Benjamin Christoffersen
Head Of Data Science And Engineering
Birkerød, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
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Top SchoolBenjamin Christoffersen is Head of Data Science and Engineering with 11 years of experience applying causal inference and computational statistics to real-world churn, survival analysis, and finance problems. After a PhD and postdocs at institutions including Copenhagen Business School, KTH, and Karolinska Institutet, he transitioned to industry at Churney where he rapidly progressed from Data Scientist to Head of Data Science and Engineering. He combines rigorous academic training in survival models and causal methods with hands-on product delivery, translating complex statistical methods into production analytics. Based in Denmark, he brings a rare mix of financial-domain expertise, academic rigor, and practical engineering experience dating back to early roles building advising tools in C# and VBA. An understated strength is his track record of turning survival-analysis research into actionable models for business risk and retention.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Cand.merc.(mat.), MSc in Business Administration & Mathematics, 11.7, Cand.merc.(mat.), MSc in Business Administration & Mathematics, 11.7 at Copenhagen Business SchoolExchange student, Finance, General, Exchange student, Finance, General at University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton SchoolThe Higher Commercial Examination, HHX, 11.1, The Higher Commercial Examination, HHX, 11.1 at Roskilde Handelsskole
Danish, English
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Github Skills (108)
prediction10
imputation10
mixed-models10
r-package10
ordinal10
deriving10
pedigree10
estimate10
r9
computation9
linear-models9
iml9
anova9
regression9
rcpp9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
boennecd/VAJointSurv
Jul 2021 - Aug 2022
Contributions:2 reviews, 157 commits, 10 PRs in 1 year 1 month
boennecd/Spline-AFT-Model
Feb 2021 - Apr 2022
Contributions:1 review, 16 commits, 3 PRs in 1 year 2 months
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