Ariel Bourla
Head of Solid Tumor Oncology, Data Science & Digital Health, Research & Development
Bio:
Dr. Ariel Bourla, MD, PhD, serves as Executive Director, Head of Solid Tumor Oncology on Johnson & Johnson R&D's Data Science and Digital Health team. In this role, she leads efforts to apply real-world data, AI, and other innovative technology solutions to advance and accelerate Oncology clinical programs in both early and late development.
Prior to her tenure at Johnson & Johnson, Dr. Bourla spent 6 years at Flatiron Health as a Medical Director and Clinical Trials Lead. In this role, she oversaw research teams executing prospective real-world studies, methodologic and observational research projects, and development of new technologies for sites and sponsors participating in clinical trials.
Dr. Bourla received her MD from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and her PhD in Immunology from a combined program with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the NIH. She completed her subsequent internship and residency at New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Medical Center, and pursued a Medical Oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She earned a BA in English Language and Literature from Yale University.