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The Effective Statistician Conference 2024

We have designed this conference for statisticians, data scientists, and programmers in healthcare. The last conference attracted already over 800 registrations because The Effective Statistician Conference provides an outstanding online experience with

engaging world-class keynote speakers providing unique insights for you,
thoughtful and controversial panel discussions featuring leaders within the industry, and
hands-on interactive workshops to learn and improve your skills for a better career.

Additionally, you will benefit from new features introduced for the third conference:

outstanding virtual networking space designed for our introverted community,
contributed presentations about all phases of clinical development and beyond, and
online poster session covering diverse topics.

If you missed the chance to join last February 13-15, now’s your chance to secure your seat for the upcoming conference this coming November:

1st Part: Nov 7-8, 2024 (Thursday & Friday)
9-12pm CET and 3-6pm CET / 3-6am EST and 9-12pm EST
2nd part: Nov 11-12, 2024 (Monday & Tuesday)
9-12pm CET and 3-6pm CET / 3-6am EST and 9-12pm EST

Program

  • 9:00 – 10:30 am CET – Parallel Session
  • 10:30 – 11:00 am CET – Break
  • 11:00 – 12:00 pm CET – Keynote/Panel Discussion
  • 3:00 – 4:00 pm CET – Keynote/Panel Discussion
  • 4:00 – 4:30 pm CET – Break
  • 4:30 – 6:00 pm CET – Parallel Session

Free-Part

Keynotes

Panel discussion

Access to networking space HyHyve

Paid participants

Keynotes

Panel discussion

Access to networking space HyHyve

Workshops
⁠Statistical Software Engineering
Risk Management in Projects
Personal Productivity using NOTION
Elevate Your LinkedIn Profile
Machine Learning
Data Visualisation
Accreditation at FENStatS
Leadership Styles
and more

All contributed presentations

All recordings for contributed sessions, workshops, panels, and keynotes.

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Program

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Keynote Speakers

Alexander Schacht

Founder of The Effective Statistician

“Three Factors To Get More Influence – For individuals, teams, and departments within statistics, data science, and other quantitative disciplines”

Sebastian Schneeweiss

Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Harvard Medical School | Department of Medicine Brigham and Women’s Hospital

“What do we learn from emulating randomized trials with data from clinical practice?”

Manjari Narayan

Fellow of Speculative Technologies

“AI and statistics start-ups – opportunities and challenges”

Tim Friede

Professor of Biostatistics University Medical Center Göttingen

“Combining RCT and RWD – applications in rare diseases and practical recommendations”

“Beyond delivering tables and reports – how does statistics create value throughout R&D?”

Kaspar Rufibach

Expert Biostatistician at Roche

Gary Sullivan PhD

Leadership Expert and Statistical Scientist of Espirer Consulting

“Pros and Cons for using open source within pharma”

Richard Zink

Principal Research Fellow at JMP Statistical Discovery LLC

Daniel Sabanés Bové

Co-Founder of RCONIS

Mark Lambrecht

Head of Global Health Care and Life Sciences Advisory at SAS

“Opportunities for making clinical research more patient-centric”

Elizabeth Manning

Internal Communications & Change Consultant

Tommi Tervonen

Managing Director and Chief Scientist at Kielo Research, Co-founder at Valorem Health

André & Evelyn Hund

Founder & Managing Director of Clivolution GmbH

“Boost Your Career: Elevate Your LinkedIn Profile to the Next Level”

Jess Thompson

Industry Disrupter – Founder of CRPM Association

“Risk Management in Projects for Statisticians”

Daniel Sabanés Bové

Co-Founder of RCONIS

“Challenges and Solutions for Statistical Software Engineering”
Together with:
Anders Ellern Bilgrau, Coline Zeballos, Lyn Taylor, Kevin Kunzmann

Carina Bach

Online Specialist and Graphic Designer at Push Dein Business

“AI for Effective Content Creation”

Franziska Lang

Change Consulting, Leadership Development & Certified Business Coach

“Leadership Styles”

Magnus Pettersson

Chief Executive Officer at Statistikkonsulterna Väst AB

“How to become an accredited statistician with FENStatS”

Taina Pereenniemi

Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Taina Pereenniemi & Co.

