Jessica Lavery

Jessica Lavery, MS is a Senior Research Biostatistician at the Department of Biostatistics within Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's Epidemiology & Biostatistics division. She leads methodological work for large-scale oncology data initiatives, including the AACR Project GENIE Biopharma Collaborative. Her expertise spans biostatistical analysis of electronic health records (EHR), clinical trial design, and genomic data integration.

Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Research Interests:
Jessica focuses on:

• Addressing biases in real-world clinico-genomic datasets
• Exercise interventions in cancer survivorship
• Orthopedic oncology outcomes
• Standardization of multi-institutional data through tools like the {genieBPC} R package

She also develops outreach initiatives to increase STEM participation from underrepresented groups, including founding the @MSKBiostats Twitter account.

Professional Roles:

• Randomization Coordinator for the Biostatistics Service
• Member of ENAR Regional Advisory Board (2023-2025)
• Past Chair of Biostatistics Service Social Media Committee (2021)

Collaborations:
Works with exercise oncology groups, orthopedic surgery services, and the GENIE BPC consortium to advance precision oncology through data-driven approaches.