Qiang is Lead Biostatistician in Statistics Division at the George Institute and Conjoint Associate Professor at The University of New South Wales. He has a master degree in Biostatistics from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor degree in Public Health (Preventive Medicine) from Xi'an JiaoTong University (China). He is an accredited statistician by the Statistical Society of Australia since 2009. 

Prior to joining the George Institute in 2007, Qiang worked at the Woolcock institute of medical research (Australia) for one year and at the School of Public Health in Xi'an JiaoTong University (China) for six years. In his current position, Qiang Li is responsible for the design, analysis and reporting of numerous medical studies ranging from health surveys and epidemiological studies to multinational clinical trials in critical care, cardiovascular diseases, neurological and mental health illnesses, renal and metabolic diseases. In 19 years at the George Institute, he has worked on numerous major research studies including NHMRC funded studies as well as a number of clinical trials sponsored by the pharmaceutical industry.

Professor Jha is a Professorial Fellow at the George Institute and the Chair of Global Kidney Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, and the past President of the International Society of Nephrology.

He has wide-ranging research interests, including understanding the health and societal impact of kidney diseases around the world and the development of affordable, scalable and sustainable primary and secondary prevention tools. 

He has worked with many organisations including the WHO to develop clinical practice guidelines and advocacy papers, has lectured extensively around the world, and is a prolific writer and editor.