Senior Research Data Assistant at WESTMEAD INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH (2024-01 – Present)
Lead scientist for clinical research studies, executing end-to-end project workflows including protocol design, grant preparation, participant recruitment, data collection, analytics, and dissemination of findings to cross-functional stakeholders.
- Engineered and executed a robust data analysis pipeline to identify clinical sub-phenotypes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), applying dimensionality reduction (FAMD, UMAP) and unsupervised clustering (DIANA, LCM) to real-world health datasets (SPIROMICS).
- Identified unique biomarkers for sleep-disordered breathing through advanced signal processing and feature extraction from physiological signals.
- Collaborated with clinical and technical teams to translate complex research data into actionable insights supporting diagnostic development and personalised medicine initiatives.
- Presented analytical outcomes and translational findings at national and international scientific forums, including the Australasian Sleep Association and World Sleep Congress (Subramanian et al., 2026).
- Responsible for publishing multiple scholarly articles including literature reviews (Subramanian & Kairaitis, 2026)
Research Data Science Intern at TURNER INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN AND MENTAL HEALTH (2023-09 – 2024-04)
- Utilized high-performance computing (HPC) to engineer over 100 known and novel light-exposure features from 7-day wearable sensor data obtained from the UK Biobank cohort (30,000+ participants), enabling population-scale analysis of circadian light patterns linked to breast cancer risk.
- Applied ensemble learning and explainable machine learning models in Python to identify and interpret key predictors of breast cancer, improving model transparency and potential for clinical translation.
Casual Academic at UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY (2023-01 – 2024-01)
- Assessed the learning needs of students and provided appropriate learning support to address the intended learning outcomes.
- Marked, assessed, and provided feedback on learning to students.
- Performed academic administration functions related to the unit, including maintaining attendance records.
Research Assistant at WESTMEAD INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH (2021-01 – 2023-01)
- Published peer-reviewed studies (Kairaitis et al., 2022; Subramanian et al., 2024), characterizing the prevalence, phenotypes, and prognosis of sleep disorders in oncology cohorts using unsupervised clustering (latent class analysis) and advanced statistical modelling to uncover clinically meaningful patient subgroups.
- Evaluated the feasibility and diagnostic accuracy of alternative sleep-monitoring devices for detecting sleep-disordered breathing (Subramanian et al., 2022), supporting validation of scalable, low-cost diagnostic technologies.
