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Numan Karim

Associate Director of Data Science & Analytics, AbbVie

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Have blockchain projects meaningfully impacted your revenue or cost?

Blockchain

Yes

Too early to tell

Haven't invested

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Thinking about your organization as a whole, what would you say are its top business objectives for the next two years?

Strategy & Architecture

Growth / market share

Digital business / digital transformation

Profit improvement

Innovation / new products

Customer focus

Corporate M&A

Technology Improvements

Cost Optimization

Operations improvement

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Does the US-China trade war affect your business?

News

Yes

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We are trying to get feedback on our feed being a 'laggy' experience and if we should spend time trying to improve it. Do you feel like your Pulse feed experience is laggy?

Peer Insights

No, it's fine

Yes, but doesn't bother me

Yes, please fix it

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Do you have remote employees on your team?

Talent Management & Performance

Yes

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What type of coach do you pay for?

Leadership coach

Business coach

Career coach

Executive coach

Other (comment)

I don’t have a coach

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What are your top challenges for securing cloud data?

Cloud Security & GRC Network+5 more

Lack of IT Staff

Insufficient Budget

Lack of Cloud Security Expertise

All of the Above

Other (comment below)

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Will the pressure from recent major ransomware attacks add to employee burnout in an industry that already faces a talent shortage?

People & Leadership Process Management Team & Organizational Design+8 more

Yes

Unsure

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Which business function do you see the most need for automation?

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Sales

Marketing

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Legal

Other (pls comment)

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How would you rate your team's ability to learn and improve from success and failures?

We're consistently great at it

We are mostly doing a decent job

We need to get better at it

We rarely do a good job at it

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How do you pushback on different feature ideas from internal or external stakeholders?

Relationship Management

Numan KarimAssociate Director of Data Science & Analytics, AbbVie in Healthcare and Biotecha year ago

Having a clear set of initiatives for the year (a sizeable long-term plan) has helped. If ideas come up that are outside of what the focus is, I push back by saying that isn't what we are focusing on now and back that ...read more

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What performance measures or metrics do you use to determine the impact of data governance and data management activities (e.g., master data management, data cataloging, business glossary, data policies, data sharing, etc.)?

Data Governance Data & Analytics

Numan KarimAssociate Director of Data Science & Analytics, AbbVie in Healthcare and Biotecha year ago

Below is a few measure to think about...

1) Data Existence (Measure completeness of records and missing-ness by domain)

2) Accessibility (Measure number of reports pulled per month, totals users, number of new ...read more

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Do you think that the era of high paying Senior Data roles has come to an end? Or are they just on hold due to economy? What skill sets are you expanding in order to combat any lack of demand you might be seeing also?

Data & Analytics Personal Development

Numan KarimAssociate Director of Data Science & Analytics, AbbVie in Healthcare and Biotecha year ago

No, but I believe that dispersion of roles & responsibilities could be contributing to this. As many companies self assess on their organizational and infrastructure readiness, there is a realization that the amount of ...read more

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How have you dealt with teams that are reluctant to use analytics in their decision making?

Data & Analytics Process Management People & Leadership

Numan KarimAssociate Director of Data Science & Analytics, AbbVie in Healthcare and Biotecha year ago

All the time. Data Leaders are change agents, and advocating for data science projects is a tricky part of the job. You have to assess the team's readiness and data literacy. Why are the reluctant? It is likely not because ...read more

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How has AI impacted your org’s existing digital transformation efforts?

Disruptive & Emerging Technologies AI & Machine Learning Generative AI+1 more

Numan KarimAssociate Director of Data Science & Analytics, AbbVie in Healthcare and Biotecha year ago

AI has been an integral part from Business as well as operational transformation perspective for DIgital transformation. Most orgs have taken steps to move to AIOps for Infra/ Apps and Cloud Ops and same is yeh case with ...read more

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What special considerations are needed when implementing Generative AI tools at the enterprise level?

Generative AI AI & Machine Learning Infrastructure+1 more

Numan KarimAssociate Director of Data Science & Analytics, AbbVie in Healthcare and Biotecha year ago

Focus on solving for the use cases and business requirements instead of getting caught up in the hype. Do not be fooled by a great POC. There is a stark difference between how a Generative AI tool is perceived in the lab ...read more

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How do you support your team members who are new to the data world? Is there any special advice you give that helps orient them if they are coming from a different part of the business?

