Joel Swerdel
Research Project Manager at Rutgers University Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research
New Jersey, United States
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Top SchoolJoel Swerdel is a Research Project Manager and epidemiology researcher with over a decade of experience managing large, HIPAA-compliant datasets and applying SAS and SQL to investigate chronic disease outcomes. He leads and coordinates studies on hypertension, antihypertensive treatment and cancer risk, racial disparities in preterm birth and infant mortality, and links between diabetes and pulmonary embolism, blending rigorous analytic skills with public health insight. Based at Rutgers University, he bridges academic research and applied consulting—previously advising social service agencies on Lean Sigma process improvements—to translate complex data into evidence-based policy and practice. Joel’s background spans industry and academia, combining early pharmaceutical and solutions-architecture roles with advanced training toward a PhD in Epidemiology, which informs his pragmatic, systems-focused approach to population health research.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
MS, Physiology, MS, Physiology at Medical College of WisconsinBA, Physiology and Biochemistry, BA, Physiology and Biochemistry at Rutgers UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Epidemiology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Epidemiology at Rutgers University School of Public HealthMaster of Public Health (MPH), Epidemiology, Master of Public Health (MPH), Epidemiology at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Github Skills (16)
r-package10
r9
sports-data9
shiny-server9
shiny-apps9
standardized9
algorithms9
clinical-trials8
atlas8
in-progress5
webapi5
build-process4
protocols3
replication2
time-series1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
OHDSI/PheValuator
Dec 2018 - Jan 2023
An R package for evaluating phenotype algorithms.
Contributions:1 review, 290 commits, 1 PR in 4 years 2 months
rr-package
OHDSI/PhenotypeEvaluations
Dec 2021 - Sep 2022
Contributions:4 pushes in 9 months
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