Rebecca Burwei
Machine Learning Scientist at Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRebecca Burwei is a Machine Learning Scientist with a decade of experience turning research-grade ML into measurable business and healthcare impact. She has developed patented computer-vision technology at Allstate, built the first Data Science & AI practice at Relativity, and led web-scale experimentation and Responsible AI initiatives as a Staff Data Scientist at Mozilla. Now at Northwestern Medicine she’s applying ML to reduce emergency visits and improve cancer care, combining clinical impact with production rigor. Rebecca mentors new data scientists and has helped dozens transition into the field, translating technical work into value for nonprofits and businesses. Her background—PhD-level math training and hands-on product delivery—lets her navigate both theoretical risk (bias, fairness) and operational constraints. Colleagues describe her as a builder who scales teams and practices as reliably as models.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics Spanish, Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics Spanish at Case Western Reserve UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Mathematics at Northwestern University
Github Skills (98)
looker10
python10
data-warehouse10
scrapy10
data-journalism10
data-analytics10
nimbus10
spark10
bigquery10
scrape10
open-data10
mozilla10
scraper10
etl-framework10
data-engineering9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
r-wei/city-scrapers
Mar 2018 - Jul 2018
Data collection system for City Bureau Documenters Project
Contributions:6 PRs, 38 pushes, 15 branches in 4 months
data-collection-systembureaucensusdata-collectionjournalism
rebecca-burwei/rebecca-burwei.github.io
Oct 2019 - Jan 2022
Contributions:25 pushes, 1 branch, 1 comment in 2 years 3 months
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