Phaedra Agius
Head Of Bioinformatics Research And Data Quality Analytics
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolPhaedra Agius is Head of Bioinformatics Research and Data Quality Analytics with eight years in bioinformatics and nearly seven focused on oncology real-world data, integrating clinical and DNA/RNA genomic datasets to generate study cohorts, survival analyses, and actionable visualizations. Based in New York, she leads cross-functional teams at Aster Insights to deliver customer-driven precision medicine solutions and drive innovations across oncology and other disease areas. Her background spans senior roles at Tempus and the New York Genome Center and a PhD in Mathematics from Rensselaer, giving her a strong quantitative foundation for complex data problems. She is passionate about making RWD and genomic data interoperable and useful for clinical insights, often building the software pipelines that translate research questions into reproducible analytics. Colleagues describe her as both a hands-on scientist and strategic leader who balances rigorous methods with pragmatic product-focused outcomes. Beyond the lab, she brings a rare combination of academic depth and product delivery experience that accelerates translational research.
8 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Mathematics, Master, Mathematics at University of Greensboro North CarolinaPhD, Mathematics, PhD, Mathematics at Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteBachelor, Education and Mathematics, Bachelor, Education and Mathematics at University of Malta
Italian, Spanish, Maltese, French
Github Skills (5)
bioconductor5
bioinformatics4
rna-seq3
yang3
jack2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (3)
nygenome/SCANVIS
Feb 2019 - Jul 2019
Contributions:165 commits, 161 pushes, 2 comments in 5 months
Bioconductor/Contributions
Apr 2019 - Jul 2019
Contribute Packages to Bioconductor
Contributions:8 comments, 1 issue in 3 months
bioinformaticsbioconductor
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