Statistics Career Day 2025
Virtual Presentation Videos
Stats Career Day included three virtual presentations over Zoom. Luckily, we were able to record them!
Eric Nantz, Eli Lilly and Company: How Open-Source has Revolutionized Life Sciences
Yeni Nieves-Malloure, Premier Research: A Biostatistician's Journey in the CRO Industry
Lisa Bramer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: Applied Statistics and Machine Learning at a National Lab
Keynote Speaker
The purpose of the Statistics Career Day event is to inform students about various career opportunities that use statistical methods. The focus is on a career fair, rather than a job fair, in order to attract high school students and entry level undergraduate students. Many attendees ask questions about the types of jobs that are available for a student that graduates with a statistics degree. The event helps answer such questions.
The key note speaker is Ronald Wasserstein, Executive Director of American Statistical Association (ASA). Ronald L. Wasserstein: What Professional Organizations Can Do To Fix The Irreproducibility Crisis. The Statistics Department will host Statistics Career Day on Monday, November 17, 2025, on Grand Valley’s campus in Allendale, MI.
7th Statistics Career Day on Monday, November 17th, 2025
GVSU Statistics Career Day 2025
The GVSU Statistics Department will host their seventh Statistics Career Day on Monday, November 17, 2025, in the Kirkhof Center on GVSU’s Valley Campus in Allendale, MI. This event is designed to attract promising students to the field of statistics and to give students a chance to meet with corporate representatives from companies like General Motors, Corewell Health, Auto Owner’s Insurance, Dow, and more to discuss potential job opportunities and career paths.
Exhibitors will be in the Grand River Room (KC 2250) in the Kirkhof Center from 9:00-10:45am and the keynote address by Ronald Wasserstein, Executive Director of the American Statistical Association, will follow from 11:00 – 11:45am.
The program is briefly described below.
Career Fair: 9:00 – 10:45 am
Participants will hear presentations from, and be able to speak informally with, representatives of industries such as insurance, health care, government, and academic units.
Keynote Speaker: 11:00 - 11:45 am
Dr. Ronald Wasserstein, Executive Director of the American Statistical Association.
Lunch and Speaker Previews Presentation: 11:45 – 12:30 pm
Break-out Sessions: 12:30 – 2:30 pm
Speakers will describe key aspects of their jobs in such fields as Actuarial Science, Biostatistics, Insurance, and more. Sessions will run simultaneously, so students will have a chance to attend the talk of their choice.
Statistician and Alumni Get-Together: 2:30 – 3:00 pm
A time to reflect and meet others who attended the Career Day, as well as an opportunity for students to talk to alumni. Everyone is invited. We encourage you to attend!
Registration is required: Stats Career Day Registration
If you have any questions or need further information, please contact the Statistics Department office at (616) 331-3355 or e-mail Phyllis Curtiss at [email protected].
