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Understanding the Scientific Enterprise as an Associate Director of Precision Medicine in Academia
The professional indicated this transferable skill is important in their position, but did not provide specific examples.
What specific skills are part of how you apply this transferable skill?
- Broad-based knowledge of science
- Careful recordkeeping practices
- Discipline-specific knowledge
- Understanding of data ownership/sharing issues
- Writing grant proposals
Communication as a Director of Industry Partnerships in Science Policy
The professional indicated this transferable skill is important in their position, but did not provide specific examples.
What specific skills are part of how you apply this transferable skill?
- Basic writing and editing
- Oral communication skills
- Speaking clearly and effectively
- Written communication skills
Teamwork as a Director of Industry Partnerships in Science Policy
The professional indicated this transferable skill is important in their position, but did not provide specific examples.
What specific skills are part of how you apply this transferable skill?
- Ability to work on a team
- Ability to work with people outside the organization
- Contributing to institution (ie participating on committees)
- Providing constructive feedback
Strategic Thinking as a Director of Industry Partnerships in Science Policy
The professional indicated this transferable skill is important in their position, but did not provide specific examples.
What specific skills are part of how you apply this transferable skill?
- Ability to make decisions and solve problems
- Ability to set a vision and goals
- Creating vision and goals
- Creativity/innovative thinking
Project Management as a Director of Industry Partnerships in Science Policy
The professional indicated this transferable skill is important in their position, but did not provide specific examples.
What specific skills are part of how you apply this transferable skill?
- Ability to manage a project
- Developing/managing budgets
- Managing data and resources
- Planning and organizing projects
- Time management
Understanding the Scientific Enterprise as a Director of Industry Partnerships in Science Policy
The professional indicated this transferable skill is important in their position, but did not provide specific examples.
What specific skills are part of how you apply this transferable skill?
- Broad-based knowledge of science
- Careful recordkeeping practices
- Discipline-specific knowledge
- Understanding of data ownership/sharing issues
- Writing grant proposals
Empathy as a Computational Scientist in Data Science
Empathy is important in almost every job that I know of. Empathy allows me to relate to coworkers who may be struggling or may not meet a deadline due to a personal issue.
Communication as a Computational Scientist in Data Science
Communication is essential to what I do. The work I do can be quite technical, in terms of programming, but also in terms of the science involved. It is essential that I communicate this work differently to different people, i.e my manager, the sales and marketing teams, the laboratory directors or the clinical and patient advocacy teams. All of these groups have different priorities and expertise, but it is critical that all of them understand the work I am doing.
What specific skills are part of how you apply this transferable skill?
- Basic writing and editing
- Oral communication skills
- Presenting research to scientists
- Presenting to nonscientists
- Speaking clearly and effectively
- Writing scientific publications
- Written communication skills
Teamwork as a Computational Scientist in Data Science
We are currently working on a project that is high priority and there are ~20 of us working on different pieces of the project. It is critical that I know if something upstream or downstream of me changes so I can understand how it affects my work or those who rely on my work. We communicate in lots of different ways, including recurring meetings, one-off meetings and slack messaging.
What specific skills are part of how you apply this transferable skill?
- Ability to work on a team
- Providing constructive feedback
How else do you use this transferable skill?
Work with stakeholders with different expertise and priorities
Managing Up/Down as a Computational Scientist in Data Science
My manage is very senior in the company and sometimes loses track of everything I am working on. My manager can and wants to support me, but it is up to me to communicate the support I need.
What specific skills are part of how you apply this transferable skill?
- Ability to manage others
- Seeking advice from advisors and mentors
- Training and mentoring individuals
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