Molly
Rubin
I research all areas of customer behavior through web traffic data by applying new and exciting data science techniques.”
What accomplishment are you most proud of?
"Not the day I was promoted to a Data Scientist role, but instead when I deployed my first model into production. For me that was the culmination of years of hard work and study, much more so than landing the job."
What's a struggle that you've overcome?
"Imposter syndrome has always been very real for me. Unfortunately the more success I find, the more fraudulent I feel. I haven't been able to fully silence that voice, so now I try to let it fuel me."
What's your day-to-day mantra?
"I have a sticky note on my computer that says 'pressure is a privilege'."
"For so long I fought for the opportunity to work in a role where I was truly challenged, and was paid to use my mind (rather than when I was paid to answer phones or churn out weekly reports). There are many days where work doesn't come easily and I get frustrated, and that's when my sticky note reminds me that I am exactly where I need to be."
"Every day I try to bring my authentic self to work."
"I do not fit the mold of what you'd expect a data scientist to look like, both as a queer woman, and also as someone coming from an arts background (prior to analytics, I was a bassoonist performing with a symphony orchestra)."
"Early in my career these were things I kept hidden as best I could, because a) I didn't want to give anyone reason to question my abilities and b) I had not seen anyone else from my background find success. Over time, I realized I was able to excel in my career not despite my background, but because of it. It gave me a different perspective than anyone else in the room and helped me see business problems in a completely different way. Now that I've "made it" I make a point to amplify these parts of me at work with the goal of challenging people's perception of that mold, especially for those young scared new grads with a story similar to my own."
"Something new and exciting to me is that my wife and I are expecting our first child this fall! We are over the moon excited to begin the motherhood journey!"
