user_dev.qmd

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title: "(-) User Development"
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## How do you transform the traditional Statistical Programmer into the future Data Scientist?

The traditional Statistical Programmer/Analyst in pharmaceutical and vaccine development primarily fulfills their role using the SAS programming language to develop single-use scripts that read in data and create an output dataset or analysis display.

Many Data Scientists are:

-   programmatically multilingual

-   leverage open source tools

-   are familiar with object-oriented languages

-   develop code collaboratively with platforms such as GitHub

-   version control code with technologies such as git 

-   are comfortable having code reviewed for functionality and good programming practice

-   are familiar with good software development practices

-   are familiar and comfortable with agile ways of working

How will we transform the traditional Statistical Programmer into the future Data Scientist?

## Discussion

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