Seda Arat
@sedaarat
I build AI and data science strategies for pharmaceutical safety and vaccine portfolios.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
At Pfizer, I design AI innovation strategies through academic, venture capital, and start-up partnerships while advancing forecasting for vaccine portfolio programs.
I've led computational toxicology and data science initiatives spanning safety signal prediction, immune profiling, auto-immunity risk assessment for COVID-19 mRNA vaccine-associated myocarditis, and a graph-based enterprise webtool developed with IBM and Pfizer teams. My work combines predictive machine learning, knowledge graphs, bioinformatics, and cross-functional decision-making.
Previously, I transformed phenotypic, ChIP-Seq, Affinity-Seq, sequencing, and microarray data into actionable research insights at The Jackson Laboratory, GSK, UConn Health, and Virginia Tech. I hold a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics and bring experience in mathematical modeling, algorithm development, teaching, and interdisciplinary research.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Data Science Organization Enablement Lead in Commercial Analytics & AI
Jun 2024 - Present (2 years 2 months)
Design and implement AI innovation strategies through external partnerships (academic, venture capitals and start-ups) and drive operational excellence across the organization
• Learn and apply forecasting models for Vaccine portfolio programs
• Conduct research and analysis to identify emerging trends, opportunities, and best practices in the field of data science, and provide recommend
Design and implement AI innovation strategies through external partnerships and drive operational excellence. Conduct research and analysis to identify emerging trends and opportunities in data science.
Senior Principal Computational Toxicologist / Data Scientist in Drug Safety R&D
Jan 2019 - Present (7 years 7 months)
Develop and drive innovative approaches to inform target, compound, species and biomarker identification and aid in the understanding of nonclinical and clinical safety concerns
- Build a partnership with the biotech company called Plex Research for evaluation of their AI-based knowledge graph in portfolio projects for hypothesis generation and orthogonal validation
- Responsible for computa
Data Scientist / Postdoctoral Associate at the Carter Lab
Aug 2015 - Jan 2019 (3 years 5 months)
Apply knowledge of current research trends and techniques to 3 projects that require:
- Quality control, data analysis and hypothesis generation: transformed raw data into actionable information, depending on the data type (phenotypic data, ChIP-Seq data, Affinity-Seq data)
- Volunteering in Research IT: built and managed a laboratory information management system
Served as a main point of contact of a multinational collaborative research project by conducting biology experiments and using the findings to optimize a predictive network model for colon cancer
Analyzed highly complex and diverse data sets, evidenced by 2 journal publications:
- next generation sequencing data at 2 different time points to investigate the impact of antibiotic administration and dosage in the human gut
- microarray data generated by 3 different technologies to repurpose FDA-approved drugs for Tuberculosis therapy
- Performed detailed analysis of complex biological systems, including text mining, mathematical and computational modeling, and algorithm development, resulting in 3 journal publications and 10+ presentations in North American conferences
- Instructed 10+ mathematics and interdisciplinary courses (computer science, statistics, physics, biology, chemistry) to 100+ undergraduate students with mat
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Pennsylvania
Virginia Tech
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Applied Mathematics
2010 - 2015
Virginia Tech
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Applied Mathematics
2010 - 2012
University of Pennsylvania
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer and Information Technology
2008 - 2009
Ankara University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics
2001 - 2005
Virginia Tech
Doctor of Philosophy, Applied Mathematics
2010 - 2015
Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics from Virginia Tech, completed from 2010 to 2015.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
United StatesAuthorized to work in
Job categories
Skills
Interested in hiring Seda?
You can contact Seda and 90k+ other talented remote workers on Himalayas.
Message SedaGet matched with your dream remote job
Sign up now and join over 250,000+ remote workers who receive personalized job alerts, curated job matches, and more for free!
