What is a Data Scientist? Harvard was the first to say «Data Scientists» is the sexiest job of the 21st Century. The field of Data Science is an inter
Harvard was the first to say “Data Scientists” is the sexiest job of the 21st Century.
The field of Data Science is an inter-disciplinary field that uses scientific methods, processes, algorithms and leverages diverse systems to extract knowledge and insights from many structural and unstructured data sets.
Data science is related to data mining, deep learning and big data, and requires a multi-disciplinary skillset. What is key is translating data insights into value-based messages that business leaders can appreciate and move to action. Having a strong blend of statistics, analytics and technology skills vary widely, but strong data scientist profiles demonstrate skills related to problem-solving in the workplace, including soft skills such as communication, creativity and teamwork.
Having the blend of these skills is often hard to find, and the T shaped individuals who have both strong technical and communication and cross-functional knowledge domain skills are in fierce demand.
Carol is the Director of Advanced Analytics at Canada Post Corporation and reports into the Business Intelligence and Analytics Group under a Strategy VP. In her role, she leads a team of seven data scientists who are responsible for providing the business with data-driven answers to their business questions. They work on hundreds of projects throughout a year, and usually have two to three major transformational programs to keep them all challenged.
