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Rana Zeeshan Haider

Clinical Machine Learning Scientist
Karachi
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Rana Zeeshan Haider

Summary

Passionate Clinical Machine Learning Scientist with 5+ years of experience in predictive modeling and data mining. Excited to implement statistical machine learning solutions for Healthcare practices. At CSRD-NED University, implemented demand predictive ML models for early-cost effective prediction of common blood disorders. Have data-driven and technology-focused approach. Familiar with gathering, cleaning, and organizing data for use by technical and non-technical personnel.

Overview

10
years of professional experience
23
years of post-secondary education
1
Language

Work History

Liaqat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Karachi

Clinical Lab Scientist
07.2023 - Current

Job overview

  • Worked closely with R&D scientists in small teams to support ongoing clinical projects.
  • Extrapolated test data with both manual and computerised procedures.
  • Designed and developed analysis system to extract information from lab information management system (LIMS)
  • Developed patient segmentation algorithm
  • Automate the decision support system by 50%

CSRD Lab, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi

Coordinator
01.2020 - Current

Job overview

  • Gathered and organized materials to support research of Graduate and Post-Graduate Students.
  • Coached Research Students through day-to-day work and complex problems.
  • Created customized applications to make critical predictions, automate reasoning and decisions and calculate optimization algorithms for effective clinical practices.
  • Prototyped machine learning applications and quickly determined application viability for hospitals.
  • Developed advanced graphic visualization concepts to map and simplify analysis of heavily-numeric data and reports.
  • Transformed raw electronic health records (data) to conform to assumptions of machine learning algorithm.
  • Identified new healthcare problem areas and researched technical details to build innovative products and solutions.
  • Studied new technologies to support machine learning applications.
  • Collaborated with multi-disciplinary product development teams to identify performance improvement opportunities and integrate trained models.
  • Improved data collection methods by designing surveys, polls and other instruments.
  • Modeled predictions with feature selection algorithms.
  • Analyzed large datasets to identify trends and patterns in patients therapeutic responses.

The Sahara Medical College/University, Narowal

Head of the Department
11.2022 - 07.2023

Job overview

  • Worked actively with management team to conduct academic and research activities effectively.
  • Motivated associates to consistently deliver effective learning behaviors through coaching and recognition.
  • Worked with co-principal investigator and sponsors to facilitate research activities and comply with research protocols.
  • Supervision on primary research, data collection, bibliographies and model writing assistance.
  • Supported curriculum development professionals for healthcare and information systems.
  • Assisted candidates in devising tailored Ph.D. title and proposal development, preparation of model upgrade reports demonstrating progress and compilation of collaborative example chapters.
  • Researched, published and presented current topics of study at national and international meetings.
  • Mentored students, offering advice and support on topic selection, appropriateness and academic value.

Baqai Medical University, Karachi

Assistant Professor
10.2020 - 11.2022

Job overview

  • Mentored students and communicated internship and employment opportunities.
  • Provided logical integration and continuity of Clinical Machine Learning and Data Science skills training and assessment across whole curriculum.
  • Performed research to serve as basis for academic writing for publication.
  • Applied innovative teaching methods especially AR/VR/Mixed Reality to encourage student learning objectives.
  • Developed independent research program with extramural funding and publication of research in peer-reviewed journals.
  • Utilized advanced querying, visualization and analytics tools to analyze and process complex research data sets.
  • Discovered stories told by research data to present information to scientists and clinicians.
  • Developed intricate algorithms based on deep-dive statistical analysis and predictive data modeling.
  • Assessed accuracy and effectiveness of new and existing data sources and data analysis techniques.
  • Developed polished visualizations to share results of data analyses.

International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, Karachi

Research Officer
06.2017 - 10.2020

Job overview

  • Planned and initiated research study protocols, monitored regulatory and subject binders and organized, implemented and administered data collection and analysis systems.
  • Utilized advanced querying, visualization and analytics tools to analyze and process complex data sets.
  • Story telling from research and diagnostic data
  • Identified, measured and recommended improvement strategies for KPIs across research areas.
  • Extracted and assessed data from databases to drive improvement of R & D.
  • Assessed accuracy and effectiveness of new and existing data sources and data analysis techniques.
  • Compiled, cleaned and manipulated data for proper handling.
  • Applied loss functions and variance explanation techniques to compare performance metrics.
  • Ran statistical analyses within software to process large datasets.
  • Modeled predictions with feature selection algorithms.

National Institute of Blood Disease, Karachi

Clinical Lab Scientist
08.2013 - 06.2017

Job overview

  • Extrapolated test data with both manual and computerized procedures.
  • Worked closely with R&D scientists in small teams to support ongoing clinical projects.
  • Handled preventive maintenance and calibration of laboratory equipment.
  • Tested clinical samples according to protocols and reported results within established turnaround time.
  • Worked with medical directors, clinical operations, biostatistics and other groups to conduct clinical reviews of study data.
  • Followed Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) consistently across daily activities and special products.
  • Used correct formulas and procedures to prepare solutions and reagents for testing needs.
  • Analyzed and interpreted data, accurately identifying and reporting laboratory results.
  • Conducted wide range of laboratory tests and recorded results.

