Data Science Manager at Twitter
Lily graduated from Boston University with a Ph.D. in Statistics in 2018. Upon graduation, she joined Amazon as a Research Scientist in the Alexa Machine Learning department where she was working on internalization of Alexa devices building natural language models for pre-production languages, such as Spanish, French and Hindi. Lily is now working as a Data Scientist Manager at Twitter, being responsible for making conversations on Twitter healthier, safer and more inclusive. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters.
WATCH LIVE: December 1 @ 11:40aM – 12:10PM ET
As one’s career is progressing they can consider transitioning into a Data Science Manager role. This transition can be challenging and overwhelming as People Management requires skills and training which many new managers are lacking. In my talk I will cover some tips and practical advice that helped me in my first six months of Data Science Management. This includes suggestions on how to set up expectations with your manager, stakeholders and with your team. How to prioritize your work and who to seek support from. All these recommendations are based on my personal experience as a new Data Science Manager. I will conclude the talk with a practical suggestion for those who are not sure if a Data Science Management career is the right track for them.