Yes, if companies need anything in 2017 they are Data Scientists.

But why , what is so special about them? And the answer is :

Data scientists tracks millions of data sets and provides concrete information for organizations looking to break their data into meaningful information that can be used at all levels in the organization.

As this is the data century , every company wants to recommend its users what they are most likely to choose and hence the need of Data Scientists to study the data and extract various pattern from it and hence creating a 360-degree view of their customers. This not only impresses the customers but also helps the companies in understanding their customers better and hence improving their services according to the customers.

So , in a nutshell yaa companies do need Data Scientists.

You can read more at  http://www.datasciencecentral.com/profiles/blogs/why-large-companies-need-data-science-experts-like-you