Lindsay Edwards

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Scientific Advisor at The Eric & Wendy Schmidt Centre at Broad Institute

London Area, United Kingdom

Overview

Lindsay Edwards is the Chief Technology Officer at Relation Therapeutics, leading efforts in AI and machine learning for drug discovery. An experienced leader from roles at AstraZeneca and GSK, he specializes in building high-performing ML teams to drive R&D. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology from the University of Oxford.

Before his distinguished science career, Lindsay was a professional musician, programmer, cycling coach, and writer. This diverse background highlights a creative and multi-faceted approach to his work, blending analytical rigor with innovative thinking to solve complex problems in biology and computation.

Unique fact: He was a successful record producer with five UK Top Ten singles, a multi-platinum album, and an Ivor Novello award to his name.

Personality Overview

Curious

Assertive

Example Seeker

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

Topics They Care About

AI in Drug Discovery
His entire recent career at Relation, AstraZeneca, and GSK has focused on applying machine learning and AI to transform pharmaceutical R&D and discover new medicines.
Genomics & Human Data
At Relation, he focuses on using LLMs to contextualize human genomics data for drug target identification, a core part of their strategy.
Building ML Teams
He has a proven track record of building and leading world-class machine learning engineering and data science teams at major pharmaceutical companies.

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Work History

5-2024
Scientific Advisor at The Eric & Wendy Schmidt Centre at Broad Institute
12-2021
Chief Technology Officer and President of Platform at Relation Therapeutics
5-2020 - 12-2021
Vice President & Head of AI, Respiratory and Immunology at AstraZeneca
12-2018 - 5-2020
Vice President, AI/ML Engineering at GSK
4-2018 - 10-2018
Global Head of Digital, Data & Analytics (DDA), GSK Respiratory at GSK

Education

2006 - 2009
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from University of Oxford

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DO's

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  • Focus on immediate action-items rather than the larger goals

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When Writing An Email

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  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Lindsay

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

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  • They like to analyze well and can take their time to reach any decisions.
  • Can Lindsay take some risk or not?

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

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