Curriculum Vitae
Nichodemus Amollo
Research Data Systems Lead · Health & Development Programmes
I build data systems and evidence products that make health and development programmes trustworthy — from field instruments and high-frequency checks to pipelines, live ops apps, and decision tools for partners across East Africa.
Professional Summary
I currently lead research data systems for Georgetown University gui2de portfolios in East Africa, including health financial diaries (300 households over one year: HFCs, automation, live field apps) and the Shiny application layer for Re:BUiLD cash-plus targeting with IRC partners. My work spans study design, quality architecture, analysis planning, programme-facing products, and publication support. I am strongest where field implementation, data systems, and decision-making need to behave like one system.
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Research data systems
- Diaries: 300 HH / 1 year · HFC · automation · RA leaderboard · Fuel issues app (internal)
- Re:BUiLD: Shiny application from causal targeting models for IRC field teams
- Oncology registry: REDCap architecture, multi-language QC, Tableau surveillance product
- Stack: ODK / Kobo / REDCap · SQL · R/Python pipelines · Streamlit / Shiny
Health analytics & biostatistics
- First-author mixed-methods NCD financing study (forthcoming BMC Public Health)
- Survival and LTFU analysis for multi-year oncology records
- Causal targeting application layer (CATE / cost-aware recommendations)
- Stack: R · Stata · survival methods · quasi-experimental support · Quarto
Programme M&E systems
- Multi-country field teams and quality protocols
- Indicator and reporting products for partners and county leadership
- Training enumerators and analysts in reproducible practice
- Stack: logframes & indicator logic · DHIS2/KHIS familiarity · HFC · donor-facing reports
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2025 to Present Lead Biostatistician and Research Data Manager Georgetown University gui2de, East Africa
Lead research data systems and statistical operations for health systems and implementation studies across East Africa.
- Built diaries systems for a one-year follow-up of 300 households: HFCs, automated quality workflows, RA performance leaderboard, and a fuel/issues app aggregating field problems in real time from the study database.
- Developed the Shiny application layer for Re:BUiLD cash-plus targeting (IRC / gui2de), turning causal forest models into a caseworker-facing recommender with cost-aware rationale.
- Supported analysis, dashboards, and mentoring in R, Stata, SQL, Power BI, Streamlit, and Shiny for partner delivery.
HealthMELData architectureML systemsLeadership
2023 to 2025 Senior Statistician and Data Systems Lead KEMRI, Nairobi and Kisumu
Managed integrated surveillance and research datasets with focus on reproducibility and decision support.
- Developed regression, forecasting, and survival analysis workflows for health outcomes monitoring.
- Built dashboard products that reduced reporting effort and improved cross team visibility.
- Contributed to publication pipelines in cancer and non communicable disease studies.
HealthStatisticsAutomation
2021 to 2023 Senior Research Data Manager and Evaluation Lead JOOUST and VLIR UOS Regional Program, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda
Coordinated regional evaluation datasets and analytics cycles across distributed partners.
- Standardized data structures and quality protocols for cross country comparability.
- Supported quasi experimental analyses across education and livelihoods programs.
- Trained 30 plus enumerators and analysts in reproducible field and analysis practice.
EvaluationCapacity buildingRegional coordination
2017 to 2021 Data Analyst and MEL Specialist LERIS Hub, Kenya and Uganda
Designed monitoring frameworks and field data systems for health and livelihoods initiatives.
- Produced donor and policy reports with clear indicator tracking and narrative synthesis.
- Strengthened field implementation through training and quality assurance routines.
MELField operationsReporting
2016 to 2017 Data Systems Analyst Lake Region Community Development Initiative, Western Kenya
Implemented mobile data collection pipelines and program reporting flows for community projects.
ODKKoboToolboxData capture
2020 to Present Part Time Lecturer, Biostatistics and Applied R JOOUST, Bondo
Teach biostatistics and applied analytics modules and mentor students in practical research methods.
TeachingMentorshipBiostatistics
Technical Architecture & Infrastructure
Warehouse design
PostgreSQL-backed study infrastructure
Designed data architecture for a 300-household year-long diaries study, multi-country partner workflows, and live field ops apps.
Data ops
Reproducible ETL and quality monitoring
Built R-based ETL, HFC, and validation systems that surface issues early and keep downstream analysis trustworthy.
Dashboards
Operational reporting with predictive components
Architected Shiny and Power BI dashboards that combine routine monitoring, decision support, and early predictive signals.
Team systems
Mentorship for reproducible delivery
Coached analysts on Git workflows, documentation, and systems thinking so projects survive staff transitions and scale cleanly.
Education
2022 to 2026 expected
MSc, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology
Thesis focus on financial determinants of effective hypertension and diabetes care in rural primary health facilities in Kisumu County.
2016
BSc, Statistics, Honours
University of Nairobi, Kenya
Second Class Upper Division.
Skills and Tools
Technical architecture and ML systems
PostgreSQLETL designData quality monitoringR ShinyModel monitoringReproducible MLGit workflows
Statistical and analytical methods
RPythonStataSPSSExcel advancedSurvival analysisForecasting
Data systems and analytics engineering
SQLPostgreSQLETLAPI data flowValidation checksReproducible reporting
Data collection and field operations
KoboToolboxODKSurveyCTOREDCapCommCareDHIS2 KHISEnumerator training
Visualization and communication
Power BITableauR Shinyggplot2PlotlyQuartoPolicy reports
Evaluation and causal methods
RCT supportDifference in differencesPropensity score methodsTheory of changeLogframe design
Certifications
Monitoring and Evaluation in Global Health, University of Washington
Economic Evaluation, University of Washington
Biomedical Research Ethics, CITI Program
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods, Johns Hopkins
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
Data Science and Advanced R training, DataCamp
Selected Publications
- Amollo N W, Ogol J, Museve E, Owenga J A, Aduda D O, Onguru D (2025). Financial determinants of effective hypertension and diabetes care in rural primary health facilities in Kisumu County.
- Mangale D I, Adhiambo H, Adagi P A, Nyandieka E, Abente B, Achieng S, Amollo N W, Odeny T A (2025). Characteristics and mortality risk among esophageal cancer patients with varied HIV status seeking care in western Kenya.
- Odeny T A, Adhiambo H F, Mangale D I, Were N A, Nyandieka E, Adagi P A, Amollo N W, Atieno D (2025). Survival disparities in cervical cancer patients with and without HIV at JOOTRH.
- Ouma O J, Omondi D, Akinyi I, Amollo N W, Ogutu S, Obinge E, van Olmen J (2025). Addressing priority gaps in access and quality of non communicable disease services in primary care settings in rural Kenya.
Languages
English fluent, Kiswahili fluent, Dholuo native.
Referees
Available on request.