What is it that you say you do here? Advocating for the critical role of data scientists in research infrastructure

Pub Date : 2024-07-11 DOI:10.1002/sta4.714
Chasz Griego, Nicky Agate, Ana‐Maria Iosif, Amy M. Crisp
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Clinical and academic research continues to become more complex as our knowledge and technology advance. A substantial and growing number of specialists in biostatistics, data science and library sciences are needed to support these research systems and promote high‐calibre research. However, that support is often marginalized as optional rather than a fundamental component of research infrastructure. By building research infrastructure, an institution harnesses access to tools and support/service centres that host skilled experts who approach research with best practices in mind and domain‐specific knowledge at hand. We outline the potential roles of data scientists and statisticians in research infrastructure and recommend guidelines for advocating for the institutional resources needed to support these roles in a sustainable and efficient manner for the long‐term success of the institution. We provide these guidelines in terms of resource efficiency, monetary efficiency and long‐term sustainability. We hope this work contributes to—and provides shared language for—a conversation on a broader framework beyond metrics that can be used to advocate for needed resources.
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你们说你们在这里做什么?宣传数据科学家在研究基础设施中的重要作用
随着知识和技术的进步,临床和学术研究不断变得更加复杂。为了支持这些研究系统并促进高水平的研究,需要大量且越来越多的生物统计学、数据科学和图书馆学专家。然而,这种支持往往被边缘化,被认为是可有可无的,而不是研究基础设施的基本组成部分。通过建设研究基础设施,一个机构可以利用各种工具和支持/服务中心,这些中心拥有技术娴熟的专家,他们在进行研究时会考虑到最佳实践并掌握特定领域的知识。我们概述了数据科学家和统计学家在研究基础设施中可能发挥的作用,并提出了为机构的长期成功,以可持续和高效的方式支持这些作用所需的机构资源的指导方针。我们从资源效率、货币效率和长期可持续性的角度提供了这些指导原则。我们希望这项工作能为我们的对话做出贡献,并提供共同语言,从而建立一个超越衡量标准的更广泛的框架,用于争取所需的资源。
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