Experience

Pending AI

• Australia
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Data Scientist

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Pending AI is a cheminformatics startup focusing on leveraging AI for automated retrosynthesis and drug-lead generation. As a Data Scientist, Jacob is responsible for developing, maintaining, testing and operating cheminformatics applications on Pending AI’s codebase. In this capacity, Jacob has led software delivery projects, grown client relationships and contributed to the growth of the company. Recent work in this role has involved: - Development and delivery of new product features to clients- Delivery of a proof of concept for an improved drug-lead generation product- Creation, testing, maintenance and monitoring of microservices - Leading experimentation efforts for product improvements - Extensive work on data pipelines for training and testing neural networks, including data standardisation, quality testing, deduplication and transformation- Developing MongoDB focussed pipelines and specialised MongoDB aggregations- Creating, documenting and implementing protocols and procedures to support development and operations for example establishing machine learning baselines and quality assurance- Delivery of ad-hoc tasks such a business cases, risk management matrices, trouble-shooting guides and presentation packs- Responsible for managing a high-value client relationship through facilitating meetings, providing updates and delivering documentation - Fostering a positive team environment through onboarding new team members, leading team meetings and discussions, coaching team members and cultivating stronger collaboration Show less

• Junior Data Scientist

  • Dec 2020 - Aug 2021



Greens for Good

• Australia
• Retail Groceries

• Analytics Officer

  • Oct 2019 - Apr 2022

  As the Analytics Officer, Jacob is responsible for defining spatial reporting requirements and optimising business processes for Greens for Good, a fresh produce start up. Recent projects have included: - Enhanced delivery process through route optimisation using open source software libraries, streamlining weekly deliveries - Implemented visual customer spatial reporting leading to an informed marketing strategy - Evaluated competitor pricing utilising scraping techniques, supporting internal pricing strategy Show less



Agile Underwriting Services

• Australia
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Underwriting/Technical Accounts Assistant

  • Oct 2018 - Jun 2020

  As an Underwriting/Technical Accounts Assistant, Jacob reported directly to the CFO and co-founder of Agile and worked to support two of the underwriters. Over the past year and a half, some of the functions of his role included: - Restructured existing datasets by ‘tidy’ data principles, ensuring consistency in reporting structures - Modernised and automated bordereaux reporting to reduce errors and time spent on task - Established monthly portfolio reporting with summary statistics and graphs via R Markdown, enabling underwriters to easily obtain insight on portfolio performance Show less



JLT Australia

• Australia
• Insurance
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Account Broker, Benefit Solutions

  • Jan 2012 - Sep 2018

  As an Account Broker, Jacob was the primary operator for the team’s financials where he: - Improved budget preparation using linear regression and other time-series forecasting models, enhancing the teams’ ability to deliver accurate and realistic budgets - Analysed commissions through monthly reporting, flagging potential underperformance for management review As an Account Broker, Jacob was the primary operator for the team’s financials where he: - Improved budget preparation using linear regression and other time-series forecasting models, enhancing the teams’ ability to deliver accurate and realistic budgets - Analysed commissions through monthly reporting, flagging potential underperformance for management review