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Durham, North Carolina, United States

- Providing statistical support in service projects using real world evidence- Executing analytic output in designing baseline characteristics, survival estimates, treatment patterns, and Cox proportional hazard models- Onboarding new hires and offering resources for fellow statistical programmers

- Created the Patient Data Strategy tool, a platform for ranking available Vendor RFIs according to various Data Requests. Ranking accounted for Regions, Data Source Types, Indications, and Key Elements.- Utilized R package Pins for storing data on RStudio Connect, alongside published applications.- Queried Amazon Redshift, a SQL-based database for storing vast amounts of patient and drug related data.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

- Creating data-driven tools with RShiny to provide insights for Site Selection and Feasibility teams- Optimizing ETL pipeline from API call to Postgres by using data.table package, reducing script runtime by several hours- Integrating external data sources such as US Census data and FDA blacklists for determining best and worst providers to contact for clinical trials.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

- Prepared microarray data for imputation of missing genotypes to boost SNP detection for Genome Wide Association Studies- Automated conversion of Variant Call Format files to Plink format, de-identification of data, and lift-over from human genome HG19 to HG38 against varying reference panels with R scripts- Documented code with instructions, comments, and logs for reproducibility and transparency

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

- Supporting developer of rGenesis, an R Shiny forecasting application for simulating recruitment in clinical trials.Utilize Bayesian techniques with Gamma-Poisson, Beta-Binomial and Weibull models.Increase efficiency of simulation using data.table and parallel processing.Implement intuitive UI with dynamic data visualizations.Connect to multiple data sources – databases, input csv files, APIs.- Junior developer of the Protocol Design Tool, an R Shiny application that analyzes the impact of inclusion and exclusion criteria on the available patient population for a clinical trial.Ingest and visualize de-identified patient data.Implement data validation on ICD-10 codes using LabCorp test data.Construct query builder for Citeline API to compare protocols for a given indication, phase, etc.Develop downloadable, custom reports in HTML, RTF or PDF based off exploratory analysis.Visualize variable importance from random forest model to determine importance of inclusion/exclusion criteria.- Converted an XML to PostgreSQL ETL pipeline to an API to PostgreSQL pipeline.

Durham, North Carolina

• Prepared pipeline for other students to generate counts for RNA-Seq data using Unix-based bioinformatics tools• Compiled Jupyter notebooks for instructions on how to generate pathway analyses from gene counts• Resolved student problems with Unix and R code by identifying errors and clarifying procedures

Asu First-Year Success

Guided first-year students through college, responded to individual challenges on a personal basis, and maintained relationships throughout school year for department-wide campaigns.

Communicated concepts to children grades 2 - 12 in a way they can understand well, managed the work space so that I could accommodate multiple students simultaneously, and reinforced old topics to students so that they could build on it.

Master Of Biostatistics, Biostatistics

Activities and Societies: Graduate & Professional Student Committee, Camp Kesem Duke University Advisory Board, Camp Kesem Alumni.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mathematics, 3.9/4.0

Activities and Societies: Student Admissions and Relations Team (START), Camp Kesem, Changemaker Marketing Committee, Math Club, Sophomore.