“Personal Productivity using NOTION”

Eliana Garcia Cossio

Senior Biomarker Data Scientist at Bayer

“Machine Learning in Clinical Development”

Antigoni Elefsinioti

Lead Data Scientist Biomarker and Data Insights at Bayer

“Machine Learning in Clinical Development”

Sandra G Maldonado

Senior Therapeutic Area and Methodology Statistician at Boehringer Ingelheim

“Machine Learning in Clinical Development”

Darko Medin

Clinical Biostatistician at Universitätsklinikum Jena

“Simulated and Synthetic Data Generation”

Dr. Robert Platt

Professor at McGill University

“Intro & Key Principles of Causal Inference in RWE Studies”

Long Nguyen

Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology at the University of Copenhagen

“Intro & Key Principles of Causal Inference in RWE
Studies”

Janie Coulombe

Assistant Professor at Université de Montréal

“Addressing irregular and covariate-dependent visit times in
Longitudinal Studies using observational data for causal inference”

Orestis Efthimiou

Head of the Clinical Evidence and Guidelines Research Unit at BIHAM Institute of Primary Health Care

“Evidence synthesis methods for developing and validating models for personalized treatment”

Necdet Gunsoy

Expert and technical leader in HE / OR / Statistics / HTA / Market Access / RWE At Evimed

“EU HTA Joined Clinical Advice (JCA): Challenges and Opportunities with Indirect Treatment Comparisons and NMAs”

Nelson Kinnersley

Founder and Director at Octa Consulting Services Ltd

“Clinical Development Plans: why Biotech and Big Pharma might take different approaches”

Audrey Yeo

Biostatistician & Statistical Software Engineer at Roche 

“A Bayesian approach to decision making in early development clinical trials: An R solution”

Teresa Greco

Associate Director, Biostatistics, Medical Affairs at Jazz Pharmaceuticals

“Expedite Leadership Skills with a Mentoring Program”

Douglas A. Milikien

Founder and Principal Consulting Biostatistician at Accudata Solutions, Inc.

“Developing Effective Communications Skills When You Are the Only Statistician in Your Company”

Eléna Dupuy

Biostatistician at Pierre Fabre

“Assessing Overall Survival Data Maturity: Comprehensive and Time-Dependent Approaches”

Tine Descamps

Lead CDx and Biomarker Statistician at Bayer

“Elevating Biomarker Statistics to Influence Decision-Making”

Simone Ariane Ahrens-Mende

Director DM and Biostatistics at KLIFO

“Ensuring Compliance and Data Integrity in eClinical Systems for Biometrics Services.”

Chi Zhang

Biostatistician at Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo

“Explore Real-World hospital Electronic Health Records data with GGHER”

Juliette Murris

Biostatistician at Pierre Fabre

“Leveraging Survival Analysis and Machine Learning for Repeated Events in Cancer Surgery: A User-Friendly R Toolkit”

Jose Benitez-Aurioles

Health Data PhD Student at the University of Manchester 

“Considering health equity in medical prognosis: what makes a model fair?”

Ellis Hughes

Associate Director of Data Science at GSK

“The Statistician’s Guide to the Pharmaverse”

 Prof. Nuno Sepúlveda

Head of Immune-Stats Group at Warsaw University of Technology

“Ikigai: A concept to achieve a joyful and effective career as a statistician”

Silvia Faini

Principal Statistical Programmer at Cytel

“Visualizing ADaM: A Practical Guide through Examples”

Gareth Burns

Senior Data Scientist at Exploristics

“Virtual Population Visualisation”

Lucy Rowell

Founder & Podcast Host of the Impactful Authenticity

“The Impactful Statistician: Driving Innovation by Numbers”

Hadiqa Tahir

Research Assistant

“Developing Models To Assess the Relationship Between Greenness and Asthma”

Yulia Dyachkova

Associate Director Biostatistician at Merck Healthcare

“Do You Want to Stay Single? Considerations on Single-Arm Trials in Drug Development”

Nathalie Barbier

Senior Director Biostatistics, Global Group Head Medical Affairs Immunology at Novartis

“Do You Want to Stay Single? Considerations on Single-Arm Trials in Drug Development”

Cornelia Dunger-Baldauf

Prime Force Consultant Biostatistics at Novartis

“Do You Want to Stay Single? Considerations on Single-Arm Trials in Drug Development”

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Conference Details

Decision making

At The Effective Statistician, our mission is to ensure that all healthcare decision-makers have access to the right evidence at the right time in the right format, to make the best decisions for patients. 

