Data and knowledge

Data science, analytics and decision support

Data science, analytics and decision support is the work of turning data into decisions people can trust. AI companies need it to judge whether models, products and workflows are actually helping, and to say clearly where the evidence runs out.

AI products behave differently from conventional software. Outputs vary, usage shifts as models change, and success is hard to define. Founders are finding that standard dashboards and old metrics miss what matters. The tricky part is that many candidates look similar on paper. A strong hire frames the question before touching the data, knows the limits of a method, and can tell a sceptical colleague what the numbers do not show. Titles are inconsistent, so judge the work, not the label.

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Roles in this family

4 roles

Hiring nowData ScientistA data scientist frames the questions a company needs answered, builds validated models and analyses, and says plainly what the evidence does and…Hiring nowAI Product Data ScientistAn AI Product Data Scientist studies how people use model-dependent features and what outcomes follow. They turn messy usage data into metrics and…Hiring nowAI Business Intelligence AnalystAn AI Business Intelligence Analyst builds reporting the business can trust on workflows that use AI. They show leaders what is working, what is…EmergingAI Measurement ScientistAn AI Measurement Scientist designs valid, reliable measures of what AI-supported work actually achieves. They tell a company whether its AI is…

Where the people come from

Statistics, analytics, applied science or equivalent data-analysis work

Not to be confused with. Data science is a broad occupation; adjacent family specialisations have more specific outputs.

Core skills

  • Python
  • SQL
  • Probability and statistics
  • Experimental design

Where it is used

  • Cross-sector AI platforms
  • Consulting and business services
  • Retail and ecommerce
  • Human resources and recruiting

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