I work for a big firm doing data science - or risk, fraud, response etc. prediction specifically. It's easy money. The problem that you can run into is this.
The systems are archaic. By that I mean both the implementation platform, and the people who you will sell your solution to. To most of the senior stuff this is new and mysterious - they would rather "play safe", and may ask you instead to use traditional methods, put "intuitive" variables, and keep the solution "simple" (simple being anything that they already know of, from their past 10-20 years of experience).
But things are changing. In my farm too. And if you interview now as a data scientist, you will probably be given the right respect - and put into a team where the leaders may want people like you.
And you will be one of very few in the company who knows what this stuff is, rather than myriads who know how to model using the company's already setup platform - which you will prove to be inferior. You may have to push the boundaries of the company for it, and you will pave the way. But you will also be welcome - as the realization now dawns upon corporates that there may be better ways of doing what they have been doing.
Also you will not be alone. You will find some smart people in the company you join soon. They will challenge you, be your friends. You will learn and think about things that you have not before... as will you intrigue others to think of things that they haven't before.
I hope you find this. I was wondering if it's ok to ask you what "easy money" means? Quantitatively, that is. Care to share ball park figures? I can never get accurate or reliable figures with salary sites online.
The systems are archaic. By that I mean both the implementation platform, and the people who you will sell your solution to. To most of the senior stuff this is new and mysterious - they would rather "play safe", and may ask you instead to use traditional methods, put "intuitive" variables, and keep the solution "simple" (simple being anything that they already know of, from their past 10-20 years of experience).
But things are changing. In my farm too. And if you interview now as a data scientist, you will probably be given the right respect - and put into a team where the leaders may want people like you.
And you will be one of very few in the company who knows what this stuff is, rather than myriads who know how to model using the company's already setup platform - which you will prove to be inferior. You may have to push the boundaries of the company for it, and you will pave the way. But you will also be welcome - as the realization now dawns upon corporates that there may be better ways of doing what they have been doing.
Also you will not be alone. You will find some smart people in the company you join soon. They will challenge you, be your friends. You will learn and think about things that you have not before... as will you intrigue others to think of things that they haven't before.
So go for it. Try it out. It's easy money.