Summary
Lisa Federer is an experienced data science and open science leader who serves as Acting Director of the Office of Strategic Initiatives at the National Library of Medicine, advising senior leadership on strategic planning, portfolio management, and impact evaluation. With 11+ years at NLM/NIH, she builds and leads cross-disciplinary teams of data scientists and evaluators to create dashboards, metrics, and data products that inform investment and policy decisions across the organization. Her background as a Data Science and Open Science Librarian and research informationist combines hands-on analytical work—bibliometrics, CDE coordination, and training design—with high-level strategy, including technical co-leadership on NIH’s repository ecosystem efforts. She’s also a persistent advocate for librarians’ roles in data stewardship and workforce development, and has driven NIH-wide coordination of data science training and common data element initiatives.
11 years of coding experience
Graduate Certificate, Data Visualization Design, Graduate Certificate, Data Visualization Design at New York University
BA, French, BA, French at University of North Texas
The University of Maryland, College Park
University of California, Los Angeles
Graduate Certificate, Data Science, Graduate Certificate, Data Science at Georgetown University
French