interpreting the results. I have
opportunities to talk with engi-
increased my programming and
neers, researchers, physicians,
null
… think about what you
communication skills, which are
scientists, and statisticians from
sometimes just as important as
other industries. As I help with
want to do before you start my statistical skill set. I enjoy
the design or analysis of their
your career so you can
the new and continuing chal-
experiments or studies, I gain
lenges. While the number of
a greater understanding and
take the appropriate steps
questions I am able to answer
appreciation for quality control
off the top of my head has
in building cars and planes and
as you go along
null
.
increased over the years, I still
developing new drugs.
have hard problems to resolve. I
My advice to someone think-
usually find a solution within a
ing of a career as a statistician
speak clearly without the use of couple of hours (or days) using
in a software company is to
jargon or acronyms is critical to research and programming.
think about what you want to
communicating with customers. There is no way to know every-
do before you start your career
The opportunities and chal- thing, of course, but the chal-
so you can take the appropriate
lenges of my job are endless; lenge is always there.
steps as you go along. If you are
boredom is rarely a problem and Being able to learn from so
interested in becoming a devel-
career development is nonstop. many types of people is a truly
oper, I recommend you get your
Because I learn new areas and great advantage of working in
PhD and experience in develop-
applications as software is creat- technical support. The relation-
ing software. However, a statis-
ed or revised, I need to be com- ships I have built with cowork-
tician with a master’s degree has
fortable with the procedure syn- ers, developers, and customers
many opportunities in the tech-
tax, running the procedures on have made my 18 years at SAS
nical support division of any
different operating systems, and enjoyable. I have never-ending
software company. n
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