Kevin B.

Background

About Kevin B.

Results driven data science executive with 20+ years of experience in the biopharma industry. Strong track record of building and leading global, matrixed, high performance, collaborative data science teams. Strategic thinker focused on aligning innovative analytical capabilities with enterprise objectives, resulting in concrete impact on pipeline programs, patient benefit, and company revenue. Ability to navigate and manage many types of change (organizational, strategic, budget, etc.) Data Science, AI, Machine Learning • Development and deployment of AI/ML methods for concrete portfolio impact - LLM agentic algorithms to generate draft documents for internal use, regulatory submissions, etc- AI ”super-advisors” to optimize asset strategies, clinical trial protocols, etc- Natural language explorations of databases - Accurate translation of scientific documents • Deep Learning for digital pathology image analysis - Replicate human pathologists in a consistent and scale-able manner - Generate automated, multi-dimensional signal detections - End-to-end deep learning algos to predict tumor state, patient outcomes, etc. • Modern machine learning methods to analyze structured, numerical data - Assessment of clinical trial site eciency, prediction of recruitment rates - Interpretable techniques to analyze clinical trial exploratory biomarker data Scientific Leadership • Identification of novel targets currently in clinical trials • Analysis and interpretation of exploratory data from 100s of clinical trials (oncology and non-oncology) • Identify and validate predictive biomarkers, enhance disease and drug mechanism understanding • Executive sponsor and representative for Real World Data / Human Genetics consortia (UK Biobank Exome Sequencing Consortium (UKB-ESC paper), UK Biobank Pharma Proteomics Project paper), etc.) • Exploration of multi-modal clinical trial and real world patient data in complex diseases Business Strategy, External Executive Presence • Contributed to multiple enterprise level strategies • Due diligence assessments for multiple acquisitions, investments, licenses, and partnerships • Core member of several Joint Steering/Executive Committees (JSC, JEC) • Organized, led, and participated in multiple key, high-profile external congresses, councils, and forums Talent Management • Planned and executed multiple successful build-ups, reboots, and restructures • Consistent history of recruiting, retaining, and developing top talent • Managed, coached, or mentored 25+ colleagues that now hold Director level+ roles