Experience

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  University of Michigan

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Statistician Lead

    • Oct 2022 - Present

  • Statistician

    • Oct 2009 - Oct 2022

    Statistician with 20 years of work experience in different settings, including in academia,non-profits and in the pharmaceutical industry. Worked in a variety of job titles including Statistician,Project Manager, Business Analyst, Quality Engineer, SAS Consultant and Survey SamplingSpecialist.- Statistical Programming and Software: SAS (Base SAS, SAS/STAT, SAS/GRAPH, SAS Macro),SPSS, SUDAAN, STATA, RStudio. Experience working with very large datasets, and with databasesand surveys on REDCap.- Statistical Analysis: Mixed models, Structural Equation Modeling, Path Analysis, Repeated Measures,correlations & regression, ANOVA, GEE Models, Factor analysis, Categorical Data Analysis,Logistic models, Hierarchical models, Cluster analysis, computing scale scores, Reliabilities, Nonparametrictests, multiple imputations, sample size calculation etc.- Writing, Presentations and Teaching: Extensive experience in writing manuscripts. Co-author onnumerous papers and presentations. Experience in statistical consulting and teaching.- Professional Recognition: Received multiple awards for my work at AMGEN, including on severalhigh profile FDA mandated projects.

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  The Urban Institute

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Research Associate

    • Dec 2007 - Jul 2008
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    As Research Associate I, was part of a team that developed a microsimulation model for evaluating the effects of health care reforms. The model assessed the impact of alternative policies in reducing private health insurance premiums and expanding insurance coverage nationally and in a few particular states. As a team member, wrote code for the various alternative policies in Stata and ran many simulations to study different policies.

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  Amgen, Inc.

  • Los Angeles, California

  • Quality Engineer

    • Jan 2004 - Jul 2006
    • Los Angeles, California

    Provided statistical support and advice for several projects from initiation of primary stability to late commercial phase. Client groups supported were commercialProduct Quality Leaders (PQLs), Amgen Stability, Analytical Sciences and Quality Analytical Laboratories (QAL). In particular, provided statistical support for Annual Product Review, method development (validation, equivalency, transfer, acceptance criteria etc.), establishing specification and expiry limits. Provided SAS support for regulatory submissions of commercial products and clinical compounds. Also, worked on several high profile FDA mandated projects.

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  Onward Systems, Inc.

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Sr. SAS Consultant/Analyst

    • Apr 2003 - Jan 2004
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    As Business Analyst/ SAS consultant for the Amgen Sales and Marketing group, generated weekly and monthly sales reports, developed sales databases, performed ad hoc sales analysis using advanced SAS programming (SAS/BASE, SAS/STAT, SAS/MACRO, SAS/SQL) and Excel. Developed statistical models to support promotional analysis.

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  Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

  • Princeton, NJ

  • Survey Sampling Specialist

    • Jul 2000 - Apr 2003
    • Princeton, NJ

    As Survey Sampling Specialist, responsible for sample frame development, sample design and sample selection, non-response adjustment of survey data using regression models, missing dataimputation and variance estimation. Processed very large datasets and performed extensive analysis using SAS. Worked simultaneously on numerous short-term and long-term projects lasting between a few months and two years. Responsible for documenting and writing reports on completed work.