E456 Steve Labkoff, Global Head, Clinical and Healthcare Informatics at Quantori

Today's guest is Steve Labkoff, Global Head, Clinical and Healthcare Informatics at Quantori. Quantori develops cutting-edge technology systems, applications, and infrastructures for biotech, pharmaceutical and healthcare companies that accelerate drug discovery and improve patient outcomes. Their innovative approach harnesses the power of data engineering and informatics, machine learning, emerging technologies and cloud expertise to advance research and development and ultimately bridge the gap between meaningful data and patient success.

Steve is one of the leading clinician-informaticians in the US today with nearly 30 years of experience in the life sciences and healthcare sector. His current role with Quantori involves assisting life science clients to develop and implement innovative informatics solutions throughout the entire drug development lifecycle. In addition, he is working with foundations and not-for-profit groups in helping with data acquisition, management and analytics to assist these organizations meet their long-term goals.

In the episode, Steve will discuss:

Quantori’s focus in bioinformatics consulting,

Examples of how they apply AI & ML across the organization,

The current make-up of the team,

Their work in registry science,

What the near future looks like for Quantori,

What he looks for when hiring into the team