Our upcoming virtual conference in November 2024 aims to advance this vision through insightful presentations, interactive workshops, and dynamic networking opportunities.

Program Highlights

Contributed Sessions & 18-Minute Presentations: Dive into sessions and talks designed to deliver key insights.
Invited Speakers & Panel Discussions: Interact with leading voices in the field. 
Poster Session: Explore innovative research in our interactive virtual Poster Session hosted on HyHyve.

Overview

Dates: November 7th/8th and 11th/12th, 2024
Format: Virtual
Times: 9 am to 6 pm Central European Time (CET)
Contributed sessions and workshops:
9 am to 10:30 am
4:30 pm to 6 pm
Keynote presentations and panel discussions:
11 am to 12 pm
3 pm to 4 pm

Registration Tiers and Pricing

Free Access: Enjoy selected presentations and our HyHyve networking space without any cost.

All Access Pass: Gain comprehensive access to all presentations, recordings, exclusive workshops, and the full HyHyve networking experience. Benefit from early bird pricing, which increases over time:

Initial Price: €47 (until June 1). Early bird.
June 1: Price increases to €97
July 1: Price increases to €167
October 1: Price increases to €247
November 1: Final price €297

Act early to secure the best price for the all-inclusive experience!

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Enhanced Networking Experience with HyHyve

HyHyve: Online Networking That’s Fun!

Experience our Poster Session in a virtual environment where participants can engage directly with presenters, fostering meaningful discussions and networking opportunities.

Our virtual conference’s networking space, designed with the innovative HyHyve platform, is meticulously crafted to foster professional connections and facilitate in-depth discussions, and now, we’re excited to announce and provide areas dedicated to fun and social interactions. Beyond meeting our esteemed sponsors, engaging with speakers, exploring poster presentations, and connecting in special topic areas, attendees will discover specially curated zones for relaxation and enjoyment. These fun and social areas are created to replicate the serendipitous encounters and recreational moments that are a cherished part of in-person conferences. Here, participants can unwind, engage in light-hearted conversations, participate in virtual games, and more, all designed to enhance the networking experience. This blend of professional and social spaces ensures that our virtual conference offers a well-rounded, enjoyable, and productive environment for everyone involved.

Workshop Sessions

Dive deep into specialized topics with our workshop sessions led by industry experts. Each workshop is designed to offer practical insights and hands-on experience: Register (at least for free) to get updates on additional.

Boost Your Career: Elevate Your LinkedIn Profile to the Next Level

AI for Effective Content Creation

Tailor your leadership style to meet the needs of your team and projects.

Personal Productivity using NOTION

Simulated and Synthetic Data Generation

Risk Management in Projects for Statisticians

How to become an accredited statistician with FENStatS

Machine Learning in Clinical Development, what?, why?, and (a bit of) the how?

Accordion content.

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Co-chairs

Dr. Alexander Schacht is an accomplished statistician with a PhD from the University of Göttingen and over 20 years of experience in biostatistics within the healthcare sector. He specializes in phase IIIb and IV clinical studies, balancing regulatory compliance with commercialization and HTA submissions. Alexander has authored over 70 scientific papers and is a prominent speaker at international conferences, sharing insights on methodological innovations and data-driven decision-making in the pharmaceutical industry.

As the founder of The Effective Statistician, Alexander is passionate about teaching and has created a platform that includes a popular weekly podcast and various online resources to support the education of medical professionals. His real-world experience and belief in the power of statistics to improve patient outcomes make him a respected leader in the field. He is also actively involved in professional societies focused on benefit-risk assessment and data visualisation.

Chantelle Cornett, BSc (Hons), is a Health Informatics PhD candidate at the University of Manchester and a Statistician at The Effective Statistician. With a background in data analytics, statistics, and statistical programming, she holds a BSc in Statistics from University College London and an MSc in Medical Statistics from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Chantelle has published work in “Research Synthesis Methods,” highlighting her contributions to health informatics.

Committed to improving healthcare outcomes through data, she has volunteered as a data analyst at The Neurological Alliance, supporting individuals with neurological conditions. Her career goals focus on developing innovative statistical methods to address complex health informatics challenges, particularly in women’s health. Chantelle’s work integrates academic research with practical applications, advancing the fields of health informatics and statistics.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Become a valued sponsor of The Effective Statistician Conference 2024 and enjoy a range of benefits, including promotional opportunities and full registrations for members of your team or clients. Our sponsorship packages offer varying levels of exposure and engagement across our platforms, including the conference website, social media, email list, podcast, and the HyHyve networking space.

