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I'm a scientist first, data person second. I'll use the label data scientist if that's what the employer wants. I'll use data analyst, scientist, researcher, or
by Dumblydorr 6y ago
I'm a scientist first, data person second. I'll use the label data scientist if that's what the employer wants. I'll use data analyst, scientist, researcher, or any other term, so long as they pay me.
What matters is: are we contributing to the betterment of society with data-driven decision making?
- Dumblydorr 6y agoAnother aspect: so many PhDs and postdocs in the sciences do similar work but get paid 1/3 or less of the wages. We shouldn't be surprised they snap up industry jobs in data science, it's way more remuneration than academics, with less stress IMO