Biography

Joshua serves as the CEO and Co-Founder of Ziplitics, a research services company for the health sciences.

He is the inventor of the Literature Review Network (LRN), a proprietary explainable AI platform for systematic literature reviews, scoping reviews, meta-analyses, Delphi consensus statements, HEOR, RWE research, and HTA.

He leverages his background in explainable AI, natural language processing, data science, and business to drive change through Ziplitics. Joshua is adept at translating complex scientific and technical concepts into understandable terms as a collaborator and communicator. He is a results-centered leader who grasps new information quickly and utilizes leading-edge technology to advance healthcare.

Experience

  • Aug 2023 – Present

    CEO & Co-Founder · Ziplitics

    Leading Ziplitics to remove cost and time barriers in preclinical and clinical research—bringing LRN to researchers across the life sciences.

  • Aug 2023 – Present

    Research Affiliate · VCU School of Pharmacy

    Continuing research affiliation with Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Pharmacy in Richmond, Virginia.

  • May 2023 – Apr 2024

    Machine Learning Engineer · Persist AI

    Applied machine learning to next-generation pharmaceutical formulation development and high-throughput screening.

  • Aug 2019 – May 2023

    Graduate Assistant · VCU School of Pharmacy

    Developed MS methods, QSRR machine-learning models, FAERS/OMOP data pipelines, and open-source tooling spanning NLP, metabolomics, and real-world data science.

  • Jun 2022 – Sep 2022

    Process Development Analytics Intern · Bristol Myers Squibb

    Built targeted LC-MS/MS methods, optimized separations, and automated assay data processing for biologics process development.

Education

  • 2019 – 2023

    Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences

    VCU School of Pharmacy · Richmond, VA

  • 2015 – 2019

    B.S., Biology & B.A., Economics

    Virginia Commonwealth University · Magna Cum Laude

    Certificates in Venture Creation and Human-Centered Design · Minor in Organic Chemistry

Selected work

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