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Dr Shelly Lachish
Motivated, successful data scientist with 15 years’ experience in both industry and academia. Expertise in the analysis, interpretation and presentation of large, complex data. Effective and collaborative communicator. Proficient in technical writing with strong project management skills. Curious, competent, and creative.
Career Summary
Health Data Scientist/Advanced Epidemiologist
Public Health Intelligence Branch
Queensland Health
current - 2023
- Develop and maintain data and analytical pipelines, reporting tools, dashboards, and visualisations underpinning the Chief Health Officers Report.
- Conduct research and analyses to inform strategic policy and planning.
Data Scientist
Environment Division
CSIRO
2023 - 2023
- Develop species distribution modelling data pipelines.
Data Analyst
UK Biobank
Oxford Big Data Institute
2022 - 2019
- Developed analytical pipelines to query databases, automate reporting, and create dashboards/visualisations.
- Built ETL data pipelines to import electronic health records into the UKBiobank databases.
- Provided statistical and analytical expertise to optimise researchers use of the biobank data resources.
Daphne Jackson Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Zoology
University of Oxford
2019 - 2017
- Applied novel, cutting-edge stochastic simulation modelling and statistical methods to conducted original research on topics in ecology, climate and infectious disease.
- Supervised PhD students to fulfill their doctoral studies.
Research Analyst
Medical Careers Research Group
University of Oxford
2017 - 2015
- Published research papers and government reports with UK Medical Careers Survey data.
- Applied quantitative and qualitative statistics to reveal health workforce insights.
NERC Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Zoology
University of Oxford
2012 - 2010
- Conducted, published and presented research in ecology, population dynamics, disease.
- Analysed, interpreted complex data using leading statistical and modelling methods.
Science Writer and Editor
Freelance
Oxford, UK
2010 - 2017
- Writing/editing for: Oxford Science Blog, Living Spain Magazine, 72&Rising, Sabotage Times, Oxford Science Editing
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Infectious Disease Ecology.
School of Biological Sciences
University of Queensland
2010 - 2005
BSc Ecology (wtih 1st class Hons)
Department of Zoology and Entomology
University of Queensland
1999 - 1995
Grants and Awards
Daphne Jackson Postdoctoral Fellowship (£82,000); NERC Urgency Grant (£60,000); Ian Potter Research Grant ($130,000), Wildlife Disease Association Student Award ($5,000)
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Invited Seminars
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France, 2018); Big Data Institute (UK, 2018); University of Queensland (Aust, 2011); Zoological Society of London (UK, 2011)
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Teaching Experience
Programming in R with the Tidyverse (Big Data Institute, 2022); Introduction to Text Mining in R (Big Data Institute, 2021); St Hilda’s College Biology Tutor (2018 - 2019); University of Oxford DPhil Supervisor (2010 - 2012); UQ University Tutor (2007 - 2009)
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Professional Service
BDI Coding Committee (2019 - 2022); Oxford Early Career Researcher Network (2017 - 2019); British Ecological Society member (2011 - 2020)
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