Lily Nan | BSc Maths Student

Intro

Hello 👋, I'm Lily, a final year BSc Mathematics, Operational Research, and Statistics student at Cardiff University.

I've just returned from a placement year working as a Statistical Programmer at the pharmaceutical company UCB, where I helped build software like R packages and Shiny apps to support statisticians.

Experience

UCB
Statistical Programming Placement Student
(2024–2025)

R Package Development: Built and maintained open-source and in-house R packages, including the open-source package {gridify}.
Shiny Applications: Developed interactive data visualisation and statistical analysis applications using R Shiny.
Data Analysis: Analysed clinical trial datasets.
Web Development: Designed and built websites using HTML/CSS and Quarto.

Education

Cardiff University
BSc Mathematics, Operational Research, and Statistics (with a Professional Placement Year)
(2022–2026)

First Class achieved in Years 1, 2, and 3.
Received University Undergraduate Scholarship Award for exam performance.

Skills

Technical Skills

R Python HTML & CSS

C Git Shiny R Markdown & Quarto LaTeX Azure DevOps Agile & Scrum

Soft Skills

Team Collaboration Attention to Detail Presenting Teaching

Projects

{msb}
An R package to simulate the performance of three indirect comparison methods: matching adjusted indirect comparison (MAIC), simulated treatment comparison (STC), and the Bucher method, under varying scenarios.