Iain Wallace is a senior research data leader with 11 years of experience applying data science to drug discovery, now Senior Director of Research Data Utilization at Bristol Myers Squibb. He combines deep computational expertise—R, Shiny, SQL, Perl and algorithm development—with domain fluency in chemogenomics, compound library design, and sequence/network analysis to accelerate target identification and probe discovery. His work spans interdisciplinary projects from shRNA visualization to structure-activity and bioavailability-guided screening, and is backed by a strong publication record (23 papers, h-index 15, >15k citations). Iain’s career bridges industry and academia, including Marie Curie-funded postdoctoral research and roles at Novartis, Merck and Celgene, giving him rare perspective on translating computational methods into practical screening strategies. He’s known for optimizing pipelines and making complex datasets usable across teams, often surfacing non-obvious biological signals through tailored algorithms. Based in Cambridge, MA, he pairs rigorous academic training (PhD in sequence alignment) with hands-on engineering to deliver actionable insights in pharmaceutical R&D.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Multiple Sequence Alignments and Applications, PhD Multiple Sequence Alignments and Applications at PhD, University College Dublin
MSc. High Performance Computing, MSc. High Performance Computing at Trinity College Dublin
Contributions:10 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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Iain Wallace - Director Of Research Data Utilization