MIT Data Science & Analytics Career Night

MIT Media Lab | Monday, March 7, 2022 from 5:30 – 8:30 EST

The MIT Analytics Career Fair is an event dedicated to exposing the MIT community to graduate opportunities in data science and business analytics. Each year companies from all …

By Francis Borrego
Francis Borrego Associate Director, Employer Relations 
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Opportunities and Perils of Data Science

Thursday, November 4 at 4 p.m. in 34-401-Grier Room A

An EECS Seminar by Dr. Alfred Z. Spector, followed by a fireside chat moderated by Cadence Design Systems Professor Aleksander Madry. 

Data science has provided unprecedented opportunities to learn …

By Francis Borrego
Francis Borrego Associate Director, Employer Relations 
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Which Industries are Hiring Data Scientists in 2021?

A major lesson learned from the pandemic is that data is an integral part of business decisions and strategic operations. As COVID hit, businesses adapted to hybrid and distributed environments with data at the center of everything. With more data …

By Francis Borrego
Francis Borrego Associate Director, Employer Relations 
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Making data visualizations more accessible

In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention produced a simple chart to illustrate how measures like mask wearing and social distancing could “flatten the curve” and reduce the peak of infections.

The …

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6 trends in data and artificial intelligence for 2021 and beyond

The gap is widening between data leaders and “data laggards.” These six trends in data, analytics, and artificial intelligence can help orient business leaders in a shifting landscape.

View the full article on MIT Sloan at: https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/6-trends-data-and-artificial-intelligence-2021-and-beyond

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Behind Covid-19 vaccine development

A machine learning model developed jointly by Janssen and MIT data scientists played a key role in the clinical trial process for the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine.

View the full article on MIT news at: https://news.mit.edu/2021/behind-covid-19-vaccine-development-0518

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7 Skills You Need to Succeed in Data Science (and How to Show Them Off in a Job Search)

Nearly a decade after Harvard Business Review called data science the sexiest job of the 21st century, becoming a data scientist is still a great career choice. The median salary for a data scientist is $122,840, according to the Bureau …

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5 Useful Tips for Landing that Data Science Internship You’ve Always Wanted

The data science market is growing rapidly, which means that while data scientists are in demand, the number of job seekers is also on the rise. It is not only the large companies that depend on data science. The rise …

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Data Science Is a High-Paying, Fast-Growing Field—Here’s What You Need to Know About Entering It

Ever wonder how Instagram knows exactly what ad to show you? Or how your supermarket keeps the right food in stock? It’s probably thanks to a data scientist.

You may have heard the words “data science” tossed around a lot …

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