On this episode of Would You Data Scientist, Wendy is joined by guest Vera Hazelwood, Director of Data Science Communities at AstraZeneca. Hear all about how Vera helped in the building of tsunami warnings in Southeast Asia using data science.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Vera trained and worked as a mathematician for thirteen years before making the shift into data science, as it was a new field, she never specifically studied it.
• There are lots of publicly available data sets so it’s possible to download the data and get more familiar with how it all works before going into a career. Doing things in your own time, off your own back will only benefit you in the long run.
• Don’t be afraid to reach out to someone in data science and ask questions. It’s such an open community and you’ll find the majority of people are happy to help.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Data science can be quite easy for someone who understands maths with an abstract way of looking at things’

‘Be prepared to create your own credibility’

‘The amount of millionaires and billionaires who aren’t on TV and aren’t on the news who actually invest in worthy causes is brilliant’

EPISODE RESOURCES

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vera-hazelwood-5908b5b/
https://www.astrazeneca.com/

VALUABLE RESOURCES

linkedin.com/in/ethicalrecruiter
qwerkrecruitment.com
@qwerkrec on socials

ABOUT THE HOST

Wendy Gannon started Qwerk Recruitment in the middle of the Covid Pandemic to disrupt the recruitment sector with ETHICAL data recruitment and treat everyone with love, dignity and respect. Avid Music photographer of 15 years.

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