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Stella Vardanega<\/h1>\n\n\n

MS in Business Analytics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AI\/Data Scientist, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe MSBA program is quite intensive, but I came out of it with a completely new set of skills at a level advanced enough to allow me to take on the technical role I accepted upon graduation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The longest Stella has ever lived in one place is seven years, in Milan. Other than that, she\u2019s moved about every three years. At Questrom in Boston, she felt right at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think the biggest lesson I took from relocating so often was being able to more easily and quickly adapt to new environments and cultures,\u201d she says. \u201cI also believe that this experience allows me to better appreciate differences between people and places and see how diversity in the workplace, school, or university can be an incredible advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a bachelor\u2019s degree in international business administration from Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Stella arrived at Questrom with an interest in coding and data analysis, but little or no real experience. In fact, the only course she ever took in the subject was Introduction to Python at DataCamp. Thanks to the curriculum sequence and strong support system of Questrom\u2019s MS in Business Analytics, Stella quickly caught up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe program is structured in a way that allows all students to reach similar levels before they start the most difficult courses, like machine learning,\u201d she says. \u201cWhat helped me most at the beginning was making sure I never fell behind. I always did my assignments early to give myself as much time as possible to process and understand the material. My biggest piece of advice is to follow the code when professors show it in class and to try not to fall behind. Also, whenever you need help just ask.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe MSBA program is quite intensive,\u201d she adds, \u201cbut I came out of it with a completely new set of skills at a level advanced enough to allow me to take on the technical role I accepted upon graduation.\u201d With her new degree in hand, Stella landed a position at Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, a healthcare technology firm. As an AI\/data scientist, her work involves developing and learning new technologies and techniques to apply data and AI to business-facing problems, applying machine learning and natural language processing skills to the healthcare industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stella\u2019s new job is located in Hoboken, New Jersey, a new city for her, and one she\u2019ll most likely live in for more than three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think the biggest lesson I took from relocating so often was being able to more easily and quickly adapt to new environments and cultures.\u201d<\/p>– Stella Vardanega<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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