There definitely does seem to be a bias against academia in industry. From my experience applying to jobs, most employers seem to value 1 year in industry more

There definitely does seem to be a bias against academia in industry. From my experience applying to jobs, most employers seem to value 1 year in industry more than 5 years in academia. The data science field is flooded with academic applicants right now, don't believe the rumors. But it can happen, I know of physics postdocs over 40 who transitioned to industry, and grad students do it fairly often.