Today our unscheduled break-out meetings lasted three hours. This is not the most popular subject, but I believe we'll see beneficial results and the analysis appeals to my background in statistics. If interested in a similar gig, Colyer recommends starting with an undergraduate degree. And while IT seems the obvious choice, Colyer says most colleges incorporate technology into the coursework across science disciplines. Project management and communication skills are also vital.
People skills are important.
Colyer says database skills don't hurt either. Everything seems to be going toward databases now.