Kevin Wang
Senior Data Scientist at Illumina
- Role
- Senior Data Scientist at Illumina
- Location
- San Diego, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kevin Wang
Experienced Data Scientist with a demonstrated history of working in the biotechnology industry. in R/Python, bioinformatics and biostatistics. Ph.D. in statistics from the University of Sydney.
Experience
Senior Data Scientist
Oct 2022 — Present · San Diego, CA, US
Led bioinformatics R&D for multiple pioneering cancer companion diagnostic programs. Delivered high-value data deliverables that directly contributed to contract and regulatory milestones.+ Designed and maintained organization-wide bioinformatics and data science tools in Python and R. These tools became foundational for high-throughput clinical product development, reducing data verification processes from months to hours.+ Spearheaded a comprehensive review of clinical and medical operations data practices. Built a scalable framework that improved data standardization and velocity—accelerating critical data deliverables and streamlining decision-making.+Partnered with R&D scientists, clinical biostatisticians, software developers, regulatory bodies, external vendors, and pharmaceutical partners to achieve IVD regulatory milestones in the US and EU.+ Developed machine learning algorithms to analyze large-scale genomics datasets, uncovering clinically-actionable insights that enhanced oncology diagnostics and prenatal testing products.
Education
University of Sydney
Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics) (Honours), Mathematical Statistics and Biostatistics
2012 — 2015
University of Sydney
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bioinformatics, biostatistics, mathematical statistics
2016 — 2020
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