Data Scientist vs. Sr. Analyst

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Hi everyone, I'm currently working as a data scientist at a company in Canada. To describe my day to day, a lot of it is using SQL to pull data, python to clean data, develop insights and generate visualizations. We don't develop or maintain models very often but I've had the chance do some timeseries and NLP work.

I've recently started interviewing around and have been interviewing at EA for a senior analyst position where a lot of the work is related to engaging with stakeholders and developing insights using SQ/python and 0 ML. The pay would also be about 50% higher than what I make now but I'm afraid that the title change might negatively affect my career.

I think in terms of career growth, my goal is to work at a big FAANG company doing data science in the product analytics domain because I don't have the education/knowledge level for Data Science research. If I receive an offer from EA would taking this offer limit my career? Do FAANG companies care if you're working as a senior analyst vs data scientist? If I ever want to get back to doing data science modelling or pivot to MLE, how difficult would that be?

Thanks!

0x8f32Hhd3bdLf · Accepted Answer

If I receive an offer from EA would taking this offer limit my career?

Not at all. I think if you are getting paid THAT much more, the title and scale of the company will do more for your career than some other title at a smaller company. Like being a "director" at a startup versus a "manager" at a T1 company. Unless the company you're at now is either highly specialized in its domain or is well known, i say take the offer from EA

sls2o3it98r · Answer

Take the money man. The economy is down and who knows how long it will be.

ude831nub · Answer

I'm never a fan of the "if I do this career move, am I screwed for life" mentality. It doesn't serve you well and in the long run, amounts to nothing but regret.

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