Marija Vlajic
Data Science Lead
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolMarija Vlajic is a Data Science Lead in Berlin with 11 years of experience blending research-grade quantitative rigor and practical product-facing analytics. She progressed from a PhD in Astrophysics and postdoctoral research to senior data science roles in health and consumer tech, then shifted into leadership and teaching—shaping curricula and career programs at SPICED Academy and AI Guild. Known for building trust and enabling teams, she combines empathetic coaching with clear, (over)communication to help individuals discover better solutions and grow professionally. Marija thrives at the intersection of education and applied ML, translating complex models into usable insights for healthcare at Alba Health. An avid fast learner, she brings a researcher’s curiosity to pragmatic delivery and is particularly skilled at asking the right questions to surface simpler, more effective paths forward.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Astrophysics, PhD Astrophysics at University of OxfordBSc Astrophysics, BSc Astrophysics at University of Belgrade
Github Skills (7)
scikit-learn10
scikit10
statistics10
machine-learning10
python10
data-science10
data-analysis10
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
marijavlajic/code-university-ml-workshop
Oct 2017 - Mar 2020
Contributions:50 commits, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 5 months
data-scienceworkshopmachine-learningcode-universityintroduction-to-machine-learning
marijavlajic/code-university-nlp-workshop
Oct 2018 - Sep 2019
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch in 11 months
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