Alicia Schep

Alicia Schep has extensive work experience in various roles related to data science and bioinformatics. Alicia currently works as the Principal Engineer at Brightline, a position they have held since May 2022. Prior to this, they worked as the Principal Data Scientist at Brightline from March 2022 to May 2022. Before joining Brightline, Alicia served as a Senior Data Scientist at Outlier AI from August 2019 to March 2021. At Outlier AI, they focused on research, prototyping, and productionalization of automated methods for extracting and prioritizing insights from business data. Alicia also contributed to performance optimizations, significantly improving data processing speed. Before Outlier AI, Alicia worked as a Senior Data Scientist at Livongo from July 2018 to August 2019, and as a Data Scientist from October 2017 to June 2018. Prior to their industry experience, they held various research roles, including a Bioinformatics Internship at Genentech from June 2016 to September 2017, and a Data Science Fellowship at Insight Data Science from June 2017 to August 2017. Alicia's academic background includes a Ph.D. in Computational Genomics Research from Stanford University, where they developed methods for inferring transcription binding variation and determining nucleosome positions. Alicia also worked as a Teaching Assistant for Python for Biologists at Stanford University. Prior to their Ph.D., they conducted MPhil research at the University of Cambridge and carried out Undergraduate Senior Thesis Research at Harvey Mudd College, where they designed strains of Escherichia coli for studying the effects of quantitative variation on gene expression. Alicia was recognized for their outstanding senior thesis by the Harvey Mudd College Biology department. During their time at Harvey Mudd College, they also worked as a Biology Writing Fellow and a Writing Center Consultant, helping students with writing assignments and organizing workshops on writing.

Alicia Schep began their education journey in 2007 at Harvey Mudd College, where they pursued a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry and Biology. After completing their undergraduate studies in 2011, Alicia went on to further their education at the University of Cambridge. Between 2011 and 2012, they pursued a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree in Computational Biology. Alicia's educational pursuit continued at Stanford University, where they enrolled in a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program in Genetics from 2012 to 2017.