Andy W.

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VP, Bioinformatics at Scripta Therapeutics

Greater Oxford Area, United Kingdom

Overview

Andy W. is the VP of Bioinformatics at Scripta Therapeutics, leading an AI-centric approach to drug discovery. With a decade of experience in computational methods to design therapeutics and a DPhil from the University of Oxford, he has extensive expertise in mathematical modelling, machine learning, and NGS pipelining within growing techbio organizations.

He developed a bespoke web application at a previous company, allowing scientists to perform unsupervised machine learning on experimental data, which has contributed to multiple research papers.

Personality Overview

Curious

Example Seeker

Assertive

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They often ask many questions and rely heavily on information and documentation. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Topics They Care About

AI in Drug Discovery
His role at Scripta Therapeutics and past work at Exscientia focuses on using AI and machine learning to create safer and more sophisticated drugs.
TechBio Platforms
He is leading the development and implementation of Scripta's techbio platform, which uses transcription factors to better understand disease.
Bioinformatics Leadership
As a VP with experience building cross-functional teams, he is actively hiring bioinformaticians to expand his group's capabilities at Scripta.

Media Appearances

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Work History

1-2025
VP, Bioinformatics at Scripta Therapeutics
4-2024 - 12-2024
Director, Biological Data Science at Exscientia
1-2022 - 4-2024
Associate Director, Biological Data Science at Exscientia
11-2020 - 1-2022
Senior Biological Data Scientist at Exscientia
12-2018 - 11-2020
Senior Bioinformatician at Immunocore

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) from University of Oxford
Master of Science (MSc) from University of Warwick

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  • Invite them for a social do but don’t rely solely on the relationship
  • Use phrases like ‘clear proof that’, ‘data shows’ etc.

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When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

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  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Andy

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

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    How fast (or slow) will Andy move?

  • They like to analyze well and then make their decisions.
  • Can Andy take some risk or not?

  • They systematically evaluate all decisions and are unlikely to take many risks.

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