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---
title: "Pharma R Opportunities for Under-recognised Developers (PROUD)"
description: Pharma R Opportunities for Under-recognised Developers
---
_NAME ALTERNATIVES_ (I wonder if PROUD is too close to PRIDE?):
- inclusiveR
- varianceR
- distinctR
# Who are the PROUD chairs?
Christina Fillmore: Data Scientist at GSK.
Orla Doyle: Data Scientist at Novartis.
Harvey Liberman: Data Scientist At Novartis.
# What's our origin story?
TL;DR - Rage against the patriarchal machine.
In the not so distant era of 2023, Orla and Christina were at a conference. We both decided to go to the panel on open-source adoption in pharma. We were astonished when the panel came on stage and of the 11 people up there only 1 person wasn't white and only 1 person wasn't a man!
We may never know wether it was fate or just our general aura of feminist rage that brought us together, but we struck up a conversation that lasted several hours. We wondered how we could ensure that the complex and impactful topic of the adoption of open-source is shaped by diverse voices with better diversity of ideas and approaches. That's when we realised, we were probably just as qualified as anyone else to do this.
Additionally we reflected on conferences and communities that are inclusive which led us to R/Pharma and Harvey Lieberman. We chatted to Harvey to share our ideas and we decided to create PROUD!
# What is PROUD?
PROUD is an inclusive R community for developers who work in the pharma space. Trying to address the structural inequality that affects our community.
# What are PROUD's objectives?
The goals of PROUD are to provide a welcoming, equitable and supportive space for people to upskill, share knowledge and build a community of diverse voices.
Upskilling:
Let's work together to identify topics that we can workshop and grow our skills. For e.g. use of git, best practice in R package development, etc.
Community:
Build an inclusive community that offers opportunities for collaboration. Brainstorm how we can leverage this community as a resource for nominations for representation at conferences, working groups, etc.
# How can I get involved?
There are several ways to get involved with PROUD.
1. Participating in our monthly meetups:
- learn new skills as we workshop open-source topics
- help co-define the agenda and topics for future meetups
- make new connections
2. Co-host a workshop:
- is there a topic you are enthusiatic about that you'd like to share with the community
- did you have a steep learning curve that you want to soften for others - let's share our tips and tricks.
3. Are you organising sessions and you want to tap into a diverse group of people:
- the PROUD chairs would like to brainstorm how we can be more proactive about ensuring under-recognised people are better included.
- slack?
- monthly meet ups / webinars