Spencer Childress
Associate Director, Biostatistics
Durham, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolSpencer Childress is an Associate Director of Biostatistics with 11 years of experience applying data science and statistical programming in pharma, now leading biostatistics work at Gilead Sciences. He builds robust data pipelines and interactive visualizations using R, Python, and JavaScript/D3, translating complex clinical data into actionable insights. Spencer progressed from statistical programmer roles into senior data science and management positions, demonstrating a strong blend of hands-on coding and people leadership. Active in open source and published, he pairs meticulous attention to detail with a commitment to continuous learning. Based in Durham, NC, he brings domain depth in pharmaceutical analytics and a practical knack for turning exploratory analyses into reproducible, production-ready tools. An oft-overlooked strength is his long track record of evolving technical roles within the same research ecosystem, which gives him rare institutional memory and cross-functional credibility.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Statistics, Bachelor of Science (BS) Statistics at University of South Carolina
Spanish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (55)
clinical-trials10
r-package10
graphic10
violin-plot10
line-chart10
shift9
test-results9
javascript9
data-visualizations9
histogram9
data-cleaning9
react9
medicine8
machine-learning8
visualization8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
RhoInc/paneled-outlier-explorer
Aug 2017 - Mar 2021
Charts showing clinical participant results for multiple measures
Contributions:5 releases, 57 PRs, 77 pushes in 3 years 8 months
chartschartclinicalparticipantmeasures
RhoInc/safety-outlier-explorer
Jan 2017 - Mar 2021
Line Chart highlighting abnormal lab measures, vital signs and other measures related to safety in clinical trials.
Contributions:10 releases, 157 commits, 79 PRs in 4 years 3 months
line-chartclinical-trialssafety-monitoring
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