Data Science for Business (X-HEC Paris)

Overview

The Data Science for Business (X-HEC Paris) course taught by École Polytechnique provides its students with a very sought-after double expertise across all sectors and industries. It aims to train dual-profile managers and data scientists to become tomorrow's entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and data managers, who will go on to create impactful startups, disrupt business models and manage innovation.

Career Prospects

The MSc Data Science for Business aims to equip students with a double skill set in both science and business. The course helps students build a unique, dual-skilled profile tailored to the specific needs of 21st century companies. This Program responds to the growing demand of companies for a new generation of data scientists and managers, who can deal with data pools on technological, scientific and business.

During these two years, you will benefit from École Polytechnique and HEC’s network of industrial, research and institutional partners. Upon graduation, you will have access to employment opportunities at top firms in a wide range of sectors:

• Financial, banking and insurance sector (BPCE, Natixis, BNP Paribas, Société Générale, Barclays, HSBC, AXA)

• Telecommunications and digital (Orange, IBM, Google, Facebook, Criteo, start-ups)

• Manufacturing IT industry

• E-commerce and retail companies (Amazon, FNAC, Darty, Cdiscount…)

• Consultancy agencies (McKinsey, Accenture, Cap Gemini…) and Business Intelligence (Keyris, Sopra Group, Capgemini Consulting, SAP-Business Object, SAS)

• Data-driven marketing industry

• Media and leisure industry

Outlets 

• Entrepreneurs

• Data Scientist

• Consultant

• Business Developer

• General Management