CCNY Graduate Julia Saccamano
Nov. 14, 2019
Julia Saccamano graduated from CCNY in 2019 with a B.S. in
applied mathematics and a minor in economics. She is now working as
a Research Associate at Deerfield Management, a healthcare
investment firm!
Hear about it from Julia herself! --
My
name is Julia Saccamano and I’m a 2019 graduate of the CCNY math
department. I hold a BS in applied mathematics and a minor in
economics. After graduating, I started working full time as a
Research Associate at Deerfield Management, a healthcare investment
firm where I interned the previous summer. I currently provide
primary market research and analysis for companies and products in
various healthcare sectors including pharmaceuticals, medical
devices, and healthcare services.
My favorite part about my work is the fact that I’m constantly
learning. We need to understand and analyze the medical world as it
advances, which is a never-ending process. It sometimes feels like
not a lot has changed since I was a student because I’m still using
the same skills that I developed during undergrad. I still get
projects/assignments, have deadlines, do research, analyze data,
and need to present my work.
When picking my major I didn’t know of many career opportunities
for mathematics (aside from teaching or academia) but I decided
that studying math was the best fit for me. Over the course of my
undergraduate studies, I got exposed to many opportunities and
avenues that revolved around math that I had no idea existed. One
pathway led to the internship that I took at Deerfield as part of
its Fellows program. Most of this exposure was outside of the
classroom: talking with professors/faculty, going to lectures, and
joining clubs and fellowship programs. This lead to me realize the
importance of networking and being proactive to finding
opportunities.
On that note, I’d like to thank Jason Redman for helping me learn
to navigate the math department and for being available to answer
any questions I had. I’d also like to express my deep gratitude to
Professor Akin for his support over the years. Whether it was
concerning classes, independent studies, internships, scholarships,
presentations, or just general words of wisdom, he was always there
for me, and I am sure I would not be where I am today without
him.
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