Change job from data scientist to statistician

Currently working as a data scientist in Italy for a consulting firm. I've got a Master's in Statistics and started a Ph.D. in the same field (didn't finish, but I do have a publication in a top-tier journal).

I'm the go-to person for R programming, mostly handling statistical projects like time series forecasting. However, my Python skills are a bit lacking.

Most projects at my company focus on Python (PyTorch specifically) and lean more towards artificial intelligence, including stuff like …

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