Juan Cheng, PhD Merck & Co., Inc.

Juan Cheng has over 15 years of working experience in the pharmaceutical and medical device industry.  She began her career at Merck as analytical lead in pharmaceutical research and development for solid oral dosage forms.  She then worked at the Chindex International, responsible for all medical device filing and registration.  With extensive experience in both drug and device development, she is currently a Principle Scientist in the Device Development group at Merck, leading combination product development from early concept phase to commercialization and also leading the Human Factors efforts for a variety of combination products such as inhalers, injectors and implantable devices.

Juan obtained her Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from Penn State University, and currently holds Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC) from Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS).