Principal Scientist
Merck
Yoonyoung Choi, BPharm, M.S., Ph.D., is a pharmaco-epidemiologist and pharmacist serving as a principal scientist at Merck since 2018. She earned her Bachelor of Pharmacy and Master of Science in Clinical Pharmacy from Sookmyung Women's University in Seoul, South Korea, and obtained a Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences and a Ph.D. with a concentration in pharmacoepidemiology from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. With experience in clinical pharmacy, the pharmaceutical industry, and drug information research, her research focuses on infectious disease and vaccine therapeutic areas, including natural history studies and comparative effectiveness research.