data scientist

Noun

data scientist (plural data scientists)

1. (job) A scientist involved in data science.
   • Goldman is a good example of a new key player in organizations: the “data scientist.” It’s a high-ranking professional with the training and curiosity to make discoveries in the world of big data. The title has been around for only a few years. (It was coined in 2008 by one of us, D.J. Patil, and...2012 October, Thomas H. Davenport, D.J. Patil, “Data Scientist: The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century”, in Harvard Business Review
   • The data scientist is responsible for mining the organization's data—structured and unstructured data that is both internal and external of the organization—to uncover new insights about the business. Data scientists are data hoarders, seeking […]2013, Bill Schmarzo, Big Data: Understanding How Data Powers Big Business, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 41