Data Radicals

Making Big Data an Asset in Medicine with Michelle Hoiseth, CDO, Parexel

Feb 16, 2022

29:46

The world of data is often elusive and nebulous. And as time goes on, different myths circulate the zeitgeist. Today’s guest walks us through some common myths, and serves as our own personal mythbuster. Michelle Hoiseth, Chief Data Officer of Parexel, uncovers the biggest data challenges facing the pharmaceutical industry, and shares how you too can be a data mythbuster, how you can lead a data journey at your organization, and much more.

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“I use a cartoon still where the top frame is ‘who wants clean data’ and everybody in the crowd has their hand up. Then the next frame is ‘who wants to clean their data’ and everyone's hand is down and they're looking at their shoes—and that was Parexel." - Michelle Hoiseth

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Time Stamps

* (0:00) Being a data mythbuster

* (2:45) The data problems facing the pharmaceutical industry

* (10:42) Embarking on a data journey

* (24:10) Lessons learned from a data overhaul

* (25:23) A data cultural evolution

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Sponsor

This podcast is presented by Alation.

Learn more:

* Data Radicals: https://www.alation.com/podcast/