Nathaniel Brittany, Business Graduate
Learning about Siemens Healthineers whilst competing in the Next Big Thing challenge, Nathaniel Brittany had no reservations about applying for the graduate scheme after graduating for university with a masters in Aeronautical Engineering. Today, Nathaniel works for Siemens Healthineers in a Business Graduate role.
“I saw an opportunity to work for Siemens Healthineers on a graduate scheme and took it,” states Nathaniel. “This was perfect for me as it matched my background in technology and eagerness to move into industry following some experience in a placement working in the business side of a manufacturing company.”
As part of the graduate scheme, Nathaniel’s role switches every six months, allowing him to gain experience in various areas across the business. “In my current role within our Enterprise Services Sales Team, I have been given a few individual projects which involve market research as well as analysis of data and information. Previously I worked with our Consulting Team, where I supported customer workshops and further data analysis, which enabled me to travel and engage with customers regularly.”
On the most rewarding parts of his job, Nathaniel states: “Being able to learn about so many different areas within the business has been amazing. I also really enjoy working with our customers and seeing the positive impact our work has on the healthcare industry.”
Raquel Clara, Technician
A Technician at Siemens Healthineers Magnet Technology facility in Oxford, Raquel Clara engages with a broad spectrum of areas. These include customer spare and repair requirements, warranties and returns, coordinating supplier commitments, ensuring the efficient repair and replenishment of operating stock, and testing new dry magnets.
"When we think about hospitals, we usually think about nurses and doctors, but there's also all the background staff that you just don't think about,” states Raquel. ‘By working for Siemens Healthineers, you get opportunities to work on technology that helps save lives, so I feel like what I do is having an impact, and this is very important to me.’
As a working parent, Raquel draws on her experiences at home, "Becoming a mother has enabled me to further appreciate the importance of strategic planning and prioritisation, especially when I value producing high-quality work as well as being completely present with my daughter."
Starting a new job at age 42, with a young child, Raquel was happy to discover the supportive and collaborative culture at Siemens Healthineers. “The way people collaborate and the way that they are there for each other, is something that I’ve never experienced in other companies before. Many people have a long history of service at Siemens Healthineers and colleagues are very supportive of family issues, mental health and wellbeing.”
Abdoul Aziz Amadou, Research Scientist
Inspired by the impact on clinical practice and potential influence on patient outcomes, Abdoul Aziz Amadou joined Siemens Healthineers as an intern in Princeton, USA after completing a master’s in computer science. Five years later, Abdoul is now a Research Scientist pursuing a PhD in AI and medical imaging at King’s College London, in collaboration with Siemens Healthineers.
“My role is to develop AI algorithms to help address challenges faced by clinicians in healthcare today,” states Abdoul. “It requires a good understanding of the clinical context and current limitations to design a solution for the target application”.
Today the field of AI is fast-paced and not all research is applicable to the medical field. Indeed, medical imaging faces different challenges to the wider AI community, which usually focuses on natural images or text. Abdoul and the Research and Development Team must find the balance between experimental work and delivering performant models.
"It is hugely rewarding to recruit apprentices into the business and to watch them grow and develop into experienced, professional, reliable engineers. The equipment these Apprentices are training on is often life-changing machines, and I’m very proud to be a part of this," says Sophie.
Sophie Cotton, Training and Development Manager
Sophie began working for Siemens Healthineers in 2020. "I started in the business as a Training Coordinator where I supported the Apprenticeship Scheme. I was quickly developed and mentored by the business, and I soon progressed to be the Training & Development Manager," explains Sophie.
Sophie attests that Siemens Healthineers has helped her to develop impressive skills and advance her career. "I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Siemens Healthineers as an employer for all women," says Sophie. "I am very grateful for the opportunities that Siemens Healthineers has provided for me, and it has certainly given me a sense of pride working for a company that has such positive and significant impact on people's lives across the world."
"It’s fantastic to visit the Apprentices in some of our key hospitals and to watch them put the skills they have learned through their Apprenticeship into practice." "It’s very important that I ensure the Apprentices are on track and are learning all the necessary skills required of them - whether it’s Level 2, Level 3 or HNC stage of their programme."
Ivan Tsang, Software Installation Engineer, Varian
Starting his career with Varian in November 2022, Ivan began his journey as a Software Installation Engineer, gaining experience from practical on-the-job training and colleagues alongside him. As a Software Installation Engineer, Ivan has the opportunity to troubleshoot and resolve any issues during the installation or upgrade processes – analysing any errors and diagnosing problems as they occur. Ivan is able to apply solutions on the ground using his experience at Varian to guide his decision making.
Speaking on his development at Varian, Ivan states “On-the-job training is a great opportunity to learn, gain, and develop skills. Experience sharing from colleagues has been a great help to me, my team and colleagues never leave me to complete a job alone.”
Gabrielle King, Senior Change Manager at Siemens Heathineers Magnet Technology Oxford
Following her apprenticeship in Berlin, Germany, Gabrielle started her position as Graduate Change Manager at Magnet Technology in 2017. Just a few years later, Gabrielle is now a Senior Change Manager.
Gabrielle says that for her, there is no typical work day. "The great thing about managing your own projects is that you get to be there from the development of an idea, right through to implementation, working with every department in the business along the way."
Cameron's colleagues support the determination of labour hours, manufacturing costs and supply chain flexibility for new products.
Cameron Johnston, New Product Implementation Process Manager
Cameron joined the company in 2014, initially as a Graduate Process Engineer in the coil manufacture process team. Motivated by the reputation of Siemens Healthineers as a multi-national company, Cameron was delighted to discover many opportunities to develop in his role, with initial improvement projects focusing on making magnets quicker and easier to build, leading to Cameron’s current role as a New Product Implementation Process Manager, at Siemens Healthineers Magnet Technology in Oxford.
“As a Graduate Process Engineer, I started off working on a variety of improvement projects making the magnets quicker and easier to build. From there I went on to work as a Lead Engineer before being promoted to Senior Engineer and Value Stream Manager,” states Cameron. “I have had many opportunities to get involved with new and exciting technical challenges and this has allowed both soft and technical skill growth and progress, not only as an engineer, but as a technical people manager. Now, as an New Product Implementation Process Manager, I lead a team of 11 engineers and enjoy both the technical challenges of the role and things like working to improve the way the team work together and ensuring we’re constantly improving.”
