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Claire Hayman

    • About Me:

      I live in Edinburgh and am a data analyst working in animal health. Outside of that, I like animals, books and sport – I play netball badly! I like to try lots of different things in life so am always looking for something new.

    • How I use Maths in my work:

      My work involves descriptive data analysis, creating charts and graphs, statistical methods such as regression, probability and mathematical modelling.

    • My Work:

      I am a data analyst working in animal health in government.

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      I am part of a team working on disease surveillance. We analyse data from lab testing and post mortems of farm animals and wildlife, looking for new diseases, ones that haven’t been seen recently and any trends and patterns in diseases. If we know about disease early, we can act to protect both animal and human health.

      My work involves analysing this data and creating reports and dashboards to help vets, farmers and government. I also work on early detection outbreak modelling.

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    • Qualifications:

      11 GCSEs

      A Levels – Philosophy, Media Studies, English

      I did not go to university straight from school, and my A level subjects are not related to my current career! I returned to studying later in life and did a very different set of qualifications:

      Certificate in Higher Education – Computing

      BSc Applied Animal Science

      MSc Applied Statistics in Health Sciences

      These are directly related to my current role, which means I combine my interests in biology and animal health with my interests in data and technology.

    • Work History:

      I have done a million different jobs over the years, starting out in retail, factory and call centre jobs. I moved into some data related roles – a debt management company, one with the NHS in a radiology department, and also with a university marketing department.

      This has been very varied and not a straight line at all, but it has all helped lead me to where I am now.

    • Current Job:

      Surveillance Data Analyst

    • Employer:

      Animal and Plant Health Agency

    • My Interview

      • What did you want to be after you left school?

        A writer

        Were you ever in trouble at school?

        Yes!

        If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?

        Something directly involving animals - a farmer or zoo keeper maybe!

        What's your favourite food?

        Pizza

        Tell us a joke.

        Why do dogs float in water? Because they are good buoys

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