As vice dean for Data Science and AI, Dr. Lindsell leads the strategy, execution, and governance of AI and data science across the School of Medicine while collaborating closely with key partners in the Duke University Health System and the university. His immediate priorities include advancing a unified strategy for AI research, education, and workforce training, as well as building multidisciplinary teams, coordinating platform development and oversight, and accelerating our learning health system to ensure that discovery, clinical decision‑making, and operations at Duke are informed by the highest-quality data possible.

A nationally recognized biostatistician and clinical trials methodologist, Dr. Lindsell was occupying a leadership role in data science at Vanderbilt University when he was recruited in 2023 to serve as director of Data Science and Biostatistics for the Duke Clinical Research Institute. Following this transition, he has provided leadership at Duke, including previously serving as co-chief of the Division of Biostatistics for the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics. He remains co-principal investigator for Duke’s Clinical and Translational Science Award grant from the National Institutes of Health and director of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics for the Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute. He is a professor in the Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics and serves as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. His portfolio of research interests spans learning health systems, multi‑site clinical research networks, and the application of AI, machine learning, and other data science methods to improving clinical research and patient care.