SIAM Careers Brochure

Careers in the mathematical sciences rarely carry the title of “mathematician” and are often coupled with a specialty or area of research interest. In this guide and the profiles below, you will find answers to questions about careers in applied mathematics and computational and data science, and profiles of professionals working in a variety of environments for which a strong background in mathematics is necessary for success.

Profiles of Professional Mathematicians and Computational Scientists

Sharon Arroyo

Senior Technical Fellow, The Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Jesse Berwald

Principal Software Architect, Quantum Computing, Inc., Remote

Vrushali A. Bokil

Professor of Mathematics and Interim Dean, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.

Jieqiu Chen

Principal Data and Applied Scientist, Microsoft, Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Rachel Crowell

Freelance Math and Science Journalist/Writer

Alyssa Cuyjet

Technical Program Manager, Google, New York, New York, U.S.

Eric Eager

Vice President. SummerSports, Palm Springs, Florida, U.S.

Dan Eckhardt

Lead, Electric Propulsion, Air Force Research Laboratory, United States Space Force

Joerg Gablonsky

Technical Fellow, The Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Dirk Hartmann

Siemens Technical Fellow, Siemens Digital Industries Software, Munich, Germany

Christine Harvey

Principal HPC and Analytic, The MITRE Corporation, Teleworker in Nebraska, U.S.

Justina Ivanauskaite

Associate Director – Data, MSD, Prague, Czech Republic

Emily Kubicek

Data Strategy Manager, The Walt Disney Company, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Ariel Leslie

Metrics and Data Senior Analyst, Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control, Grand Prairie, Texas, U.S.

Nele Mueller-Plock

Director of Pharmacometrics, Certara, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.

Brett Musco

Product Manager, Motive, San Francisco, California, U.S.

William Pack

Senior Principal Systems Engineer, Raytheon Intelligence and Space, McKinney, Texas, U.S.

Raymond Perkins

People Analytics Researcher. Meta, New York, New York, U.S.

Juan M. Restrepo

Head and Distinguished Member of the R&D Staff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.

Jeff Sachs

Distinguished Scientist, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, U.S.

Skyler Sinclair

Software Engineer

Vishnu Thaver

Director, Tradeweb Markets, New York, New York, U.S.

Matthew Wiener

Executive Director, CSL Behring, Bern, Switzerland

Archive of Professional Mathematicians and Computational Scientists

This archive, published in 2017, still provides information, ideas, and insights about relevant and in-demand career options for people with degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). It is a great resource for students, recent graduates, early career professionals, and those wondering how their math and computational skills, aptitude, or degree can translate into a rewarding career. Read the profiles of professionals that were featured in the 2017 career brochure below.

Rohan Shirali

Statistical Analyst, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Kaitlyn Brady

Data Scientist, Staples, Inc., Framingham, Massachusetts

Kerisha Burke

Global Strategy and Freight Trading Analyst, Phillips 66, Houston, Texas

David Baraff

Principal Software Engineer, Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville, California

Liz Dailey

Actuarial Consultant, Aon Hewitt, Boston, Massachusetts

Donald Stephens

Senior Director–Operations Research, Moody’s Analytics, New York, New York

Lingke Wang

Co-Founder And CTO, Ovid and Ethos Technologies, San Francisco, California

Ruth Griswold Abrams

Senior Scientist, Sanofi, Bridgewater, New Jersey

Carla Cotwright-Williams

Computer Scientist and IT Fellow, U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), Baltimore, Maryland

Michael Parks

Computational Mathematics Department Manager, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Kristin Lauter

Cryptography Research Manager/Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research, Redmond, Washington

Erin Seligsohn

Senior Associate Engineer, Product Development, Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Illinois

Kehinde Rilwan Salau

Marketing Data Scientist, JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPMC), Columbus, Ohio

Laura Slivinski

Research Scientist and Mathematician, University of Colorado’s Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, at the NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado

James Snyder

Supply Chain Consultant, Coca-Cola North America, Atlanta, Georgia

Brian J. Kutsop

Software Developer, Epic Systems Corporation, Madison, Wisconsin

Caroline Wu

Software Engineer, Amazon, Boston, Massachusetts

Pamela Williams

Senior Consultant, LMI, Tysons Corner, Virginia

Genetha Anne Gray

Analytics Research Scientist, Intel Corporation, Folsom, California

Steven States

Data Scientist, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Maryland

Karin Bergeron

Derivatives Trader, XVA Trading, Scotiabank, Toronto, Canada

Charlotte Haley

Postdoctoral Appointee, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois

Ron Buckmire

Program Director, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, Virginia

Laina Mercer

Research Statistician, Institute for Disease Modeling, Bellevue, Washington

Mason Victors

Director of Data Science, Discovery and Research, Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah

Carol Meyers

Mathematician, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California

Rachel Levy

Professor of Mathematics and Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, California

Past Careers Brochure

View the professional profiles from our last Career Brochure.