How easy would it be to switch from a statistician role back to a data scientist role?

Hey guys, was hoping to get your thoughts on this.

I've been working as a data scientist for just under 4 years - working on very interesting problems in Operations Research and using Python, Azure, SQL for most of of my projects. I have an MS in Statistics.

Now, I've been offered a role in Africa as a statistician at a government agency for a year - and I think it's a good opportunity to travel while I still don't …

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