Tier 1

Sponsorship “t-test”

price = 10 times the current registration price

11 full registrations

Placement on HyHyve networking space

Company logo on the conference website.

Mention in conference-related social media posts.

Purchase

Tier 3

Sponsorship “ML”

price = 40 times the current registration price

All Tier 2 benefits.

48 full registrations

Prime placement of promotional items on the conference website and HyHyve networking space.

Prominent mentions in the conference podcast episodes.

Dedicated posts on social media platforms.

Purchase

Tier 2

Sponsorship “ANOVA”

price = 20 times the current registration price

All Tier 1 benefits

23 full registrations.

Large placement on Hyhyve networking space

Featured promotional items on the website.

Shoutouts via our email list.

Purchase

Academic sponsors

As an academic institution, you can become a sponsor at a reduced price of 470€, 940€, or 1880€ (including VAT if applicable) for the t-test, ANOVA, or ML tier. Please contact conference@theeffectivestatistician.com to sponsor this event.

Non-for-profit sponsors

As a non-for-profit organization (e.g. a working group, scientific association, ….) you can become an ML sponsor (without the 48 free slots) for free. Please contact conference@theeffectivestatistician.com to sponsor this event.

Call for Volunteers: Join the Effective Statistician Conference Team!

As we gear up for the Effective Statistician Conference 2024, we’re on the lookout for enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers to help us create an unforgettable experience for our attendees. This virtual conference, aimed at transforming healthcare decision-making, promises insightful presentations, interactive workshops, and innovative networking opportunities. If you’re passionate about advancing healthcare and statistics, and you’re looking for an opportunity to contribute to the community, we need your skills and enthusiasm!

Why Volunteer?

  • Networking: Connect with leading professionals, speakers, and other volunteers in the field of statistics and healthcare.
  • Skill Development: Gain valuable experience in event management, communication, and teamwork in a virtual setting.
  • Complimentary Access: Volunteers receive full access to the conference, including all presentations, workshops, and exclusive networking areas.
  • Certificate of Participation: A testament to your contribution and skills gained during the event.

Volunteer Roles Include:

  • Technical Support: Assist with the setup and smooth running of virtual sessions, including troubleshooting technical issues for speakers and attendees.
  • Networking Facilitators: Guide attendees through the networking space, ensuring they make the most out of their conference experience.
  • Workshop Assistants: Support the workshop hosts, manage session logistics, and facilitate attendee engagement.
  • Communication Aides: Help manage conference communication channels, including live chat moderation and social media updates.

Who Can Volunteer?

We welcome volunteers from all backgrounds who are interested in healthcare, statistics, and event management. Whether you’re a student, professional, or anyone with a desire to contribute to the success of our conference, we’d love to have you on board.

How to Apply:

Send us an email at conference@theeffectivestatistician.com with the subject line “Volunteer Application – [Your Name]”. Please include a brief introduction, your CV or LinkedIn profile, and a short paragraph on why you want to volunteer for the conference.

Don’t miss this chance to be a part of something impactful. Join us in making the Effective Statistician Conference 2024 a success. We’re excited to welcome you to our team!

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Sponsorship ML

The Effective Statistician Academy

The Effective Statistician Academy offers four distinct areas of training: Leadership, Innovation, Knowledge, and Excellence. Each area features expert-led courses that are designed to help you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed in your career. Whether you’re looking to take your leadership skills to the next level or stay up-to-date on the latest innovations in the field, the Academy has you covered.

Chrestos

The team is dedicated to making the world a healthier, greener place. Comprised of a diverse group, most members have backgrounds in science, with a strong emphasis on statistics. Their passion lies in researching and developing medicines and medical devices, driven by the goal of improving people’s quality of life and long-term health.

Recognizing that long-term health depends on a healthy environment, the team actively works to combat and reverse man-made global warming. Their mission is to enable people to live climate-neutrally, ensuring that the planet remains habitable and vibrant.

Australian Pharmaceutical Biostatistics Group

The Australian Pharmaceutical Biostatistics Group is a not-for-profit association of pharmaceutical industry statisticians and data scientists in Australia.

