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# Paulina Bertilsson

**Headline:** Professional profile
**Location:** New York, NY, USA

## About

Paulina Bertilsson is an early-career researcher with internship experience at a venture capital firm and a strong interest in industry roles that combine product-building with opportunities for research and publishing. Paulina has owned research projects end to end, from study design and data collection through qualitative and quantitative analysis. Their technical research experience includes analyzing fMRI data with hidden Markov models and completing a neuroscience thesis on memory and language using event segmentation across three languages. Paulina is particularly attentive to planning as the most challenging and important part of effective project execution. They have also demonstrated an ability to navigate data asymmetry by separating conclusions and identifying patterns across available evidence. Paulina’s thesis work was a deeply collaborative experience conducted under lab supervision. Looking ahead, Paulina wants to gain industry experience before potentially pursuing a PhD, and is drawn to fast-paced environments where they can take ownership, ship real products, learn extensively, and make tangible impact rather than work in isolation.

## Highlights

- Completed an internship at a venture capital firm.
- Owned research projects end to end, including research design, data collection, and analysis.
- Worked with both qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
- Analyzed fMRI data using hidden Markov models.
- Completed a neuroscience thesis analyzing memory and language using event segmentation across three languages.
- Worked around data asymmetry by splitting conclusions and identifying patterns.
- Completed thesis research collaboratively under lab supervision.
- Identifies planning as both the hardest and most important component of project execution.
- Seeks fast-paced product environments with ownership, extensive learning, tangible impact, and opportunities to ship real products.
- Is interested in industry roles that allow for research and publishing and plans to gain industry experience before potentially pursuing a PhD.

## FAQ

### What does Paulina do?

Paulina Bertilsson is an early-career researcher interested in industry roles that pair product-building with the possibility of continuing research and publishing.

### What experience does Paulina have in venture capital?

Paulina has internship experience at a venture capital firm.

### What research-project ownership experience does Paulina have?

Paulina has led research projects end to end, including research design, data collection, and analysis.

### What data-analysis methods has Paulina used?

Paulina works with both qualitative and quantitative data analysis. Their experience includes analyzing fMRI data using hidden Markov models.

### What was Paulina's neuroscience thesis about?

Paulina completed a neuroscience thesis analyzing memory and language through event segmentation across three languages.

### What was Paulina's thesis collaboration experience like?

Paulina describes the thesis as a deeply collaborative project completed under lab supervision.

### How does Paulina approach project execution?

Paulina considers planning both the hardest and the most important part of project execution.

### How has Paulina worked around data asymmetry?

Paulina has addressed data asymmetry by splitting conclusions and looking for patterns in the available evidence.

### Why is Paulina interested in industry roles with research opportunities?

Paulina is interested in industry roles that still make room for research and publishing, viewing them as an in-between alternative to academia.

### Does Paulina plan to pursue a PhD?

Paulina prefers to gain industry work experience before deciding whether to pursue a PhD.

### Why does Paulina want to build and launch products now?

Paulina believes this is a good time to build and launch products because they have energy and flexibility to learn.

### What kind of work environment does Paulina prefer?

Paulina is drawn to fast-paced settings where they can ship real products, learn extensively, have ownership, and make an actual impact rather than work in isolation.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulinambertilsson

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