Data & Analytics Team & Organizational Design Talent Management & Performance+1 more

Numan KarimAssociate Director of Data Science & Analytics, AbbVie in Healthcare and Biotecha year ago

To support new members of the team who are unfamiliar with data, especially those from different business areas, it's important to provide customized guidance and education. Start by understanding their background and ...read more

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What are the fundamental leadership capabilities that are needed for an era of exponential technology and AI innovation?

Disruptive & Emerging Technologies Culture & Values Mentoring & Coaching+3 more

Numan KarimAssociate Director of Data Science & Analytics, AbbVie in Healthcare and Biotecha year ago

I think Alivin Toffler said it best: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn."

The most important attribute, then, is ...read more

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What advice has made the greatest impact in how you approach change management within data and analytics?

Data & Analytics Change & Release Management People & Leadership

Numan KarimAssociate Director of Data Science & Analytics, AbbVie in Healthcare and Biotecha year ago

Change is imminent. I was reading Peter Theil’s book on change management, and I was really impressed by what he said about change needing to start from within. I’ve experienced this myself. When you keep changing with time, ...read more

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I am increasingly having to present to our board and it’s not always the best experience. Do you have any advice on how best to approach a company board that is not technical at all?

People & Leadership

Numan KarimAssociate Director of Data Science & Analytics, AbbVie in Healthcare and Biotech6 years ago

My board experience has primarily been with board members that are not technical. The approach I take is to "translate" technical bits into business impact information. It seems many non-technical board members care most ...read more

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Have blockchain projects meaningfully impacted your revenue or cost?

Thinking about your organization as a whole, what would you say are its top business objectives for the next two years?

Does the US-China trade war affect your business?

We are trying to get feedback on our feed being a 'laggy' experience and if we should spend time trying to improve it. Do you feel like your Pulse feed experience is laggy?

Do you have remote employees on your team?

What type of coach do you pay for?

What are your top challenges for securing cloud data?

Will the pressure from recent major ransomware attacks add to employee burnout in an industry that already faces a talent shortage?

Which business function do you see the most need for automation?

How would you rate your team's ability to learn and improve from success and failures?

How do you pushback on different feature ideas from internal or external stakeholders?

What performance measures or metrics do you use to determine the impact of data governance and data management activities (e.g., master data management, data cataloging, business glossary, data policies, data sharing, etc.)?

Do you think that the era of high paying Senior Data roles has come to an end? Or are they just on hold due to economy? What skill sets are you expanding in order to combat any lack of demand you might be seeing also?

How have you dealt with teams that are reluctant to use analytics in their decision making?

How has AI impacted your org’s existing digital transformation efforts?

What special considerations are needed when implementing Generative AI tools at the enterprise level?

How do you support your team members who are new to the data world? Is there any special advice you give that helps orient them if they are coming from a different part of the business?

What are the fundamental leadership capabilities that are needed for an era of exponential technology and AI innovation?

What advice has made the greatest impact in how you approach change management within data and analytics?

I am increasingly having to present to our board and it’s not always the best experience. Do you have any advice on how best to approach a company board that is not technical at all?

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Have blockchain projects meaningfully impacted your revenue or cost?

Thinking about your organization as a whole, what would you say are its top business objectives for the next two years?

Does the US-China trade war affect your business?

We are trying to get feedback on our feed being a 'laggy' experience and if we should spend time trying to improve it. Do you feel like your Pulse feed experience is laggy?

Do you have remote employees on your team?

What type of coach do you pay for?

What are your top challenges for securing cloud data?

Will the pressure from recent major ransomware attacks add to employee burnout in an industry that already faces a talent shortage?

Which business function do you see the most need for automation?

How would you rate your team's ability to learn and improve from success and failures?

How do you pushback on different feature ideas from internal or external stakeholders?

What performance measures or metrics do you use to determine the impact of data governance and data management activities (e.g., master data management, data cataloging, business glossary, data policies, data sharing, etc.)?

Do you think that the era of high paying Senior Data roles has come to an end? Or are they just on hold due to economy? What skill sets are you expanding in order to combat any lack of demand you might be seeing also?

How have you dealt with teams that are reluctant to use analytics in their decision making?

How has AI impacted your org’s existing digital transformation efforts?

What special considerations are needed when implementing Generative AI tools at the enterprise level?

How do you support your team members who are new to the data world? Is there any special advice you give that helps orient them if they are coming from a different part of the business?

What are the fundamental leadership capabilities that are needed for an era of exponential technology and AI innovation?

What advice has made the greatest impact in how you approach change management within data and analytics?

I am increasingly having to present to our board and it’s not always the best experience. Do you have any advice on how best to approach a company board that is not technical at all?