Kevin Lan
Summary
Data Science Engineer with a PharmD and CDC Public Health Informatics Fellowship background, working across real-world evidence (RWE) analytics, clinical data interoperability, and secondary data harmonization (administrative claims, electronic health records) for pharma, healthcare, and federal public health stakeholders. Authors statistical analysis plans (SAPs), builds OMOP CDM- and FHIR-based data models, and maps clinical data to SNOMED CT, RxNorm, and LOINC. Certified in HL7 v2, CDA R2, and FHIR. Has established team-wide QA/validation standards for AI-assisted analytics workflows, pairing rigorous spec-writing and terminology governance with epidemiological framing and output validation.
Stack: OMOP CDM, SNOMED CT, RxNorm, FHIR, HL7 v2/CDA R2, LOINC, R, Python, SQL, Airflow, Neo4j/Cypher, Azure (Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse)
Technical Skills
Epidemiology & Observational Research: Observational study design, cohort/inclusion-exclusion criteria definition, disease and outcome characterization, IRB-approved protocol design
Real-World Data & Interoperability: Data harmonization, secondary data sources (administrative claims, electronic health records), OMOP CDM, SNOMED CT, RxNorm, LOINC, ICD9/10, HL7 v2, CDA R2 (certified), FHIR, USCDI/USCDI+, PHIN-VAD, HL7/FHIR implementation guide (IG) contributions
Data Engineering: R, Python, SQL, Airflow, ETL/ELT pipeline design, Neo4j/Cypher, data validation & QA, pipeline architecture, version control
Cloud & Tools: Azure (Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse, DevOps, ML Service), pandas, numpy, sklearn, PySpark, R Shiny
Analytics & Delivery: Statistical analysis plans (SAP), data dictionaries, client-facing reporting, AI-assisted development (Cursor, OpenCode; spec-writing, validation-driven review)
Experience
Data Science Engineer @ Cercle AI
Client-facing RWE lead for a top pharma account — OMOP CDM harmonization, statistical analysis plans, and Neo4j graph models linking patient-drug relationships across ~2M patients.
Senior Consultant, Health Data Engineer @ Booz Allen Hamilton
FHIR Server integrations, CDC data governance, GenAI RAG tooling for regulatory/biomedical literature — awarded $10,000 from the Fast Prototyping Fund.
Health Informatics Scientist @ NIOSH, CDC
Data architect for NIOSH's ABLES surveillance program; led OMOP CDM adoption and FHIR/USCDI+ standards work for occupational health data.
Public Health Informatics Fellow @ CDC (PHIFP)
Doctoral-level CDC fellowship — epidemiological modeling, NLP misinformation detection, and real-time travel/pandemic surveillance pipelines during COVID-19.
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) @ VCU School of Pharmacy
Emphasis in Informatics & Research. Explored clinical health informatics and discovered a pull toward medical data analytics.
B.S. Biochemistry @ Penn State University
Met Dr. Benjamin Allen, who introduced me to R programming — the spark that pointed me toward a career in informatics.
Education & Certifications
2-year, doctoral-level appointment; travel-data epidemiology & emergency response focus
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), Emphasis in Informatics & Research
BS, Biochemistry
Publications & Presentations
Yu M, Barletta K, Lan K, Field S, Merono C, Goig D, Moegelmose S, Chuderland Ben Arie D, Hariton E, Zhou W. Real-World Insights on Controlled Ovarian Stimulation for IVF/ICSI: Data from a Large Fertility EMR Database in the US (2010-2024). Poster presented at ISPOR 2026; May 2026; Philadelphia, PA.
Seged S, Lan K, Zhan S, Eloso J, Biggers B, El Kalach R. The Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program: Training Pharmacists as Data Detectives. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2025;65(1):102216.
Katebi V, Panacci A, O'Sullivan T, Lan K, Morris J. COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Detection Using Classification Models in Cruise-Related Tweets. Internal CDC Report. Accepted.
Chaker S, Henry JA, Hung Y-C, et al. The Kenya Surgical Capacity Study: An Audit of Surgical Equipment/Infrastructure in Level 4 Public Hospitals. Annals of African Surgery. 2025;22(1):4-12.
Hung Y-C, Henry JA, Chaker SC, Saad M, Slater ED, Madiraju SK, Waiguru E, Mwai P, Jani P, Lan K, Nthumba P. The Kenya Surgical Capacity Study: An Audit of Surgical Workforce in Level Four Hospitals (Part I). J Surg Res. D-24-00004.
Lan K, Baubly E. DataMosaic Platform Development. Poster/oral presentation, NCEZID, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Atlanta, GA, 2022.
Lan K, Baubly E. Data Mosaic – SQL-based R Shiny UI Querying Web Application. CDC Public Health Informatics Fellowship Capstone Abstract Presentation, June 2023.
Lan K, Wojno A. USCDI Standard on Travel Data Elements Application and Capturing. CDC NCEZID News Update, March 2023.
Lan K, Baubly E. Global Travel Order COVID Travel Assessment Page. CDC, November 2021.
Bark A, Lan K. Do Pharmacists Speak Well of Pharmacy? A Word Sentiment Analysis of Pharmacy Subreddits. The Happy PharmD, September 2020.
Lan K, Jian YJ, Chang JH, Yang CM. Retrospective Analysis on Drug Resistance of Clonal Strain Isolated from Emergency Room. Interscience Conference on Infection and Chemotherapy, Korean Society of Infectious Diseases, Seoul, Korea, 2013.
Lan K, Vu D. AnyWear VR Startup Product Pitch Deck Competition. Virginia Commonwealth University Da Vinci Center, Richmond, VA, 2018.