The Power of Data Science in Health Care - Speaking with Sathish Sankarpandi Head of Data Science at The Orbital Group

In this episode, Wendy is joined by Sathish Sankarpandi. Sathish is head of data science at The Orbital Group, which incorporates digital marketing and innovation. They discuss all things data science, the power of data science in the world of healthcare and why all data scientists need to always be learning and evolving.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

•  The Orbital group work across the globe, mostly focusing on products for healthcare.
• Data science can be really powerful tool within healthcare, from drug discovery to diagnosing someone's illness.
• Sathish grew up having an interest in tech, computers and algorithms. Building on this by writing code and forming predictions whilst doing a PHD is how he got into the profession of data science.
• Any project that Sathish works on that touches human lives gives him great satisfaction. He is always very proud when something he has worked on has helped improve or make someone's life easier.
• Building a portfolio that demonstrates your experience and skills as a data scientist is one of the best ways to show employers why they should hire you.
•  You can stop bias affecting your data science in a variety of ways. One of these is by looking at the model you create. Eventually, Sathish believes that models will learn to ‘un-bias' themselves in the future.

BEST MOMENTS

“A computer can do magical things”

 “Data scientists are good people, the whole sector…everyone wants to make a difference in the world”

“If you can explain things to your grandma, then you actually understand it”

 

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.

 

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

Interviewing successful Data Scientists to find out about their journey into Data Science and any struggles they've faced to help next generation Data Scientists from all walks of life to access their dream career.

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