Simina Boca
Statistical Science Associate Director
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSimina Boca is an experienced biostatistician and statistical science leader with 11 years of applied research and industry experience, currently serving as Associate Director at AstraZeneca where she designs and oversees early-stage clinical studies in diabetes and obesity. With a PhD and MHS from Johns Hopkins and a strong academic track record at Georgetown (including developing a novel course and mentoring multiple MS students), she bridges rigorous methods development and practical clinical trial execution. Her background spans high-dimensional bioinformatics, cancer epidemiology, and collaborative grant-driven research, reflecting fluency in both methodological innovation and cross-disciplinary communication. Known for translating complex statistical concepts into actionable study designs, she frequently partners with global project teams and CROs to deliver regulatory-ready deliverables.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Johns Hopkins UniversityUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
English, Romanian, French
Github Skills (28)
virus10
medicine10
immunology10
genomics10
biology9
bioinformatics9
computational-biology9
react8
deep-learning8
chat8
nodejs8
javascript7
machine-learning7
discovery6
bioconductor6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
SiminaB/Fdr-regression
Dec 2015 - Jul 2019
Contributions:39 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 8 months
SiminaB/covid19-review
Mar 2020 - Aug 2021
A collaborative review of the emerging literature on diagnostics and treatments related to COVID-19
Contributions:3 PRs, 42 pushes in 1 year 4 months
treatmentsreviewliteraturecollaborativediagnostics
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