Hello! I’m Shaun Nielsen.

I have a diverse professional background encompassing Biostatistics, Data Integration and Engineering, Web Development, and System Administration. My career spans roles as a Biostatistician and Data Analyst at NSW Health, a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of NSW and as a Freelancer in Information Technology.

I have conducted ecological research and worked in public health, leveraging my analytical and technical skills to provide robust data assets that drive insights, inform decision-making and add to our body of knowledge. Additionally, I bridge technical expertise with creative problem-solving by engaging in website development projects.

What I do

  • Data Science
    • Data integration and engineering
    • Understanding and application of Information Technology
    • DevOps and project management
  • Applied Biostatistics
    • Experimental design and hypothesis testing
    • Generalised linear models
    • Statistical learning
  • R statistical computing and RStudio
    • Data pipelines
    • R Markdown, Flexdashboard, Shiny
    • Package development
  • Frontend web development
    • HTML5, CCS3, JavaScript
    • WordPress
    • Data visualisation - D3, plotly, leaflet, chartjs
  • Linux servers
    • Self-hosting: this website!
    • Bioinformatics
  • SAS and SAS Enterprise Guide
    • Data pipelines

Where I’ve worked

  • Freelance 2023 - current
    • HealthStats NSW
    • Health Protection NSW, Arbovirus disease surveillance
    • CISA 2023
  • NSW Health, Australia 2019 - 2022
    • Public Health Response Branch
    • Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence
    • NSW Health Biostatistics Training Program
  • Lancaster University, UK 2018 - 2019
    • The Lancaster Environmental Centre
  • University of NSW, Australia 2013 - 2017
    • Centre for Marine Bio-innovation

My education

  • Master of Biostatistics
    • University of Sydney
    • 2018 - 2022
  • NSW Health Biostatistics Training Program
    • NSW Health
    • 2018 - 2021
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biological Science
    • University of NSW
    • 2008 - 2013
  • Bachelor of Science (Marine Science)
    • University of NSW
    • 2003 - 2007

Some projects

Maybe some projects here