Esther Kim is a PhD epidemiologist and senior research leader with 12 years of experience applying causal inference, advanced statistics, and measurement-bias correction to clinical research, digital health, and RWE/RWD programs. Currently Senior Director of Research Services at Truveta after roles at Meta and Johns Hopkins, she bridges rigorous research design (trials, experiments, observational studies) with production analytics to enable reliable real-world evidence. Her work spans therapeutic areas from cardiovascular and kidney disease to mental health and COVID-19, and includes methodological contributions on wearables, device- and algorithm-related measurement error. Known for turning complex methodological challenges into actionable study designs, she pairs deep technical expertise with product-oriented collaboration across research and engineering teams. Based in San Francisco, she combines academic publication credentials with a pragmatic “I like to make things” mentality reflected in hands-on data and tooling work.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Epidemiology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Master of Public Health - MPH Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Master of Public Health - MPH Epidemiology & Biostatistics at University of Toronto
Contributions:15 releases, 17 commits, 17 pushes in 1 year 6 months
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Esther Kim - Senior Director Of Research Services at Truveta