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SUGGESTED MAJOR:

DATA SCIENCE

In a pharmaceutical company, data science majors use statistical and machine learning techniques to analyze clinical trials to understand how certain drugs behave inside the human body and help in clinical decisions, such as predicting how effective the drug is across all patient populations or what the dosage should be.

RELATED MAJORS:

  • Computer Science + Biology (minor)

  • Bioinformatics

  • Pharmaceutical Science

  • Mathematics

  • Statistics

CAREERS:

  • Data Scientist

  • Data Analyst

  • Statistician

  • Bioinformatician

Plus Many More!!!

"STEREOTYPICAL" TRAITS:

  • Detail-Oriented

  • Problem-Solving

  • Curious and Inquisitive

  • Strong Analytical Skills

  • Good at Math and Statistics

SALARY:

$129,235

U.S. Average 2023

Data Scientist

Source: Comparably

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