Shaping a data literate workforce is critical to our efforts at NCDS. Through two signature events, our Career Panel and the Career Networking Event, we provide job and internship seekers with pathways to find opportunities that inspire and challenge. We offer learning opportunities online throughout the year to bolster these efforts. We hope to see you at our next event.
From time to time, programs and workshops that are pushing the needle forward in data literacy come to our attention. We do not hesitate to provide support through a variety of channels, ranging from promotion and planning to cash sponsorship. A common element for these opportunities is that something beyond the life of the event is developed as a result of our participation.
Analyzing Data Science Careers
Career Panel
The NCDS hosts an annual career panel where data science professionals provide insight into what it takes to capture the attention of top recruiters in data science and data analytics. Our panelists often represent a variety of career stages and come ready to discuss what it takes to set yourself apart as you launch your career search. We strive to host panelists that represent diverse industries and career paths to provide attendees with a wide swath of options to consider. Recent panelists have represented companies such as Google, IQVIA, Bain and Co, Wake County, SAS, Advance Auto, RTI, UNC Healthcare, Amazon, and Twitter Cortex.
We began hosting our Fall Career Panel online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then we have experienced exponential growth in student attendance at the event. Registrants have attended from 22 states and two U.S. territories, as well as Canada, India, and Germany. Majors represented include: Data Science, Statistics, Statistics and Analytics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Biostatistics.
Past Career Panel Events:
2024 NCDS Spring Career Panel
2024 NCDS Spring Career Panel Analyzing Data Science Careers – Are you career ready?
View a recording of the event here.
You don’t want to miss these data science professionals who provide insight into what it takes to capture the attention of top recruiters in data science and data analytics. Our panelists represent a variety of career stages (a former high school teacher! a Practice Lead and Hollywood script consultant!) and they are ready to discuss what it takes to set yourself apart as you launch your career search.
Moderator: Wing Chan, Senior Vice President, Global Risk Management, Bank of America
Panelists included: Paige Spell (Data Scientist at Elder Research), Melinda Thielbar (Vice President of Data Science, Practice Lead at Fidelity Investments), Rachini Moosavi (Chief Analytics Officer at UNC Health), and Adam Cottrell (Analytical Consultant at SAS ). Read more about the panelists here.
2023 NCDS Fall Career Panel
2023 NCDS Fall Career Panel: Analyzing Data Science Careers
View a recording of the event here.
Data science professionals provided insight into what it takes to capture the attention of top recruiters in data science and data analytics. Our panelists represented a variety of career stages and discussed what it takes to set yourself apart as you launch your career search.
Moderator: Deborah Strohman
Panelists included: Peter Baquero (AlixPartners), Suparna Goswami (Renaissance Computing Institute), Reiko Nakashima (Pfizer), and Estevan Torres Jr. (Bank of America). Read more about the panelists here.
2023 NCDS Spring Career Panel
2023 NCDS Spring Career Panel: Analyzing Data Science Careers
View a recording of the event here.
Data science professionals provided insight into what it takes to capture the attention of top recruiters in data science and data analytics. Our panelists represented a variety of career stages and discussed what it takes to set yourself apart as you launch your career search.
Speakers included: Bradley Doll (Data Science Manager at Spotify), Alice Fortune-Britt, PhD (Manager, Medicare Stars at Blue Cross NC), Uthra Ramanujam (Senior Director, Data Science-Liberty Specialty Markets at Liberty Mutual Insurance), and Michael Taffe (Data Reporter at FT Specialist). Read more about the speakers here.
2022 NCDS Fall Career Panel
2022 NCDS Fall Career Panel: Analyzing Data Science Careers
October 19, 2022
We convened approximately 200 students from across the country in October for a virtual career panel featuring speakers from Google, Bain and Co., and IQVIA. Panelists represented a variety of career stages and discussed what it takes to set yourself apart as you launch your career search, including:
- What programming languages are in demand now
- Unexpected ways to promote your experience
- What experiences you should gain early in your career
View a recording of the event here. This lively Q&A session was moderated by Dr. Deborah Stroman.
From Outlier to Insider
Networking Event
The NCDS hosts an annual networking event for students interested in careers in analytics and data science. Attendees have the opportunity for one-on-one conversations with employers seeking their skill set, project experience, and motivation to drive innovation in data science and data analytics. Employers who attend the networking event will have the chance to interact with and potentially recruit top-tier analytics and data science talent.
Our spring networking event moved online during the pandemic, and drew attendees from across the country. While we are still determining the best venue in 2023, we look forward to connecting students with companies who are driving data science innovation forward.
Over the last several years, companies represented have included Volvo Financial, Medical University of South Carolina, CISCO, Noonum, Brandeis University, SAS, Catalog DNA, and LexisNexis.