Product Manager - Data Science

• Jun 2022 - Present

Senior Consultant - Health AI and Data

• Aug 2021 - Jun 2022

- A focus on using healthcare data to drive operational, clinical, and population-health insight. - Building the approach to data-driven planning using machine learning to understand and plan using the relationships between service demand and capacity, particularly focussed on ambulance services. - Worked with NHS organisations to plan effectively in volatile settings using data. - A focus on using healthcare data to drive operational, clinical, and population-health insight. - Building the approach to data-driven planning using machine learning to understand and plan using the relationships between service demand and capacity, particularly focussed on ambulance services. - Worked with NHS organisations to plan effectively in volatile settings using data.

Associate Director of Advanced Analytics (Interim)

• Feb 2021 - Aug 2021

Overseeing the Advanced Analytics Unit, Decision Support Unit, and embedded advanced analytics teams, covering the organisation-wide advanced analytics. Consulting on advanced analytics/data science for the organisation, typically: ICS/CCG, and National (NHSEI) population segmentation. Supporting NHSEI Population, Person Insight programme + ad-hoc projects covering visualisations, machine learning/time-series forecasting, risk stratification, training, analytical strategy, embedded staff offers, person-level insights. Show less

Head of Data Science (Forecasting and Planning)

• Apr 2020 - Feb 2021

Leading a team of (senior/) data scientists, and shaping the strategic direction of the organisation's data science offer. Ultimately aiming to enable intelligence-driven decisions to be made across the organisation.Developing a suite of predictive models and algorithms (particularly time-series) into live or automated pipeline and outputs. These are used to inform planning to support day-to-day operations and high-level business planning. By extrapolating patterns seen across our operational data, I aim to provide the organisation with insight across key performance indicators.Additionally covering ad-hoc analysis for urgent business problems e.g. novel data access and/or feature/metric creation; visualisation; impact analysis (retrospective statistical analysis); simulation. Show less

Senior Data Scientist

• Jul 2019 - Apr 2020

Analyst Team Leader | Data Science

• Aug 2015 - Jul 2019

Delivering CQC’s data science strategy encompasses a wide range of work: Analysis/Development - I support the analysis for CQC’s national reports and support ad-hoc internal and external analysis/tool development. This can be anything from a one-off piece of analysis or a tool that can be used and kept up-to-date into the future, e.g. chatBots or interactive mapping. My primary focuses being GIS (graphics, tools, and geospatial statistics) and automation of outputs. Using systems and tools such as R (e.g. data manipulation, Shiny, Leaflet), ArcMap (including Python), MS Excel (VBA), and OBIEE. Strategy – I work with teams across my organisation and externally, e.g. Office of National Statistics and Healthwatch England, working with them to imagine all that is possible with data, assess what is feasible, and develop an execution plan. Inline with government data strategy I explore open source software, for instance, testing the capabilities of RStudio (leaflet and Shiny apps) to replace our dependency on rigid proprietary software e.g. ArcMap. Training – I enjoy working to up-skill colleagues; through the leadership/mentoring/training sessions in GIS and coding. Additionally, I have created and present data science awareness sessions (Art of the Possible) that familiarise the wider organisation to working with data to give value to organisational problems. Show less

Principal Information Analyst

• Nov 2014 - Aug 2015

The role involved the specification, development and production/oversight of the production of routine reporting and responsive reports as required; with an overall aim to support senior executives, clinicians, directors and senior managers within the CCG in the following work areas: • Performance monitoring • Health service development & planning • SLA/SLAM monitoring / Payments by Results • Practice and locality level commissioning • Benchmarking • Utilise modelling and forecasting techniques to predict future need and demand Systems and tools used: MS SQL Server, MS Excel, Tableau, R. Show less

Senior Health Intelligence Analyst

• Feb 2014 - Nov 2014

Carry out analysis, interpretation and presentation of health datasets & information to support decisions on health improvement and healthcare commissioning and delivery. Process complex information in accordance with policies & procedures, investigating and resolving data management issues Provide support on assigned areas to develop, design and maintain information systems, health data sets and reports. Supporting contracting and service re-design areas in the health intelligence analytics department. Show less

MRes Intern - Wildlife Disease Management

• Jan 2012 - Jan 2014

Joint Masters by Research internship with the University of Exeter and the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA). As well as the research fulfillments I have to the Masters programme, I was also involved in AHVLA's projects on a day to day basis. These included evaluating the optimum strategy for delivery of intramuscular/oral vaccines to badgers, the continued research into the epidemiology of bTB in badgers, and the Badger Survey of England and Wales. Joint Masters by Research internship with the University of Exeter and the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA). As well as the research fulfillments I have to the Masters programme, I was also involved in AHVLA's projects on a day to day basis. These included evaluating the optimum strategy for delivery of intramuscular/oral vaccines to badgers, the continued research into the epidemiology of bTB in badgers, and the Badger Survey of England and Wales.

Field Leader

• May 2011 - Aug 2011

-Orchestrating the scientific assessment of nesting activity and success of the Loggerhead sea-turtle in Crete, implementing field skills complimentary to the ecology of the species. -Habitat and nest protection – reducing the human impact on the nesting sites by overseeing a day to day campaign to educate locals and tourists and to pragmatically protect nests and nesting areas. -Supervising the training and management of up to 14 volunteers to effectively fulfil our goals. -Orchestrating the scientific assessment of nesting activity and success of the Loggerhead sea-turtle in Crete, implementing field skills complimentary to the ecology of the species. -Habitat and nest protection – reducing the human impact on the nesting sites by overseeing a day to day campaign to educate locals and tourists and to pragmatically protect nests and nesting areas. -Supervising the training and management of up to 14 volunteers to effectively fulfil our goals.

Vacation Studentship

• Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

-I won a competitive studentship to conduct my proposed research project investigating plumage bacterial biodiversity in relation to antioxidant levels to better understand fitness and the mechanisms behind it. -Competently carried out this project which developing a good breadth of experience in DNA extraction methodologies, PCR, genomic cloning and DNA sequence analysis. -I won a competitive studentship to conduct my proposed research project investigating plumage bacterial biodiversity in relation to antioxidant levels to better understand fitness and the mechanisms behind it. -Competently carried out this project which developing a good breadth of experience in DNA extraction methodologies, PCR, genomic cloning and DNA sequence analysis.

Research Assistant for Dr. Michelle Hares

• Jun 2009 - Sep 2009

-A summer research project into determining the region of toxicity of a bio-insecticide. -Investigating the effect of random mutations on the activity of an insect toxin cloned into E. coli to kill the caterpillar insect pest Manduca sexta by such means as production and toxicology assays of recombinant proteins. -Developed a proficiency in growing bacteria cultures for the heterologous expression of proteins as well as analytical techniques such as SDS PAGE and DNA agarose electrophoresis. Show less

ICVE volunteer

• Mar 2008 - May 2008

-Protecting and restoring national parks and diverse natural habitats across Nevada and California, USA. -Riparian restoration of the Truckee river. -Protecting and restoring national parks and diverse natural habitats across Nevada and California, USA. -Riparian restoration of the Truckee river.