Experience
Career
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Download ResumeJul 2025 – Present
Portland, OR
Data and Decision Science Consultant
Self-Employed
Available for engagements in data science infrastructure, decision support, and training for health-tech startups, clinical teams, and research organizations.
Jan – Jun 2025
New York, NY
Staff Quantitative Scientist
TalkiatryBuilt predictive models and analytics infrastructure for one of the fastest-growing psychiatric care platforms in the US.
2022 – 2024
Brooklyn, NY
CTO & Co-Founder
Plinth AnalyticsCo-founded a healthcare analytics consultancy. Led technical delivery across RWE, decision tools, and data infrastructure projects for pharma and health technology clients.
2020 – 2022
New York, NY
Senior Quantitative Scientist
Flatiron HealthDesigned and executed real-world evidence studies using structured oncology EHR data. Designed and led development of tools to reduce scientific implementation time by >90%.
2018 – 2020
Basel, Switzerland
Senior Data Scientist
RocheDeveloped quantitative methods and decision frameworks to support internal decision making at one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies.
2016 – 2018
Basel, Switzerland
Post-Doctoral Researcher
University of BaselTaught programming and research methods at the University of Basel. Co-led a data science bootcamp for professionals in pharma and finance.
2014 – 2016
Konstanz, Germany
Post-Doctoral Researcher
University of KonstanzStudied how simple decision heuristics outperform complex models in noisy, real-world environments. Developed the FFTrees R package, now published, cited over 100 times, and used by researchers worldwide.
Education
2011 – 2014
Basel, Switzerland
PhD Psychology
University of BaselDissertation: Adaptive Information Search and Judgment Strategies in Solitary and Competitive Tasks
2007 – 2010
Athens, OH
2001 – 2005
Grinnell, IA