Powering Health Science Research Through Digital Innovation

An interview with Eileen Jennings-Brown, Head of Technology at Wellcome, about what the digital workspace means, improving digital experiences, tackling legacy tech, and more.

From my Digital Workspace Works podcast. Please enjoy the episode and show notes: Podcast Link: https://www.digitalworkspace.works/powering-health-science-research-through-digital-innovation/ An interview with Eileen Jennings-Brown, Head of Technology at Wellcome, about what the digital workspace means, improving digital experiences, tackling legacy tech, and more. What happens when you cross a charity, bank, museum, and library? You get Wellcome, the workplace of this week’s guest, Eileen Jennings-Brown. In her role as Head of Technology, Eileen Jennings-Brown has the unusual charter of supporting the technology needs of these diverse segments. In this episode, Eileen shares her digital-first philosophy for creating great experiences and powering Wellcome’s mission of funding scientific research into urgent health challenges. Topics include: Condensed commutes Rethinking Shadow IT Migrating Wellcome’s domain Managing remote work experiences Digital experience scoring Moving towards proactive IT/automation Meet Our Guest Eileen Jennings-Brown is the Head of Technology at Wellcome, a global charitable foundation supporting science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone, including mental health, global heating and infectious diseases. She was named one of CW’s Top 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech in 2020. Eileen is also a mentor, tech advocate, speaker, and champion for inclusivity and equality in STEM.