Jumpstarting a Data Science Career

Ilana Ostrin

Bootcamps help physicists in search of a change break into new career as a data scientist.

 

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The Harvard Business Review has labeled data scientist “the sexiest career of the 21st century.” To take advantage of that opportunity, scientists trained in other fields, including many physicists, are turning toward data science “bootcamps,” immersive multiweek courses covering data science techniques, to help make the jump. OPN talked with a few physicists-turned-data-scientists to learn more about this increasingly popular career transition.

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