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+title: "User Development"
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+## How do you transform the traditional Statistical Programmer into the future Data Scientist?
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+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.
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+Many Data Scientists are:
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+- programmatically multilingual
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+- leverage open source tools
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+- are familiar with object-oriented languages
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+- develop code collaboratively with platforms such as GitHub
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+- version control code with technologies such as git 
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+- are comfortable having code reviewed for functionality and good programming practice
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+- are familiar with good software development practices
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+- are familiar and comfortable with agile ways of working
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+How will we transform the traditional Statistical Programmer into the future Data Scientist?
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+## How to Contribute
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+Contribute to the discussion here in GitHub Discussions:\
+[How do you transform the traditional Statistical Programmer into the future Data Scientist?](https://github.com/phuse-org/OSTCDA/discussions/10-){target="_blank"}
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+## Guidance
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+- Provide your thoughts and perspectives
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+- Provide references to articles, webinars, presentations (citations, links)
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+- Be respectful in this community