The objective is to uphold rigorous professional standards in the field of statistical and data science practices within the regulated healthcare industry in Australia. This is achieved through the provision of pertinent professional development opportunities, the facilitation of a platform for open discourse encompassing general statistical and data science practice as it pertains to research and decision-making in the regulated healthcare industry, and the pursuit of collaborations with relevant local and international entities.

Harvard Medical School

The Division of Pharmacoepidemiology of the Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School is a world-leading research and training center. Our work focuses on understanding the safety and effectiveness of medications in clinical practice. We combine clinical expertise with scalable analytic tools, modern methods for causal inferences, and large claims and EHR data sources to support clinical and regulatory decision-making.

The Division is engaged in

  • PMR and PASS: developing, conducting, and presenting regulatory-required studies
  • ML and LLM-based phenotyping and validation of claims-based algorithms against EHR data

University Medical Center Göttingen

The University Medical Center Göttingen is one of Germany’s leading medical centers. With funding allocated by the state of Lower Saxony and third-party financing, we conduct research at the very highest level. We are one of the largest medical faculties in Germany, based on the number of students enrolled. The Medical Faculty is as old as the University, founded in 1737. The UMG is the region’s largest employer and training institution. As the only maximum care medical center in the area, we take on responsibility for inpatient and outpatient care of difficult, complex, and special cases. We are an integral part of the emergency medical services in Southern Lower Saxony.

Openstatsware

We are a scientific working group in the American Statistical Association (ASA) Biopharmaceutical Section (BIOP), as well as a European Special Interest Group (SIG) sponsored by Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry (PSI) and the European Federation of Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry (EFSPI).

Our goals are to:

  • Engineer selected R-packages to fill in gaps in the open-source statistical software landscape, and to promote software tools designed by the working group through publications, conference presentations, workshops, and training courses.
  • Develop good SWE practices for engineering high-quality statistical software and promote their use in the broader Biostatistics community via public training materials.
  • Communicate and collaborate with other R software initiatives including via the R Consortium.

Sponsorship ANOVA

MArS Market Access & Pricing Strategy GmbH

Are you looking for a hands-on consultancy with a strategic vision for the D-A-CH region? MArS has years of experience in planning, filing, and negotiating in the three D-A-CH countries and will lead you successfully with your product to your commercial objective!

LifeSciHub Small/Micro-Business Community

The LifeSciHub Community is comprised of independent expert small, micro businesses. These experts have intentionally decoupled from the corporate ladder, usually at the Director or VP level, to practice their expertise as small, independent businesses. The range of expertise is vast- every aspect of drug development requires highly specialized skills, and the LifeSciHub small business community has them in abundance: biometrics, clinical operations, patient engagement, produce launch, CMC, supply chain, clinical contracts, regulatory, pharmacovigilance, computational drug modeling and simulation, RWE, HEOR, medical writing, eTMF. Some “solopreneurs” seeing process or technology gaps, have even created software products to further expedite innovation.

Sponsorship T-test

EpiStat – epidemiology, statistics, and real-world evidence

Epistat is a research consultancy company specializing in health data sciences and real-world evidence to support pharmaceutical companies throughout all phases of drug development.


info@epistat.se

Clivoffective

The key to achieving goals in Life Science companies is always people. Clivoffective brings together Life Science companies and talented individuals in the fields of statistics and data science. By doing so, we close open positions for the benefit of the companies all while considering, nurturing, and building on individual talent strengths through our extensive expertise in statistics.

Smart Data Analysis and Statistics B.V.

Smart Data Analysis and Statistics B.V. is a consulting firm that specializes in the development and practical application of innovative statistical methods. We are experienced in the design & analysis of clinical trials, and the generation of real-world evidence. We also participate as SMEs in various innovative research projects.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ), is a global biopharmaceutical company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are focused on developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases—often with limited or no options—so they can live their lives more fully. By transforming biopharmaceutical discoveries into novel medicines, we are working to give people around the world the opportunity to redefine what’s possible – to make the “small wins” big again.

Together, we are experts, analysts, specialists, advocates, scientists, and professionals all with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Working together, we are proud to support patients, innovate, and bring new medicines to patients with critical unmet needs.

Engage with a passionate community of professionals and showcase your commitment to advancing healthcare decision-making. Our increasing tiers of sponsorship offer enhanced promotion and visibility, aligning with your marketing objectives.