10: Intuition and Career Choices with Rosanne McTyre

In this episode of Her Leading Story, I interview Rosanne, McTyre, PhD about her “zig-zag” career in epidemiology. Rosanne currently owns her own business that combines her skills in science and communication with her vast network of scientists and doctors. Her path to entrepreneurship was filled with different experiences and opportunities in academia, the federal government, hospitals, and corporations…. and we dig into it all in this interview.

What we talk about…..

• Rosanne’s current business and what she loves about it

• How Rosanne wanted to major in studio arts (to her parents' dismay) but ended up falling in love with biology and epidemiology

• The work-family challenges Rosanne faced as she navigated earning an MA and a PhD while starting a family.

• Rosanne’s variety of work experiences, and how she used those experiences to learn what she enjoyed doing…. and what she didn’t

• The importance of relying on intuition and knowing what you want when making career and life decisions

• How critical Rosanne’s extensive network has been to both her career opportunities as well as staring her own business.

• Why Rosanne loves mentoring young scientists about their work.

• Learning never stops! At 71, Rosanne just earned her certificate in Spanish - English interpretation and is starting to volunteer at a health clinic in her area.

About Rosanne

Rosanne McTyre is a card-carrying epidemiologist. She is President of Semafore Scientific Strategies LLC, a scientific consulting firm located in Washington, DC. Currently she offers unique and valued expertise identifying and retaining experts on the plaintiff side for litigation involving complex pharmaceutical and medical device cases, and environmental litigation.

You can find Rosanne on LinkedIn and Instagram

She especially would love to hear from any early-career scientists looking for mentoring!

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