Banian has three new roots. Since the end of March and beginning of April, Kirsten Kleim, Stefan Habermacher and Rahel Schaub have been working with us. Kirsten and Stefan bring a lot of experience in the areas of Data Science and Data Engineering. Rahel supports Philipp and Dominik as an executive assistant in the areas of Marketing & Sales and Partner Management. Find out more about the individual personalities by reading the short Q&A.

Stefan

"What draws you from Lucerne to Basel?"
Stefan: "First and foremost Banian and the job. Working in this setting appealed to me so much that I even put up with the somewhat longer journey from Lucerne to Basel. Unfortunately, I haven't seen much of Basel yet, which is also due to the current circumstances. But hopefully that will change soon. So if I'm asked the same thing again in six months, I can hopefully cite Banian, the job and the beautiful city of Basel as the reason."

"You worked in healthcare for years. What made you decide to change?"
Stefan: "Exactly, up until now I've been a BI specialist and developer in healthcare for almost my entire career. I also really enjoyed that time and it's a really interesting industry. Nonetheless, sometimes it takes change. I can't even give you a specific reason, I just wanted to learn about something different, something new, and I looked around for other opportunities. Luckily, in the process, I somehow ended up on Banian's website."

Kirsten

"From Biology to Neuroscience to Data Science. Where are the connections there?"
Kirsten: "Basically, what connects these three fields is the curiosity for analyzing complicated systems and questions. There is really no shortage of such opportunities to explore complex systems and mechanisms in biology. During my studies, I was most fascinated by the brain, so I specialized in this field during my master's degree. I was surprised how broad the field of neuroscience is: from various experimental approaches, such as experimental research on cell cultures or imaging techniques on humans, as used for example in hospitals, to the theoretical understanding of the complex interactions of the neuron network in our brain. I was particularly interested in the logical understanding of the neuron network. In delving into this field, I found it very exciting to learn how extreme simplifications of the brain, such as neural networks in the field of Data Science, are already so useful. Also, I was able to learn what other powerful statistical methods can be used to solve any questions. I liked how this field Data Science aligns very well with my curiosity for analytical problems. By now, I feel very much at home in the field of data. In a time where we have more and more data available, I find it brilliant in my daily work to deal with the storage and structuring of such potentially very large amounts of data and to elicit valuable information and answers from it. Be it with the methods from my studies or the ever new methods from the fast growing field of Data Science."
 
"What is it like to work in Switzerland?"
Kirsten: "Not so much different than before in Germany. Except maybe that I still have to get used to the new language. Anyway, I feel well taken care of here and really enjoy being able to actually be at home in one of my favorite vacation countries."

Rahel

"Sport management and digitization, do they go together?"
Rahel: "I'm interested in digitization largely for personal reasons. Our future is becoming more and more digital and there is currently a big change happening in society as well as in the corporate world. I don't want to miss out on this. At Banian, I can experience this first-hand and contribute to it, which allows me to grow both privately and in the working world. In addition, my studies have the basis of a bachelor's degree in business administration, so I have various modules that I can also put into practice while working at Banian."

"You also worked in healthcare for a long time. What made you decide to change?"
Rahel: "Doing my training as a businesswoman in healthcare and then working in a physiotherapy practice was the right decision, as the industry is very varied and I was allowed to gain insight into many areas. My personal interests and the urge to take on new challenges prompted me to make the switch."