Yang Liu
Statistics & Monitoring Specialist
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolYang Liu is a Statistics & Monitoring Specialist with 11 years of experience applying rigorous statistical methods to public health, urban analytics, and clinical research, currently supporting UNICEF's Data and Analytics team. Skilled in R, SAS, and SQL, Yang has managed large global databases (4,231 cities, hundreds of variables) and translated complex datasets—millions of commuting trips, tens of thousands of flight links, and clinical cohorts—into publishable insights. Their work spans mixed models for longitudinal data, spatial visualization, and applied biostatistics, with outputs informing academic papers and operational decision-making. A former biostatistician and consultant to hospitals and academic institutions, Yang blends quantitative rigor with stakeholder-facing communication to drive evidence-based action. Notably, they bring cross-sector experience from industry account management to molecular biology, giving them a rare mix of technical depth and pragmatic project leadership.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
B.Sc., Biological Science, B.Sc., Biological Science at Fudan UniversityMaster’s Degree, Statistics, 3.9/4.0, Master’s Degree, Statistics, 3.9/4.0 at Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY)Master's Degree, Molecular Cell Biology, 4.0/4.0, Master's Degree, Molecular Cell Biology, 4.0/4.0 at Uppsala universitet
English, Chinese
Github Skills (46)
kubernetes10
shapley10
shap10
python10
gradient-boosting10
visualization9
machine-learning9
ggplot9
deep-learning9
coverage8
xgboost8
rjava8
r-package8
machine-learning-models8
r7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
liuyanguu/shiny_xlsx_to_txt
Oct 2019 - Feb 2024
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 4 months
unicef-drp/Shiny_regional_aggregate
Oct 2019 - Jun 2026
Contributions:30 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 9 months
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