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Sophia Yeong Siang Chiam

Senior Product Manager specializing in AI, analytics, and life sciences

IlluminaUniversity of ArizonaCalifornia, USA10 Years ExperienceSenior LevelWorks On-Site

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Product leader with 10 years in regulated life sciences who has moved from building compliant manufacturing and validation capabilities at Illumina to shipping live AI products. Unusually combines deep FDA/EU MDR/ISO 13485 domain knowledge, hands-on scientific research experience, and practical RAG-based product development for regulatory and manufacturing workflows.

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Key Strengths

  • 10 years in regulated life sciences with recent end-to-end product ownership at Illumina
  • Led 2 greenfield 0-to-1 capability builds at Illumina
  • Built and deployed 2 AI products from scratch
  • Cut test method validation cycle time by 50%
  • Delivered greenfield China manufacturing capability on time without compromising compliance
  • Strong judgment in quality vs. speed tradeoffs under regulatory pressure
  • Deep regulatory domain expertise across FDA, EU MDR, and ISO 13485
  • Able to make architecture decisions under ambiguity, including RAG design choices and guardrails
  • Cross-functional leadership with scientists, engineers, lab professionals, and process teams
  • Combines scientific research background with AI product building

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Experience

Senior Product EngineerIllumina · Apr 2019 – Jun 2025
Quality Affairs EngineerAmaranth Medical · Jun 2018 – Oct 2018
ChemistAlcon · Sep 2014 – Aug 2017

Education

University of Arizonamaster, Business Analytics (2026)
University of Malayamaster, Chemistry (2014)
University of Malayabachelor, Chemistry (2011)

Languages

EnglishMandarinMalay

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