We need a new term for statistician and data scientist is as good as any. For many years, the terms "statistics" and "statistician" have had negative undertones within the general public and renaming is a great way to overcome that.
Do you have any figures to back that up? I think we should run some tests.
The fact remains that people are unkind to uncertainty and statistical models (as opposed to "common wisdom" or rote learning) requires the audience to embrace and understand uncertainty.