Hong is the Director of New Ventures, Korea at the Innovation Center, Asia Pacific. In this role, Hong is responsible for implementing the Asia Pacific Innovation Center’s strategy in Korea.

Previously, Hong spent thirteen years as a drug discovery scientist within the Discovery Science organization of Janssen R&D in North America. Hong has extensive knowledge in drug discovery in various therapeutic areas and their associated novel platform technologies, and understanding of consumer business. Hong has broad discovery experience in various therapeutic areas, such as oncology, CVM, neuroscience, pain, and immunology. 

Hong received her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Biochemistry from New York University, her MBA in Entrepreneurship & Innovation, and Leadership & Change Management from Leonard N. Stern School of Business, NYU.