Technical Skills Vs Business Knowledge: What Weighs More In Data Science Job Roles?

We have a come a long way in terms of progress around technologies like artificial intelligence, data science and analytics. With newer innovations coming up in this space, there is a huge surge in the demand for data science job roles. While there are a lot of employable candidates in India who are trainable to fit the changing technological demand, there is a lot of confusion about what are the right skillsets required to actually fit the job. There is often an apprehension that only knowing technical things like models and algorithms makes one a data scientist — but how true is that? Technical Vs. Business Skills Before we dig into this, it is important to understand what are the typical roles that a data scientist needs to perform. Basically, a data scientist is a person who is at the core of solving problems and understanding business. He/she is also immensely curious and is passionate about data. We very recently wrote about how it is also important for a data scientist to b