About
I am passionate about science, modelling, and statistics. For the past 10 years, I have engaged in hands-on mathematical modelling myself, trained others, and built and led teams. During that time, I have learned that companies are most successful if they focus on the following four pillars: data-driven decision making, mathematical resilience, demystifying data science, and dedicated symbiosis. To support any or all of the four pillars, I have divided my services into hands-on modelling, training, and consulting.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2021 – ongoing. Owner, MSJ – Modelling & Statistics for You, Helmond, The Netherlands.
I offer consulting, training, and dedicated services in the field of modelling & statistics. Proven experience in training life-sciences professionals to expand their current content knowledge with dedicated analytical capabilities. My dedication lies towards the communication and education of a down-to-earth vision of what modelling and statistics is and is NOT.
2022. Chief Technology Officer, FR Analytics, Wierden, The Netherlands.
FR Analytics is an information technology and services company focused on analytics. We are specialized in research, modelling and statistics, forecasting, and optimization. By deploying both traditional feed and growth models, and augmenting them via artificial intelligence, we have created a portfolio of solutions & services focused on research, health & welfare, production, and the environment. To support farmers and companies in their specific goals, we help them design new test scenario’s, monitor & control their farm, predict & prevent unwanted scenario’s, asses & optimize influencers, and prepare the farm for automated decision making. FR Analytics works closely with FarmResult to allow model integration in existing or new data streams thereby enabling machine learning operations. Both companies are based in Wierden, Overijssel. Read more
2016 – 2021. Data Science Leader, Nutreco, Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
- Lead of Data Science Team.
- Responsible for the development of a Modeling and Data Science Platform.
- Co-responsible for the design and implementation of the Nutreco Data Strategy.
- Lead of Nutreco Biostatistics Platform providing statistical know-how to 75+ PhDs.
- Responsible for Statistical Software Implementation & Management (SAS, R , Python).
- Agile & Lean implementation – Spotify Model.
- Member of R&D Management Team.
- Member of Global Solutions & Services Leadership Team.
2015 – 2016. Research Consultant / Data Scientist, Pharmerit International, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Research Consultant to support clients in the field of Patient Reported Outcomes and Real-World Data & Data Analytics. Responsible for the design and analysis of both clinical trials as well as data coming from real-world evidence.
2012 – 2015. Co-investigator / Fondazione GIMEMA – Franco Mandelli OnlusPatient-Reported Outcomes Measurements Over Time In Oncology (PROMOTION)
team member of and consultant to the PROMOTION database which is a registry of all cancer Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) with a Patient-Reported Outcome endpoint published since 2004. Tasked with the assessment to evaluate the statistical quality of 500+ RCTs. Read more
EDUCATION
2011 – 2015. PhD. Amsterdam Medical Center / University of Amsterdam. Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
“Supporting patients in obtaining and oncologists in providing evidence-based health-related quality of life information prior to and after esophageal cancer surgery”.
