Data Science jobs and careers

The demand for Data Scientists is higher than it’s ever been with a real skills shortage meaning that experienced/talent Data Scientists are hot commodities.

There are a large range of industries that utilise Machine Learning such as; Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Marketing and Sales, Oil and Gas and Transport.

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Chief Analytic Officer
Chief Analytics & Algorithms Officer
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Chief Data and Analytics Officer
Chief Research & Analytics Officer
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Chief Scientist, VP of Analytics
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Client Director, Business Analytics
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Director – BI & Analytics
Director – Fraud Analytics & R&D
Director – Predictive Analytics
Director (Analytics and Creative Strategy)
Director (Marketing Analytics)
Director, Digital Analytics
Director Analytics Strategy, JMP
Director Marketing Analytics
Director of Advanced Analytics
Director of Analytic Consulting, Product/Data Loyalty Analytics
Director of Analytic Solutions
Director of Analytics
Director of Analytics (consultant)
Director of Data Analytics and Advertising Platforms
Director of Digital Analytics and Customer Insight
Director of Health Analytics
Director of Innovation, Big Data Analytics
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Director of Risk Analytics and Policy
Director of Science & Analytics for Enterprise Marketing Management (EMM)
Director of Web Analytics and Optimization
Director, Advanced Analytics
Director, Advanced Analytics, HumanaOne
Director, Advanced Strategic Analytics
Director, Analytic Science
Director, Analytic Strategy
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Director, Analytics
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Director, Business Analytics
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Director, Business Intelligence & Analytics, Pogo
Director, Business Intelligence and Analytics
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Director, Customer Analytics & Pricing
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Director, Database Marketing & Analytics (Marketing)
Director, DVD BI and Analytics
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Director, Global Digital Marketing Analytics
Director, Group Analytics
Director, Head of Forensic Data Analytics
Director, Marketing Analytics
Director, Marketing Analytics for Bing Product Group
Director, Oracle Database Advanced Analytics
Director, Predictive Analytic Applications
Director, Reporting/Analytics
Director, Risk & Analytics
Director, Risk and Business Analytics
Director, Statistical Modeling and Analytics
Director, Statistics and Project Analytics / Senior Analytic Consultant
Director, Strategic Analytics
Director, Web Analytics
Director/Head of Analytics
Director/Principal, Analytics
Advanced Analytics Manager
Advanced Strategic Analytics Manager
Analytics Science Manager
Analytics Strategy Manager
Analytical Services Manager
Analytics Manager
Business Analytics Manager
Business Analytics & Decision Management Strategy Manager
Clinical Analytics Manager
Customer Analytics Manager
Customer Analytics & Pricing Manager
Customer Insights and Business Analytics Manager
Data Analytics Manager
Data Science & Analytics Practice
Data Warehousing & Analytics
Database Marketing & Analytics (Marketing)
Digital Marketing Analytics Manager
Group Analytics Manager
Forensic Data Analytics Manager
Marketing Analytics Manager
Predictive Analytics Manager
Reporting/Analytics Manager
Risk & Analytics Manager
Risk and Business Analytics Manager
Statistical Modeling and Analytics Manager
Strategic Analytics Manager
Web Analytics Manager
Risk Analyst
Quant Analyst
Quantitative Analyst
Data Scientist
Marketing Analyst
Predictive Analytics Manager
Statistician
Statistical Modeller

• Junior Data Scientist
• Data Scientist
• Chief/Lead Data Scientist
• Perhaps – Data Science Manager
• Head of/Director of Data Science

We’ve outlined the latest salary benchmarks for Data Science roles in the guides below:

Data, Insight and Analytics Salary Guide

Data, Insight and Analytics Day Rate Guide

Data, Insight and Analytics Within Data Engineering Development Salary Guide

Data, Insight and Analytics Within Data Science Salary Guide

Fundamental skills: Probability – using techniques like Markov Decision Processes and Bayes Nets | Statistics – being able to analyse variance and test hypotheses | Data Modelling – understanding the structure of datasets, spotting gaps and filling them with data.

Programming skills: Fundamentals – Data structures | Algorithms | Computer Architecture | b-trees | Sort algos and stacks Software Design | A background in APIs e.g. web APIs and static/dynamic libraries.

Communication skills are also key to explain data related insights and solutions to non-technical audiences, as well as problem-solving skills in order to solve complex questions and situations with good attention to detail.

You will need experience with databases and analysis tools like Hadoop, SQL or SAS.

There are a huge range of courses online that all you to improve your skills in these areas such as; Coursera, Udacity and Kaggle.