theodor balan.

CV

Work

Currently @Booking.com

2024 – now

Senior data scientist

2022 – 2024

Data scientist

Causal inference and experimentation for two-sided marketplaces

Previously @Danone Nutricia Research

2020 – 2022

Senior data scientist

Infant feeding patterns, feeding & growth, recipe optimisation with compositional data; causal inference, machine learning and data visualisation

2019 – 2020

Statistician

Statistical protocol design, interim and post-analysis for phase 2 early-life-nutrition trials

Previously at Leiden University Medical Center

2013 – 2018

Trainee researcher / PhD student

Education

2018

PhD in Medical Statistics

Leiden University

2013

MSc cum laude in Statistical science

Leiden University

2011

BSc in Applied mathematics

University of Bucharest

Tools & Skills

(^ = proficient   = good   ^ = basic)

Software development

R•••

Version control

git••

Coding languages

R•••, C++•, python•, bash•

Statistical software

SPSS••, SAS•

Typesetting

LaTeX•••, Markdown••

Data visualization

ggplot2•••, d3.js•

Web applications

shiny••

Biostatistics & survival

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Study design & epidemiology

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Mixed models

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Bayesian statistics

Machine / deep learning

R Expertise

Other Languages

Platforms