What makes difference is the autonomy in the job. Are you hired to work as a cog, or do you have power to influence what you do? In the latter case, data scie

What makes difference is the autonomy in the job. Are you hired to work as a cog, or do you have power to influence what you do? In the latter case, data science skills multiply the amount of impact your work has (assuming you have ideas). It's the difference between, "I explored these 5 scenarios last night, none of them is pans out" vs. "This idea seems interesting. We need three weeks, and small team to explore this idea that might have potential."