India, June 1 -- Data scientists, machine learning specialists and other data and advanced analytics professionals have been in huge demand over the past several years, commanding good salaries, benefits, and great work/life balance. But the one nut these technology professionals have not been able to crack is remote work.

If you've sought a career in these analytics fields, you more than likely have needed to be located at the company's headquarters or another major office, perhaps. Forget about working from home in some small town and Zooming into a meeting at your company's headquarters in Silicon Valley. It just wasn't done.

Just ask Linda Burtch, managing director at quantitative recruitment firm Burtch Works. As she told Informati...