I'm probably taking my master's in applied statistics in october, and the two modules that I'm currently split between are machine learning and biostatistics. I'm a software dev who's always been interested in the medical field, so both of these options are very appealing to me, but I'm not sure which one would offer a better job outlook after.
From what I’ve seen, machine learning will help you out more with data scientist positions with a predictive bent to it, while the biostat stuff will help gear you more towards statisticians. I’d recommend looking through a few “data scientist” and “senior statistician” (just a title thing) job postings on LinkedIn and see what kinds of things the roles require. Hopefully one of them will jump out as more appealing during this process for you. This has the added benefit of showing you what’s actually expected in jobs as opposed to just what you learn in coursework
Biostatistics lends itself nicely to statistician positions in pharma companies or even data scientist positions in tech. At least those are the ones that I’ve seen in my own internship search process
@@very-normalDo you think it’s worthwhile over a CompSci or Data Sci masters? Im aiming for Silicon Valley with UCB and UCLA as my college of choice Money isn’t everything but I’m from the UK the fee is very high . Graduated with 90% from a top 10 yet I’ve completely stagnated Americans don’t know how much better they have it
I can give you my two cents. To be upfront, I think doing a biostats would be better because it’s naturally more applied. But of course, it’s my major so take that with a grain of salt lol Some stats MS students sometimes take the biostat classes I TA for. A common theme I’ve noticed is that it’s much harder for them to think in terms of applied problems like clinical trials. They’re much more comfortable with the math, but it doesn’t always translate into being good at applied stuff. Biostatistics is naturally applied so you’re always working with that context in mind. Some programs even make the biostat students take statistics classes in the math department, so the training effectively is the same in some places. Even though I’m in biostats, I’ve been okay with getting interviews in data scientist positions. The “bio” part doesn’t take away from the statistical training. That could be something to check for in the programs you apply to. I don’t know anything about your background or career goals, so that’s all I can suggest for now. I hope this is helpful! Let me know if you have more questions
@@very-normal I have a background in pure mathematics. But I concentrated my life science classes in biology. For my master’s, I wanted to do something practical that’ll get me a job. So, something in data analysis, date science. I would love to get a job in government as a statistician. I thought biostatistics would’ve been to specialized to go anywhere else but your video changed my view.
@@very-normal thank u very much Another question plz In your opinion Which career has more jobs opportunity Biostatistics or bioinformatics?? Cause I don't like bioinformatics And I wanna be biostatitican But I'm a pharmacist
