What Does an Applied Degree Mean in the Job Market?
Alumnus Profile: Paul Bell, Director of Data Science, Rakuten Intelligence
黑料门alumnus Paul Bell knows firsthand the benefit of a 黑料门statistics degree.
"My experience at 黑料门was crucial in preparing me for a career path that took several twists and turns. My first professional role was more of the traditional statistician working on research for a large organization. At 黑料门I had learned the programming language critical to this role. At the time, the language was SAS, but 黑料门has been impressive over the years in staying current with the industry-standard languages and platforms such as R, Python, and Spark.
While that role was one of a quantitative statistician, the applied nature of Loyola鈥檚 program prepared me to present to a broad audience and balance pure theory against the application. This experience is what allowed me to grow into client-facing roles and eventually lead a team developing new products and methodologies.
Today I direct the Data Science organization at Rakuten Intelligence where we have the world鈥檚 largest e-commerce panel. My team is responsible for creating new weighting and projecting methodologies and quickly prototyping new products for our clients.
In a world with an abundance of data, an Applied Statistics degree is highly sought after in many industries: biomedical, defense, sports, politics, and more.
You can be sure that an Applied Statistics degree from 黑料门will be a big help getting you in the door."
Alumnus Profile: Paul Bell, Director of Data Science, Rakuten Intelligence
黑料门alumnus Paul Bell knows firsthand the benefit of a 黑料门statistics degree.
"My experience at 黑料门was crucial in preparing me for a career path that took several twists and turns. My first professional role was more of the traditional statistician working on research for a large organization. At 黑料门I had learned the programming language critical to this role. At the time, the language was SAS, but 黑料门has been impressive over the years in staying current with the industry-standard languages and platforms such as R, Python, and Spark.
While that role was one of a quantitative statistician, the applied nature of Loyola鈥檚 program prepared me to present to a broad audience and balance pure theory against the application. This experience is what allowed me to grow into client-facing roles and eventually lead a team developing new products and methodologies.
Today I direct the Data Science organization at Rakuten Intelligence where we have the world鈥檚 largest e-commerce panel. My team is responsible for creating new weighting and projecting methodologies and quickly prototyping new products for our clients.
In a world with an abundance of data, an Applied Statistics degree is highly sought after in many industries: biomedical, defense, sports, politics, and more.