Daniel Sabanés Bové

Daniel Sabanés Bové, a statistician from Roche and Google and founder of Arconis consulting, discusses the transformative power of creating R packages for code reuse and collaboration. He shares insights on overcoming common coding challenges and emphasizes that starting to write packages might happen sooner than you think. With tools like usethis and testthat, Sabanés walks through his process from idea to launch. He also highlights the vibrant R community, filled with creativity, collaboration, and fun elements like hex stickers.

Daniel Sabanés Bové, a senior principal data scientist at Roche and co-chair of the ASA's openstatsware group, discusses the urgent need for better software engineering in biostatistics. He highlights reproducibility challenges in research and contrasts academic and industry coding practices. Daniel shares his experiences at Roche and Google, emphasizing the value of collaboration and open-source tools. The conversation also touches on the transformative role of AI in research and the importance of clear code specifications in clinical trials.