Career Day for data science professionals

Monday 25 August 2025 10.00-17.00
Hotel Nyborg Strand

Launching your data science career in Denmark: Networking skills, career paths & community building

Looking to develop your data science career in Denmark and grow your network? Then this is the event for you!
 
DDSA, DIREC and Pioneer Centre for AI invite post-docs and PhD’s who want to work in data science to join a career day focusing on building networking skills, exploring career paths, and becoming part of the data science community in Denmark.
 
You will gain tools to activate and expand your network and be inspired by data scientists who have taken different career paths in academia, industry and the start-up world. Not least, you will become part of the data science community and hopefully have a blast gearing up to the D3A conference!  
 

What can you expect?  

  • Workshop on strategic networking: Gain tools and ideas to use networking in your career.
  • Career perspectives: Meet data scientists who have chosen different career paths and be inspired to take the next step. 
  • Network, network, network: The day will aim to build relationships giving you the best take-off into the D3A conference. 
 

Who is it for?

PhDs, Postdocs, late-stage MSc in Data Science

Join if you are: 

  • Seeking to understand how to navigate the Danish data science job market
  • Curious about diverse career opportunities in academia, industry and start-ups
  • Aiming to communicate the value of your academic work effectively to different audiences
  • Exploring cross-sector transitions (academia <-> industry) or starting a new position
  • Developing your network and want to connect with peers and senior colleagues 

 

Program

10.00: Welcome & introduction 

10.15: Session 1: Strategic Networking for Data Scientists
by Kathy Borys Siddiqui 

12.00: Lunch

13.00: Industry Perspectives Panel: Data Science Careers
Suvi Hokkanen, Novo Nordisk, Senior Director, Human Disease Understanding
Morana Vitezic, Novo Nordisk, Senior Director, Scientific Digital Capabilities
Martin Aastrup Olsen, Novo Nordisk, Head of AI Engineering 
Toine Boger, Associate Professor, IT University of Copenhagen
Adam Hulman, Associate Professor, Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus

14.50 Coffee break

15.20: Networking activity

16.50: Wrapping up and thank you!

17.00: Games and board games

19.00: Dinner

 

How to sign up

When you go to the registration page, choose the ticket “Postdoc/PhD student + Career Day”. The full price of the career day + access to the D3A conference is 1000 DKK. This includes hotel room from  August 25-27 and meals during the three days.

If you only wish to attend the career day, please contact us at info@direc.dk

 

Programme Curators

The D3A Career Day is being curated and organised by DDSA YAP members Elena Dudukina, Patrycja Lebiecka-Johansen and Anastassia Vybornova.

To registration page