What an Institutional Research Manager at California University of Science and Medicine wishes they had known before entering the Research industry
Margarita, an Institutional Research Manager, learned that the role's diversity is far greater than initially anticipated; the job description is not limited to "just, um, you know, sitting with data and doing analysis all day," but instead involves "communicating with different people" and developing "new skills."
Data Analysis, Communication, Career Development, Industry Realities, Diversity
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Margarita Bolanos
Institutional Research Manager
California University Science and Medicine School of Medicine
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
California State University Fullerton (CSUF) Post-Baccalaureate Program; California University of Science and Medicine (CUSM) Master of Biomedical Sciences
Spanish & Other Languages
Education
Research and Development (R&D)
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Worked 20+ Hours in School, Greek Life Member, Student Athlete, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. The Institutional Research Manager role is more diverse than it initially seems, involving communication, attending conferences, and skill development beyond just data analysis.
2. The role involves a variety of tasks beyond just data crunching, including communication and attending conferences.
3. There are different types of roles and tasks within the Institutional Research Manager position. It's not solely data analysis.
Transcript
What have you learned about this role that you wish someone would have told you before you entered the industry?
I wish they would have explained how diverse it can be, because I thought research was limited to just sitting with data and doing analysis all day. But as I mentioned, there are different types of roles that I have within my own role or different tasks.
These include communicating with different people or, as I said, attending conferences or learning new skills. It's not just always sitting with a set of data and crunching numbers all day.