Chelsea Dickens

Principal Data Solutions Engineer

Chelsea Dickens is a Principal Data Solutions Engineer at Atorus Research, where she leads the OpenVal® testing team. Chelsea and her team validate the R packages included in the product for use in GxP-regulated clinical environments, which involves package risk assessment, developing tests, and change management to keep tests current as package versions change. With a background in quantitative methods and statistical modeling, particularly in repeated measures and digital health data, Chelsea specializes in validation for statistical packages.

Articles and Resources by Chelsea

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R Package Risk Assessment: Why a Hybrid Approach Is the Future of Package Validation 

April 22, 2025

In clinical research, open-source programming tools like R are becoming essential. But as the industry shifts away from proprietary systems,...