Of course, these candidates practically don’t exist, nor do they necessarily make strong team members.
As data science teams have grown, businesses have moved away from trying to find that one person to fill different roles; instead, companies have realized the benefits of hiring employees with specialized, complementary skills.
Data scientists are still in high demand.
It seems that no industry is immune to this data scientist shortage, as global companies continually seek qualified talent.
Bob Rogers, the chief data scientist at Intel’s Big Data Solutions, recognized this change back in 2015.
“But, in any company, you won’t find just one data scientist doing it all—just like Michael Jordan couldn’t have scored so many points without Scotty Pippen at his side, data scientists all bring their own skills to the table that together build an ideal team.”
