I would suggest you go for it! A very good collegue of mine. He also finished vet school, went on to get a masters degree in bioinformatics and shaped up his DS/ML skills on his own time. He started in a local data analytics company and then transitioned to a full software development company where together we have brought in and started DS & ML efforts. His colourful experience definitely broadened his view and is now what I would label a senior guy and has the perspective and understanding of the business side of things.