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2008 – 2010. MSc. in Medical Psychology. Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
2005 – 2008. BSc. (with honors) in Health Psychology. Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
TEACHING
- Analytics Translatorship
- Bayesian Analysis
- Causal Analysis
- Data exploration & visualization
- Data Science & Machine Learning
- Design of Experiments
- Linear mixed models & model checking
- Generalized linear mixed models
- Power & sample size
- Dose Response & Response Surface Models
- Non-linear mixed models
- Multivariate statistics
- Meta-analysis
- Missing data
- Predictive Models
- Survival analysis
- SAS statistical software
- Time-Series Analysis
Lecturer on medical communication skills for undergraduate medical students. (0,1 fte)
- Basic communication skills
- Presentation skills
- Acquiring information
- Informing patients
- Delivering bad news
- Shared Decision-making
PUBLICATIONS
Bayesian updating in celiac disease. (in prep)
Prediction of gait in broilers using rear-view video recordings. (in prep)
The influence of 2G-radiation on the event-related potential during the N-back task. (in prep)
The Effect of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields on the Electroencephalogram: a meta-analysis. (submitted)
Effects of mobile phone electromagnetic fields on brain waves in healthy volunteers. Read more
Dose-response curve of the effect of thermal dose on locoregional control in patients with locoregional recurrent breast cancer treated with postoperative re-irradiation and hyperthermia. (in prep)
Automated pose estimation reveals walking characteristics associated with lameness in broilers. Read more
Review: When worlds collide – Poultry modelling in the ‘Big Data’ Era. Read more
Comparison of imputation methods for missing production data of dairy cattle. Read more
Evaluating the effect of short course palliative radiation on pancreatic cancer-related pain: a prospective phase II study. Read more
ASAS-NANP symposium: mathematical modeling in animal nutrition: limitations and potential next steps for modeling and modelers in the animal sciences. Read more
ASAS–NANP Symposium: Mathematical Modeling in Animal Nutrition: Opportunities and challenges of confined and extensive precision livestock production. Read more
Synergy between mechanistic modelling and data driven models for modern animal production systems in the era of Big Data. Read more
The effect of hydroxychloride trace minerals on the growth performance and carcass quality of grower/finisher pigs: a meta-analysis. Read more
Technical note: Concentrations of soluble, insoluble, and total dietary fiber in feed ingredients determined using Method AOAC 991.43 are not different from values determined using Method AOAC 2011.43 with the Ankom TDF Dietary Fiber Analyzer. Read more
Intravenous calcium infusion in a calving protocol disrupts calcium homeostasis compared with an oral calcium supplement. Read more
Core set of patient-reported outcomes in pancreatic cancer (COPRAC): an international Delphi study amongst patients and health care providers. Read more
Development and feasibility of a web-based question prompt sheet for the initial follow-up consultation after esophageal cancer surgery. Read more
Patients with oesophageal cancer report elevated distress and problems yet do not have an explicit wish for referral prior to receiving their medical treatment plan. Read more
Developing a core set of patient-reported outcomes in pancreatic cancer: a Delphi survey. Read more
Patient-reported outcomes (PRO) in head and neck and thyroid cancer randomised controlled trials: A systematic review of completeness of PRO reporting and impact on interpretation. Read more
Quality of Life and Symptom Assessment in Randomized Clinical Trials of Patients with Leukemia and Myelodysplastic syndromes: What Have we Learned? Read more
The effect of spiritual interventions addressing existential themes using a narrative approach on quality of life of cancer patients. Read more
Quality of Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) Reporting Across Cancer Randomized Controlled Trials According to the CONSORT PRO Extension: A Pooled Analysis of 557 Trials. Read more
Core information set for oesophageal cancer surgery. Read more
Quality of Life and Symptom Assessment in Randomized Clinical Trials of Bladder Cancer: A Systematic Review. Read more
Delphi survey to identify topics to be addressed at the initial follow-up consultation after oesophageal cancer surgery. Read more
The level of patient-reported outcome reporting in randomized controlled trials of brain tumour patients: A systematic review. Read more
Patient-Reported Outcomes In Randomized Controlled Trials of Gynecological Cancers: A Systematic Review. Read more
Developing core outcome sets: methods for identifying and including patient-reported outcomes (PROs). Read more
Meta-analysis shows clinically relevant and long-lasting deterioration in Health-Related Quality of Life after Esophageal Cancer Surgery. Read more
Systematic Review reveals limitations of studies evaluating HRQL after potentially curative treatment for esophageal cancer. Read more
Postoperative information needs and communications barriers of esophageal cancer patients. Read more
BOOKS
Meester RWJ & Jacobs M (2024). De onttovering van AI: een roep om gezond verstand in een wereld vol technologie (werktitel). WalburgPers.
Jacobs M & Meester RWJ (2023). Van aardbeving tot zoönose – over de inzet van modellen voor beleid. WalburgPers. Bestellen
De Haes JCJM & Jacobs M (2016). Deel III Klachten en symptomen. In Psychociale zorg in de oncologie (pp 124-128). Utrecht. Uitgeverij de Tijdstroom. Bestellen