Frank Farach
Principal at Slalom
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolFrank Farach is a Principal at Slalom who blends 20+ years of research science, data science, product, and program management to help healthcare and life sciences organizations turn data into measurable outcomes. He leads enterprise-scale data and analytics initiatives with C-suite sponsorship for $1B+ healthcare systems, academic institutions, and industry associations, translating vision into operating models, governance, and measurable ROI. Based in Seattle, he leverages a rare interdisciplinary background—from psychology and informatics to data engineering and dashboard design—to drive improvements from bench work to boardroom decisions. His work often centers on building data ecosystems that connect ELNs, LIMS, data lakes, and semantic knowledge repositories, enabling scientists and clinicians to access trusted data at the point of care. He is an active open science advocate, co-authoring reproducibility studies in psychology, speaking on data management and quality, and developing an R package to access the US National Provider Identifier Registry, underscoring a commitment to reproducible, accessible data. In his GitHub bio and consulting practice, he combines rigorous research with practical product and governance strategies to deliver scalable, trustworthy data products for complex health ecosystems.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
A.B., Psychology, magna cum laude, A.B., Psychology, magna cum laude at Harvard UniversityPh.D., Clinical Psychology, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology at Yale University
Github Skills (14)
r-package10
search-api10
identifier10
health-data10
r10
bookdown9
api9
ropensci7
software-quality7
science2
open-science2
irs1
collaboration1
ruby1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
frankfarach/frankfarach
Feb 2018 - Nov 2022
Contributions:17 pushes, 1 branch, 2 issues in 4 years 9 months
ropensci/npi
Feb 2018 - Nov 2022
Access the U.S. National Provider Identifier (NPI) Registry Public Search API
Contributions:2 releases, 5 reviews, 215 commits in 4 years 9 months
r-packagehealth-dataapinationalprovider
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