Johnny Lloyd
Data Scientist
Ballwin, Missouri, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohnny Lloyd is a Data Scientist with 10 years of experience applying statistical and machine learning methods to biological problems, currently driving analytics at Bayer Crop Science in Ballwin, Missouri. He combines deep domain expertise from a PhD in Plant Biology and postdoctoral work in oncology with practical skills in R and Python to build predictive models, clean and integrate large experimental datasets, and deploy reproducible pipelines. His research track record includes 12+ peer-reviewed papers cited over 500 times and the discovery of a novel neuron type in mice, highlighting his ability to translate complex data into biological insight. At Bayer he focuses on plant breeding applications, bringing a rare blend of genomics, single-cell analysis, and production-ready modeling to crop science. Colleagues value his mentorship history and knack for prioritizing actionable features from noisy, real-world data.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Microbiology, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Microbiology at Oklahoma State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Plant Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Plant Biology at Michigan State University
Github Skills (8)
feature-selection8
ensemble-learning6
scikit5
machine-learning5
scikit-learn4
python2
sklearn2
dvc1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
johnplloyd/cigar_plot
Apr 2020 - May 2020
Contributions:31 commits, 30 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
johnplloyd/genomewide_aligned_blocks
Feb 2017 - May 2020
Contributions:8 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 3 months
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