As a team member within a business environment, you may be familiar with the term “citizen data scientist.” This term has been around for some time and was popularized by Gartner, which defines a citizen data scientist as “a person who creates or generates models that leverage predictive or prescriptive analytics, but whose primary job function is outside of the field of statistics and analytics.”
If your business is positioned to leverage this advantage you, as a team member, may find yourself nominated to transition to a citizen data scientist role. In this article, we consider the question of “what’s in it for me?” If you are concerned about this transition or resistant to the idea, you might be interested in the benefits this role will provide.
