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Jacob Fiksel
Postdoctoral Associate at University of Pennsylvania
Jacob Fiksel is a biostatistician with a diverse background in research and pharmaceutical industry experience. He currently works as a Senior Preclinical Research Statistician at Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Boston, Massachusetts.14 Prior to this role, he held positions as a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Pennsylvania from August 2021 to April 20221 and as a Senior Biostatistician at The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson.1
Fiksel completed his PhD in Biostatistics from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2020.13 His research focuses on developing statistical methods for analyzing and creating risk prediction models using electronic health records.3 Throughout his academic career, he has contributed to 33 research works, accumulating 2497 citations.5
During his time at the University of Pennsylvania, Fiksel worked under the guidance of Dr. Jarcy Zee, focusing his thesis on biostatistics.2 His academic achievements include being recognized as a Pomona College Scholar for maintaining a GPA in the top quarter of his class in both Fall 2013 and Spring 2014.1
