You might hire a data scientist to:
- Collaborate with product design and engineering teams to develop an understanding of needs
Research and devise innovative statistical models for data analysis
Communicate findings to all stakeholders
- Implement data-driven insights
- Keep a pulse on the latest technical and industry developments and how they can enable smarter business processes
| Required skills and qualifications | Preferred skills and qualifications |
| Seven or more years of experience in data science | Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in statistics, applied mathematics, or related discipline |
| Proficiency with data mining, mathematics, and statistical analysis | Two or more years of project management experience |
| Advanced experience in pattern recognition and predictive modeling | Professional certification |
| Experience with Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau, SQL, and programming languages (ex: Java/Python, SAS) | |
| Comfortable working in a dynamic, research-oriented group that has several concurrent projects |
