Vani Lakshmi R. — Consultant
Career Statement: "I long for the life of the mind, where ideas are currency, and deep work is valued over shallow tasks." I'm pro-actively seeking full-time career opportunities across the globe; which focus on multi-disciplinary research and/or managerial roles with an option to support my higher education pursuits. I have served as a full-time faculty (Assistant Professor-Senior Scale cadre) and as HOD (in-charge) with 6+ years of experience at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (An Institution of Eminence) along with diverse administrative responsibilities during July 2019 to October 2025. I hold a (full-time) doctoral degree in Statistics from Pondicherry University (A Central University, India). I have recently completed MBA (Quality Management) from BITS-Pilani with a CGPA of 9.0. When away from work; I am seen engrossed in e-learning (completed 500+ courses on various platforms), reading, creative writing, photography and art in its multiple manifestations. Interests: Career Development, Soft Skills Training, Statistical Consultancy, Statistical Software Training, Writing Professional Memberships: - Association of University Programs in Health Administration, Member for 2025 - Indian Society for Probability and Statistics- Life Member-2023 onwards- LM/40/1695/2023 - Indian Society for Medical Statistics- Life Member- 2023 onwards- 202240/LM - International Indian Statistical Association- Life Member- 2023 onwards- IN-00-2657 - BITS Alumni Association-Lifetime Member-2023 onwards- Alumni Membership No: 39714 - Indian Public Health Association- 2025 onwards-L/2024/KAR/10807 - Registered Member, IASCT Web of Science: AAF-4026-2021 ORCID: 0000-0003-2473-5311 Scopus ID: 57445602200 Web Pages: https://secure.plum.io/fp/S0ZEfswp1zzGYMDdKWIneA https://researcher.manipal.edu/en/persons/vani-lakshmi-r https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NcTKS7IAAAAJ&hl=en https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/AAF-4026-2021 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2473-5311 https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57445602200 Alternative Names in Scopus: Lakshmi, Vani R. Lakshmi Ramesh, Vani Lakshmi, Vani Lakshmi, V. Lakshmi, R. Vani Number of Research Articles available in PubMed: 24
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Healthcare and Education professional with a strong focus on data science and statistical analysis.
Location: Karnataka, India
Experience: 11 yrs 2 mos
Skills
- Statistics
- Educational Leadership
- Data Science
- Teaching
- Program Management
Career Highlights
- 6+ years of teaching experience in higher education.
- Expertise in statistical consultancy and data science.
- Strong background in curriculum development and educational leadership.
Work Experience
Eli Lilly and Company
Associate Advisor-Statistics (6 mos)
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Member, HTA RRC India, DHR, GoI (2 mos)
Co Coordinator, Centre for Digital Health, Applied Research and Technology (7 mos)
UNESCO SUCN Global Thematic Working Groups-II (9 mos)
Assistant Professor (Senior Scale)-Department of Health Technology and Informatics, PSPH (1 yr 1 mo)
Head of Department (in-charge/acting), Department of Health Technology and Informatics (1 yr)
Coordinator (Digital Epidemiology) (2 mos)
Quality Coordinator-Prasanna School of Public Health (1 yr 4 mos)
Assistant Professor (Senior Scale), Department of Data Science, Prasanna School of Public Health (1 yr 2 mos)
Registered as Co-Guide for PhD Programs, MAHE (3 yrs 7 mos)
Course Instructor, Directorate of Online Education (1 yr 11 mos)
Coordinator (Alumni Relations)-Department of Data Science (1 yr 9 mos)
Coordinator (MSc Data Science) (10 mos)
Coordinator (Social Media Activities)- Prasanna School of Public Health (3 yrs 3 mos)
Coordinator (Placements, and Industry Collaborations)- Department of Data Science (5 yrs 1 mo)
Editorial Coordinator-Prasanna School of Public Health (4 yrs 10 mos)
Assistant Professor, Department of Data Science, Prasanna School of Public Health (3 yrs 11 mos)
Self-Employed
Freelance Statistician (2 yrs 7 mos)
Department of Statistics, Pondicherry University
Research Scholar (FULL-TIME Doctoral Degree) (4 yrs 4 mos)
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) at Pondicherry University
Master of Business Administration - MBA at BITS Pilani Work Integrated Learning Programmes
ePost Graduate Program in Health Economics at PHFI
UGC-NET at University Grants Commission, India
Lean Six Sigma Green and Black Belt Certification at Anexas Europe
Good Clinical Practices Certification at Drug Abuse (NIDA) Center for Clinical Trials (CCTN) Clinical Trials Network (CTN)
Master of Science at Loyola College
Visharad Course at Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) at Mahatma Gandhi University
BSc at Sacred Heart College,Thevara
School/ Board: CBSE at Cochin Refineries School,Ambalamugal
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