1. Collaborations Between Academic Departments and Industry/Government SPAIG Committee: George Williams, Amgen July 28, 2007 Note: Statistics Partnerships among Academe, Industry, and Government

2. Broader Understanding of Needs, Opportunities, and Environments in Which Statisticians Work in an Industrial Setting Statisticians must understand the expectations of industry and have the training to meet those expectations Statisticians must understand and appreciate the complete research process Statisticians must be interested in the total problem, not just the statistical part Statisticians must expand their skills beyond statistics (communication, negotiation, project management) Rodda, B. et al., 1995, JSM Moore, D.S., 1998 Manson, R.L., 2004

3. Collaboration between Academia and Industry Industry scientists and statisticians give seminars on real problems Faculty sabbaticals in industry Industrial advisory committees at universities Adjunct faculty appointments of industrial statisticians Cooperative research endeavors Continuing education programs Rodda, B. et al., 1995, JSM

4. Collaborations with Industry Today Internships Opportunities published annually in Amstat News Fellowships Importance of strength of academic training programs Sabbatical experiences/short term visits How to manual on SPAIG web site http://www.svsu.edu/orgs/spaig Funding of academic chair positions

5. Collaborations with Industry (continued) Short courses/seminars – offered on- site at industry location Seminars by industry statisticians at universities Consultation/grant support Consortia Analytic problems general enough to be of interest beyond a specific company Ray, 2006

6. Partnerships SPAIG Award 2002 - Iowa State University, General Motors Corporation, and the Mayo Clinic Distance education, consulting and research opportunities, improvement in statistical practice, improvement in university curriculum 2003 - Harvard University and Schering-Plough Research Institute Annual workshop, visits between institutions, intern program, funding of training 2004 - Temple University and Merck & Co. Annual conference, intern program, joint supervision of Ph.D. students

7. Partnerships (continued) 2005 - NISS Affiliates 27 academic institutions, 9 government agencies, 15 Corporations Dissemination of advanced statistical methods, communication of applied problems 2006 - Worcester Polytechnic Institute and National Center for Health Statistics Intern program, joint work on NCHS survey problems, thesis projects 2007 - U. of Mich., U. of Pa., NCI, NCHS, NCCD, IMS Development of advanced techniques, published research, new research areas for junior researchers

8. Additional Observations on Collaborations with Industry ASA Chapter Career Days Exposure of students to opportunities in industry Challenges Intellectual property (Mayo, 2006)

9. Collaborations with Government (NIH, NSF, CDC, NCHS) Grants Training Research

10. Additional SPAIG Related Topics SPAIG Salary Survey Provides current salary survey information on statisticians employed in B/I/G Characterized by type of employer and geographic region October 1999 issue of Amstat News Also conducted in 2003, 2005, 2007 Business/Industry/Government Student Database (under consideration) Database of summary information on statistics students seeking permanent and intern career opportunities in non-academic institutions

11. Conclusion …in the best interest of statisticians in both university and business settings to help foster better collaboration in order for our discipline to maintain its relevance to the business community. ….encourage academia and industry to work together and form partnerships. The problems we face are too complex for any one entity to solve in isolation. Ray (2006) Iman, R.L., 1995

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