate
Institut für Systemdynamik, Universität Suttgart
4 2014 - 6 2018
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