Spencer Childress
Associate Director, Biostatistics
Durham, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolSpencer Childress is an Associate Director of Biostatistics with 11 years of experience applying data science and statistical programming in pharma, now leading biostatistics work at Gilead Sciences. He builds robust data pipelines and interactive visualizations using R, Python, and JavaScript/D3, translating complex clinical data into actionable insights. Spencer progressed from statistical programmer roles into senior data science and management positions, demonstrating a strong blend of hands-on coding and people leadership. Active in open source and published, he pairs meticulous attention to detail with a commitment to continuous learning. Based in Durham, NC, he brings domain depth in pharmaceutical analytics and a practical knack for turning exploratory analyses into reproducible, production-ready tools. An oft-overlooked strength is his long track record of evolving technical roles within the same research ecosystem, which gives him rare institutional memory and cross-functional credibility.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Statistics, Bachelor of Science (BS) Statistics at University of South Carolina
Spanish
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Github Skills (61)
clinical-trials10
graphic10
line-chart10
shift9
location9
medicine9
highlighting9
charts8
react8
data-cleaning8
visual-analytics8
histogram8
visualization8
javascript8
nodejs8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
samussiah/solar-system-animation
Jul 2020 - Oct 2024
an animated state diagram that visualizes movement of individuals between different states over time
Contributions:46 PRs, 173 pushes, 46 branches in 4 years 3 months
reactvisualizesanimatedjavascriptdiagram
RhoInc/ae-timelines
Feb 2016 - Jul 2019
AE Timelines built using Webcharts
Contributions:5 releases, 67 commits, 36 PRs in 3 years 5 months
vuejavascripttimelines
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