Education

TUBITAK Marmara Research Center , Gebze, Koceli-Turkey

Post-Doc from Hematology Technology
06.2018 - 02.2020

University Overview

  • Received with Research Grant of 100K Turkish Lira

Liaqat University of Medical And Health Sciences , Jamshoro-Pakistan

Ph.D. from Hematology Technology
01.2014 - 04.2020

University Overview

Research Paper: Cell Population Data-Driven Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Flagging Through Artificial Neural Network Predictive Modeling published in Translational Oncology, Jan 2020

Data Sciences and Machine Learning Project on Diagnostic Research Dataset

Baqai Medical University , Karachi-Pak

Master of Science from Hematology Technology
04.2011 - 09.2013

University Overview

Hematology (Research Work: Clinical Machine Learning, Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Tahir Shamsi, Campus- National Institute of Blood Disease)

National Institute of Health , Islamabad-Pak

Bachelor of Science from Clinical Laboratory Medicience
05.2004 - 08.2008

PIAIC , Karachi-Pak

One Year Diploma from Artificial Intelligence
08.2021 - Current

National Institute of Blood Disease , Karachi-Pak

Scientist Diploma from Clinical Hematology Scientist
08.2013 - 12.2019

Skills

Decision-Making

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Accomplishments

  • Clinical Artificial Intelligence (Machine Learning) more towards Medical Diagnostics
  • Healthcare data drove Machine Learning aimed development and practices of effective decision support system for community-care and tele-health
  • Reviewer at Haematologica (Journal of Ferrata Storti Foundation) IF 9.9
  • Reviewer at iScience (Journal of Cell Press) IF 5.3
  • Reviewer at American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
  • Reviewer at European Federation of Medical Informatics (EPMI)
  • Gold Medalist: First position in MSc Hematology 2013
  • Principle Investigator: Research Grant from International Industry (Sysmex, Kobe-Japan) with worth of USD for two year Clinical ML Project in 2023
  • Co-PI Research Grant: Marmara Research Center, TUBITAK in 2019
  • Louis J Dunka Award for 2020 AACC meeting at DC-USA for AI in Diagnostics
  • Best Abstract for the Interest to Industry, 2020 AACC meeting, DC-USA
  • Presentation Invitation for Symposium for AI in learning health-care System (SAIL) Bermuda organized by Harvard University and NEJM
  • Berend Houwen Lecture Award (of 2500 USD) at ISLH 2019, Vancouver-Canada for AI in Blood Cancers (Leukemias) Diagnostics

Selected Publications with Impact Factor

  • Haider RZ, Ujjan IU, Khan NA. Beyond the in-Practice CBC: The Research CBC Parameters-Driven Machine Learning Predictive Modeling for Early Differentiation among Leukemias. Diagnostics journal, Jan 20227
  • Haider RZ, Khan NA, Urrechaga E. Mature and Immature/Activated Cells Fractionation: Time for a Paradigm Shift in Differential Leucocyte Count Reporting. Diagnostics journal May 2021
  • Haider RZ, Elsoia U, Ujjan IU, Shamsi TS. Neutrophil scattering data driven pre-microscopic flagging of acute leukemic cases. Clinical and Translational Investigation. 2019; TIC/3194/19.56
  • Haider RZ, Ujjan IU, Shamsi TS. Cell Population Data–Driven Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Flagging Through Artificial Neural Network Predictive Modeling. Translational Oncology 2020;13(1):11-6

Total 08 Conference Publication- Recent Oral Presentation at ISLH-2023, USA

  • Rana Zeeshan Haider, Najeed A Khan. CBC Extended Channels and Machine Learning: We could many diagnostic tales unfold, Trust Me!” on Friday 12 May 2023, New Orleans, USA

Invited talks/speeches/Chair session:

  • Invited Speaker and Panelist: Annual Scientific Meeting of Sysmex Asia Pacific, Kuala-Lumpur –Malaysia, November 15-17, 2022

Designed and Developed:

  • Web Portal for early-cost-effective Detection of Common Blood Disorders

Supervised MPhil/PhD Thesis:

  • Title: Beyond the routine CBC: Hematology analyzer generated morphometric parameters driven artificial intelligence techniques for diagnosis of common anemias (submission stage)
  • Title: Evaluation of morphometric parameters through machine learning for early-cost prediction of hematological neoplasms (finalization stage)
  • Supervised Master and B.S Dissertation with NED-Prof Najeed Ahmed Khan: > 8

Affiliations

International Society of Laboratory Hematology (ISLH) American Association of Clinical Chemistry (AACC) American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) European Federation of Medical Informatics (EFMI)

Software

Syntax Language SPSS

Python

R

Interests

Command Languages

Data Visualisation

Timeline

Clinical Lab Scientist

Liaqat University of Medical and Health Sciences
07.2023 - Current

Head of the Department

The Sahara Medical College/University
11.2022 - 07.2023

PIAIC

One Year Diploma from Artificial Intelligence
08.2021 - Current

Assistant Professor

Baqai Medical University
10.2020 - 11.2022

Coordinator

CSRD Lab, NED University of Engineering and Technology
01.2020 - Current

TUBITAK Marmara Research Center

Post-Doc from Hematology Technology
06.2018 - 02.2020

Research Officer

International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences
06.2017 - 10.2020

Liaqat University of Medical And Health Sciences

Ph.D. from Hematology Technology
01.2014 - 04.2020

Clinical Lab Scientist

National Institute of Blood Disease
08.2013 - 06.2017

National Institute of Blood Disease

Scientist Diploma from Clinical Hematology Scientist
08.2013 - 12.2019

Baqai Medical University

Master of Science from Hematology Technology
04.2011 - 09.2013

National Institute of Health

Bachelor of Science from Clinical Laboratory Medicience
05.2004 - 08.2008
Rana Zeeshan HaiderClinical Machine Learning Scientist