Career
What was Aniqa's first job in the biomedical industry?
Software Engineering Intern
What degree(s) did Jack earn before working in this field?
lot of meetings, some wet lab work and culture, grant writing and reviewing paperwork. Coming up with new projects and leading them is the best though
What does a typical day in Victoria's job look like?
Resource planning and prioritization, lab work, data review, meetings
What is one tool or software Alex uses regularly?
VSCode and Jira.
What is an upcoming innovation in Daniel's field that he is excited for?
Robotics and real time AI data analysis.
What career path did Daniel consider before biomedical engineering?
Mechanical engineering or Manufacturing jobs.
What class did Aniqa take was unexpectedly useful in her career?
Biometrics
How much of Jack's job is hands-on vs. computer-based?
makes stats easier but I am bad at coding
What is the most important technical skill for biomedical engineers in Victoria's opinion?
Experimental Design
How does Alex think biomedical engineering will change in 10 years?
Pushing the boundary towards diagnosis in software
What would Alex say was his (or in general) biggest challenge transitioning to industry?
Moving from QA to development can be difficult.
What does Daniel believe is a common misconception about biomedical engineering?
It's the only path to working as an engineer in the life sciences.
What would she say is the most exciting part of Aniqa's daily work?
Helping other people debug their code.
How does coding play a role in Jack's job?
droplet digital PCR
What would Victoria say is a major challenge is the industry working to solve?
Speed to the patient / market.
What advice would Victoria give students unsure about their career path?
Try to get experience early to help narrow down the options.
How did Alex's education prepare you for your role?
Software testing and risk analysis is very important to think about during development.
What is the biggest challenge in Daniel faces in his daily work?
RAD is a start up so everday can be different.
What is a new technology or tool Aniqa learned recently?
Python Ctypes
What ethical concerns in Jack's field could impact future biomedical tech?
if sequencing becomes more prevalent, protecting that data
What is one skill outside of school that helped Jack in his career?
being easy-going in the workplace, you’re not always going to have the ideal setting but having good communication and positive mindset helps a lot, especially for leadership/teamwork
If Victoria could change anything about her education, what would it be?
How has remote work affected Alex's industry?
Opportunity to work with great software people worldwide.
How does Daniel stay up to date with new advancements?
Linkedin.
Has Aniqa worked on something that made it to market? If yes, what was it?
My code is running in some capacity or other in all of Garmin’s watches!