I have done this quite a bit. I am originally a Lead Data Scientist that got a bit into product and recently I became an Engineering manager for a fully cross-f

I have done this quite a bit. I am originally a Lead Data Scientist that got a bit into product and recently I became an Engineering manager for a fully cross-functional team that also has Data Science in it. It works out great and I have never been able to build Data Science products so easily and meaningfully before as I am in this role. At the same time when I interview for Data Science manager roles the companies tend to pass saying that I am not focused on Data Science anymore and most Engineering Managers don't manage Data Science because these teams sit in a bit of a silo usually. It's a double edged sword.