Aksel Thomsen
Clinical Data Science Specialist, R Developer
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark
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Top SchoolAksel Thomsen is a Clinical Data Science Specialist and R developer with a decade of experience applying statistical and methodological expertise in healthcare and national statistics settings. Based in Copenhagen, he builds and maintains R packages that automate clinical data workflows—authoring notable open-source projects such as whirl, connector, and zephyr for Novo Nordisk. His background in economics (cand.polit.) and progressive roles at Statistics Denmark and Ferring Pharmaceuticals give him a strong foundation in reproducible analytics, regulatory-aware programming, and methodological advising. Colleagues rely on him to translate complex statistical requirements into robust, production-ready tools that streamline study delivery and data governance.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Economics (cand.polit.), Master's degree, Economics (cand.polit.) at Københavns Universitet - University of CopenhagenHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Borupgaard Gymnasium
German, English, Danish
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Github Skills (6)
tidy6
dplyr6
tidyverse6
dataframe6
r6
reshape6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
NovoNordisk-OpenSource/whirl
Oct 2024 - Apr 2025
Logging of scripts suitable for clinical trials
Contributions:32 reviews, 24 PRs, 107 pushes in 5 months
NovoNordisk-OpenSource/zephyr
Sep 2024 - Mar 2025
Structured Messages and Options
Contributions:2 releases, 1 review, 22 PRs in 6 months
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