Vera Hazelwood is the Director of Data Science Collaborative Programmes at AstraZeneca, one of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical companies. With nearly 20 years of experience at the intersection of data science, AI, and mathematics, Vera drives the acceleration of data science’s impact on pharmaceutical discovery and development. Her work focuses on fostering collaboration across industries and academia, creating opportunities for knowledge sharing and ideation, and positioning AstraZeneca as a leader in the field.

Vera’s career spans diverse sectors, from telecommunications to natural hazards, where she has led technical and strategic initiatives to build interdisciplinary teams solving complex, real-world problems using mathematics. Her mission is to deliver life-saving medicines faster to patients by unlocking the power of data science in the pharmaceutical industry.