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| | '''Source: Data Science Centre, Statistics Canada, 2022-09-29''' | | '''Source: Data Science Centre, Statistics Canada, 2022-09-29''' |
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| − | = Data Scientist Job Profiles in the Government of Canada = | + | = Data Scientist Job Profile in the Government of Canada = |
| | The full descriptions of the following job profiles can be found on the [[DSNFPS-RSDFPF|GCwiki page]] of the [https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/data-science/network Data Science Network for the Federal Public Service] (DSNFPS). | | The full descriptions of the following job profiles can be found on the [[DSNFPS-RSDFPF|GCwiki page]] of the [https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/data-science/network Data Science Network for the Federal Public Service] (DSNFPS). |
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| − | === Data Science Analyst === | + | === Data Scientist === |
| − | Data science analysts use data to identify and solve complex business problems. They have an interdisciplinary focus, using techniques and knowledge from a range of scientific and computer science disciplines (for example, economics, statistics, mathematics, predictive analytics, and machine learning) and are generally part of multidisciplinary project teams involving data science engineers, business owners, social scientists, business analysts, project managers, software engineers/designers, and others. The roles and responsibilities of a data science analyst may include: | + | Data scientists use data to identify and solve complex business problems. They have an interdisciplinary focus, using techniques and knowledge from a range of scientific and computer science disciplines (for example, economics, statistics, mathematics, predictive analytics, and machine learning) and are generally part of multidisciplinary project teams involving data science engineers, business owners, social scientists, business analysts, project managers, software engineers/designers, and others. The roles and responsibilities of a data scientist may include: |
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| | ● eliciting problems from business owners, understanding where data science can add value in supporting strategic and operational decision making, and designing data science solutions and metrics to these problems; | | ● eliciting problems from business owners, understanding where data science can add value in supporting strategic and operational decision making, and designing data science solutions and metrics to these problems; |
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| | ● adhering to standards, guidelines and norms around digital solutions and responsible development and implementation of artificial intelligence and machine learning. | | ● adhering to standards, guidelines and norms around digital solutions and responsible development and implementation of artificial intelligence and machine learning. |
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