Daphne joined Zühlke as a Graduate Software Engineer seven years ago. When a local data science team was formed in Zühlke UK as a part of our growth in 2020, this gave her the opportunity to move across from software engineering and find her area of true passion. She is now a local Data Science Capability Lead at Zühlke UK, which means she’s internal subject matter expert responsible for growing the skill internally and identifying opportunities for it to add value to the work we do for clients.
你在z hlke做什么?
我是数据科学家, and since September 2020 I’ve been involved with the NHS Covid-19 App project, 和其他数据科学家一起工作, 数据分析师和流行病学家.
你一直从事数据科学吗?
不，我一开始就换角色了. I used to be a Software Engineer – mostly because Zühlke didn’t have Data Scientists when I joined but it’s something I had always been interested in. 当数据小组去年成立的时候, there were two different roles that I could have moved into, 要么是数据科学家要么是数据工程师. I was more interested in the mathematical side of things, so I chose data science.
在NHS应用程序上工作是什么感觉?
我从哪里开始呢?? I really enjoy working on the Covid 19 app and the challenges we have been presented with. 这是我职业生涯迄今为止做过的最好的一件事. Before I joined the project, there was a period where I was trying to work out what I wanted to do. 我很满足，但没有完全满足. I realised at the beginning of the pandemic that I needed to move towards health-related work to find that fulfilment. 我有生命科学工程方面的背景, 我一直对这个专业领域很感兴趣. On this project, I have been able to combine it with data science.
在NHS项目中，你最喜欢的是什么?
I get to see my work’s short-term impact, and its influence on the bigger picture. 这很令人满意. 我也喜欢这种日常的工作. 它是开放式的，以研究为基础的. 十大网博靠谱平台以前的项目, 我很清楚, 明确定义的任务, but in this case we are observing the data and figuring out what to do based on our observations and what we know about the situation. I particularly enjoy working with academics and researchers. It’s a unique opportunity and one that is not presented so frequently. Not to mention that everyone I work with on my team is really lovely, and I am learning a lot!
是什么使你决定休假的?
I have an academic background in Engineering for the Life Sciences, and when I started as a Software Engineer after my undergraduate degree, 我基本上是在尝试. I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do – which is probably true for many people after university. I came into work knowing I would do a Master’s at some stage, so after two years with Zühlke I applied for a place on a Master’s programme in Machine Learning.
I’m grateful because the company gave me loads of support during this time. 总的来说，这是一个非常支持的环境, 但我得到了沃尔夫冈的支持, 我们的英国首席执行官, 特别是. 在我跟他谈了我的硕士学位之后, 他不仅鼓励我去追求它, he introduced me to a professor from the Machine Learning course that I was interested in, 这样我就可以在申请前多了解一些. He also helped me to review my application and provided me with a reference.
How would you describe the learning and development opportunities at Zühlke?
Zühlke is interested in their people being stimulated and happy with what they’re doing, 因此，有许多不同的学习机会. 这里也有很多不同角色的机会. I’ve worked as a SCRUM Master and a Technical Business Analyst, and I’ve significantly developed my interpersonal skills as a result.
In addition to enhancing my technical skills, I have also developed as a person. I’m passionate about promoting mental health awareness and mental wellbeing in the workplace, 并通过z
你在z hlke的什么工作能满足你?
I’ve discovered that I just want to do something meaningful and impactful that makes a difference to people’s lives. 这就是我被医疗行业吸引的原因. What I’ve learned from the COVID-19 App project is how important collaboration across different sectors can be to achieve impact. 展望未来, I would like to get even more involved with research-based work in the health sector, possibly for the Government or within the institutional sector. 这是我们公司感兴趣的东西, 我个人也从中得到了很多.
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