Career Summary
With over seven years of academic and research experience, Yalemzewod has developed a comprehensive skill set in data science and data analysis. He is proficient in using R programming language, Query language (MySQL, PostgreSQL,and SQL server); visualization tool (PowerBI) and snowflakes data warehouse. His expertise includes data management and statistical modeling, analytic, systematic and strategical skills. He also had enough experience in providing training, University teaching and research supervision. He holds a master’s and PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
2024 - present
WA Department of Health, Healthcare Quality Intelligence Unit
Senior Data Scientist
Skills: PowerBI, SQL, R, Snowflakes.
Key responsibilities
Power BI dashboard development, reporting, data modeling, and pipeline deployment
Project management
Stakeholder engagement
ETL (SQL and Power Query)
2021 - 2023
Child Health Analytics Team, Telethon Kids Institute Researcher and geospatial analyst.
Skills Excel, R, Python, ArcGIS, and QGIS
Key responsibilities:
Provided assistance in data management and validation for high-resolution raster insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) model outputs.
Acquired, cleaned, and geolocated malaria surveillance data along with shapefiles.
Led geostatistical modeling of malaria endemicity at a sub-national level, employing Bayesian statistics.
Lead authored two manuscripts, which are currently prepared for submission to high-impact journals.
Collaborated with colleagues to develop a training manual on spatial analysis in R and QGIS, and successfully conducted two rounds of training in Ethiopia.
Secured a seed grant of $15,000 AUD to conduct a research project focused on developing a web-based interactive tool to enhance decision-making for malaria elimination in Vietnam.
2020 - 2021
Population Child Health Research Group, UNSW Sydney Child Health Biostatistician
Skills: MySQL, R.
Key responsibilities:
Conducted quantitative analysis on linked administrative data sets and data sets specifically related to children in out-of-home care.
Provided statistical and research design support to the Population Child Health Research Group.
Played a key role in grant writing applications, including study design, sample size determination, and selection of analytical techniques.
Authored manuscripts for research publications, including three submissions, two of which were as a lead or co-lead author.
2019 - 2020
Metro North Public Health Unit, Queensland Health Epidemiologist Skills: PostgreSQL, R, and QGIS
Key responsibilities:
Offered statistical analysis expertise and input in population health research studies, projects, programs, and community population health planning processes.
Collected data from a routine disease surveillance database, performed analysis, and prepared comprehensive reports based on the findings. - Conducted monitoring and surveillance of food borne outbreaks by applying best epidemiological practices, including data collection, management, and analysis.
Taught Biostatistics, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medicine, as well as other health sciences students, for a period of three years. - Provided research supervision and guidance to undergraduate and postgraduate medicine, as well as other health sciences students, fostering their development of research skills and knowledge.
Took on a leadership role in overseeing and guiding fieldwork students’ community professional practices, ensuring a valuable and impactful learning experience.
2016 - 2020
The University of Queensland, Brisbane, AU PhD study
Skills: Scientific writing, R, ArcGIS, and Win BUGS.
Key activities:
Applied a range of statistical methods including population-attributable risks, ANOVAs, Poisson, Binomial, Bayesian statistics, and geostatistical models to analyze the collected data.
Developed multiple high-resolution maps using surveillance data and environmental data.
Collaborated with senior researchers involved in WHO projects to conduct two systematic reviews aimed at updating the Adolescent latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment guidelines.
Authored five first-author journal papers and provided assistance in the preparation of four additional journal articles.
2013 - 2016
Institute of Public Health, The University of Gondar Lecturer
Skills: Scientific writing, teaching, R and SPSS.
Key responsibilities:
Taught Biostatistics, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medicine, as well as other health sciences students, for a period of three years.
Provided research supervision and guidance to undergraduate and postgraduate medicine, as well as other health sciences students, fostering their development of research skills and knowledge.
Took on a team leadership role in overseeing and guiding fieldwork students’ community professional practices, ensuring a valuable and impactful learning experience.