Laura Shireman
PBPK Consultant at Certara
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLaura Shireman is a PBPK consultant and research scientist with 11 years of experience translating pharmacokinetics and drug metabolism science into actionable models and analyses. Currently at Certara’s Simcyp division, she pairs deep hands-on expertise in LC/MS-based small-molecule quantitation with robust R-driven statistics, data visualization, and reproducible workflows. Her background includes designing IRB-approved clinical protocols and leading metabolomics studies that identified biomarkers of drug disposition across diverse populations, from pregnant women to pediatric patients. Former laboratory manager and mentor, she has run method development, instrument maintenance, and staff training while maintaining high standards for data management and scientific communication. She also brings an unusual blend of journalism training and science-writing experience, helping non-native English speakers refine manuscripts and grant materials. Based in Seattle, she focuses on making complex PK data easier to interpret and reuse through tooling and reproducible analysis practices.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Medicinal Chemistry, Ph.D., Medicinal Chemistry at University of WashingtonB.S., Chemistry, B.S., Chemistry at Washington State University
French, Hindi
Github Skills (14)
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rstudio10
development-environment10
r8
r-package7
editor7
grammar7
data-visualisation7
package5
data-visualization5
visualization4
react4
github3
composer3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
shirewoman2/LaurasHelpers
Apr 2019 - Oct 2023
Contributions:111 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 6 months
shirewoman2/Consultancy
Aug 2021 - Apr 2025
Consultancy Team useful and standardized R functions
Contributions:2 PRs, 1916 pushes, 75 branches in 3 years 8 months
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