International Day Of Women in Statistics and Data Science: Full Schedule

Registration opens August 15th at www.idwsds.org.

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14:00 UTC

S212 - Career Perspectives from Industry in the U.S.

Tuesday October 6, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 UTC

This session will feature three 10-minute presentations from women working across industry sectors, including transportation, pharmaceuticals, and government research. Speakers will share insights into their career paths, current roles, and day-to-day responsibilities. The presentations will be followed by a moderated discussion exploring key topics such as career progression, mentorship, opportunities for growth, and leadership, offering attendees practical perspectives on navigating and advancing in the field of statistics and data science.

Speakers

Sonali Garg

Xilio Therapeutics

Sonali Garg is an accomplished statistical programming leader with nearly 20 years of experience across the pharma, biotech, and CRO industries. She holds a graduate degree in biostatistics and an undergraduate degree in statistics.

Throughout her career, Sonali has guided numerous compounds through complex global submission, approval, and post-approval processes. She has prepared multiple successful submissions to the FDA and EMA, navigated regulatory audits, and worked directly with regulators and senior management... Read More →

Christian Douglas

RTI International

Dr. Christian E. Douglas is a Senior Research Statistician at RTI International with more than 14 years of experience supporting clinical trials and large-scale observational studies. Her expertise includes longitudinal data analysis, adaptive trial design, power and sample size estimation... Read More →

Ashley Asmus

RSG Inc.

Ashley Asmus is a researcher, project manager, and data scientist with over nine years of experience working with complex datasets, including six years focused on travel survey data in both public and private sectors. Prior to joining RSG Inc., she served as lead researcher and deputy... Read More →

Chairs/Hosts

Sophie Salem

Statistician, RTI International

Sophie Salem is an early career statistician at RTI International. She provides statistical support on various large-scale federally funded surveys, including the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the National Dementia Workforce Study. She has undergraduate research... Read More →

Organizers

Cynthia Bland

Past Past President, CWS; RTI

I'm the Past Past President of CWS and also a survey statistician and center director at RTI International. I helped start a CWS mentoring initiative called Flash Mentoring and I support our emergent needs mentoring. Both require CWS membership, which is free to students. Please consider... Read More →

Tuesday October 6, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
Zoom Room #2

Invited Panel, Career or Professional Development Session

Country United States
Session ID 212