Julija Saltane

Senior Innovation & Software Engineer

Julija Saltane is a Senior Innovation & Software Engineer at Cytel, where she works on product innovation and the development of analytical solutions that advance clinical trial design and simulation. She has extensive experience with East Horizon, particularly in implementing complex and bespoke trial designs through R integration. Her work includes developing technical resources that demonstrate East Horizon’s advanced capabilities, evaluating and stress-testing new features, and supporting tools such as Enforesys for patient enrollment prediction.

Her career spans pharmaceutical research, healthcare analytics consulting, and product-focused data science. Before joining Cytel, Julija led clinical trial simulation initiatives for a healthcare client, developed custom R packages, and collaborated closely with statisticians to conduct operating characteristic simulations. Earlier, she worked in the media sector, building predictive models, churn analyses, and monetization simulations to guide product and growth strategies. She also spent nearly a decade in pharmaceutical analytical development, specializing in the analytical characterization of biologics and small molecules, advancing laboratory automation, and supporting regulatory submissions.

Julija holds an MSc in Data Analytics from the University of Glasgow and an MChem in Chemistry with Mathematics from the University of Southampton.