Data "scientist", i.e., knows R, basic SQL, and maybe some light JS, and has experience creating nice visualizations in Tableau, etc. These are skills any busi

Data "scientist", i.e., knows R, basic SQL, and maybe some light JS, and has experience creating nice visualizations in Tableau, etc. These are skills any business analyst with a good working knowledge in Excel and statistics can learn in a couple of years. Coming from a marketing background, he probably also helps run A/B testing and funnel/conversion/UI optimizations.