We've explored using his mathematic side in the private sector, but transitioning is non-trivial (a biology degree evidently makes one a pretty strong statistic

We've explored using his mathematic side in the private sector, but transitioning is non-trivial (a biology degree evidently makes one a pretty strong statistician). It's still on the table, but the sad truth is that it would probably involve going back for another degree. We've gone through a tremendous amount of "certificatization" in the past decades, to the point where simply having chops is not sufficient. So while he's a pretty damn good statistician, he would have trouble getting this acknowledged without getting a degree that is more in line with the field he's trying to break into. The plus side is that he lives in Canada, so going back to school, while burning time, would not be financially disastrous.