Episode 93: [Value Boost] What Industry Data Scientists Can Learn from Academic Training

While the transition from academia to industry can be brutal for data scientists, academics don't show up in industry empty-handed. They bring powerful transferable skills that many industry-trained data scientists never develop.

In this Value Boost episode, Dr. Sayli Javadekar joins Dr. Genevieve Hayes to flip the script on their previous conversation, exploring the valuable skills that academic-trained data scientists bring to industry and how any data scientist can develop these same strengths.

You'll learn:

1. The most valuable skills academics bring to industry [01:30]
2. Why the experimental mindset matters so much [03:43]
3. The hidden benefit of extended research projects [04:54]
4. How mentorship can work both ways for mutual benefit [07:06]

Guest Bio

Dr Sayli Javadekar is a data scientist at Thoughtworks, with experience at the World Bank and UNAIDS. Before this, she was an Assistant Professor at the University of Bath and holds a PhD in Econometrics from the University of Geneva.

Links

• Connect with Sayli on LinkedIn
• Connect with Genevieve on LinkedIn
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