Building Data Science Teams

By DJ Patil

As data science evolves to become a business necessity, the importance of assembling a strong and innovative data teams grows. In this in-depth report, data scientist DJ Patil explains the skills, perspectives, tools and processes that position data science teams for success.

Topics include: What it means to be "data driven." The unique roles of data scientists. The four essential qualities of data scientists. Patil's first-hand experience building the LinkedIn data science team.

• Language: English
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
• Release date: Sep 15, 2011
• ISBN: 9781449316792

DJ Patil

DJ Patil is the first-ever U.S. Chief Data Scientist where he led the national strategy for data. Currently he is building Devoted Health, a new health care company with the mission to take care of every member like they were family. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and an Advisor to Venrock Partners. Previously, DJ served as VP of Product at RelateIQ, which was acquired by Salesforce.com, and Head of Data Products and Chief Security Officer at LinkedIn. DJ can be reached on Twitter @dpatil and on LinkedIn.