Our next in-person chapter meeting will be on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at DORIS Research in Indianapolis. Our guest speaker will be Andreas Sashegyi. He will be giving a presentation on effective communication for statisticians and data scientists. The presentation will start at approximately 5:00 and last about 1 hour. But be sure to arrive early and stay afterwards for some light refreshments and networking with other data professionals.
speaker: Andreas Sashegyi, PhD
Associate Vice President, Safety Analytics - Eli Lilly & Co
date: Thursday, November 20, 2025
Abstract
Effective communication is at the very heart of how we achieve results in our work and influence for the better within our organizations. It is a skill that most of us need to hone to one extent or another, which requires deliberate effort. This presentation will focus on communication fundamentals, centered around the proposition that effective communication begins with a focus on the audience (in general, the “other”) and a fundamental embrace of the other’s position. Four styles of communication are discussed (analytical, functional, intuitive, and personal), as are the motivation for awareness of one’s own as well as one’s stakeholders’ preferences, and the need to flexibly switch between styles according to the demands of the communication. Connections to trust building and other building blocks of leadership are also addressed.
About Andreas
Andreas Sashegyi (PhD in biostatistics, University of Waterloo, 1998) has been with Lilly for 27 years, and has advanced the late-stage clinical and life-cycle development of compounds in numerous therapeutic areas, including endocrine, cardiovascular, critical care, immunology and oncology. He also spent 6 years in Decision Sciences, driving deliverables like the company R&D portfolio scorecard and the semi-annual portfolio review. After holding management roles in clinical design, oncology statistics, and real-world analytics, he took his current assignment as Associate VP and lead of Safety Analytics last year. Apart from his “day job”, Andreas is passionate about career and leadership development.