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By Tawanna Childs · June 25, 2026

From Midwest Roots to AI-Driven Biotech: Why I Moved to Boston

I always envisioned trading in the Midwest for endless sunshine, crystal beaches, and tropical blooms. Somehow, my directionally illiterate self-ended up in the East Coast-where winters drag on, the days are shorter, traffic always wins and you quickly begin questioning your life choices.

But I was committed. The house was sold, the lease was signed, and my belongings were enroute to Boston. I officially traded the familiar for the unfamiliar and joined Clymb Clinical as a Statistical Programmer.

It can be a daunting and stressful time to pack up all your belongings. Leave a place of comfort where you have spent years building a community, establishing a lifestyle to someplace new and unfamiliar.

So, why pack up?

As a statistical programmer, our field is changing rapidly. We are pivoting from manual coding to AI-assisted logic, automated validation, and metadata-driven automation. To stay ahead, I knew I needed to move toward the future with a company driving this innovation.

I chose Clymb Clinical for two major reasons:

1. The Impact: In an agile, high-growth startup, you aren't just a cog in a massive machine. You serve simultaneously as the architect, debugger, and visionary of the data pipeline.

2. The Technology: Clymb is connecting the clinical reporting workflow into one efficient tool, to make the clinical reporting process smoother, faster, and efficient. It’s actively gearing its innovation toward AI-driven clinical research. I get to work on complex datasets using cutting-edge methodologies like TFL Designer, AI Gen, and Data Mapper that directly impact patient outcomes and the next generation of medical breakthroughs.

Moving forward isn’t about abandoning the past. It is about using the foundation you built to construct a vision for the future.

I am incredibly excited for this next chapter in Boston, even if I have to trade my dream of palm trees for a heavy winter coat!

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