I was wondering if I could get some career advice.

Apologies if this is the incorrect subreddit, I tried posting in the data science subreddit but need karma within the subreddit.

I, 36 yo, have 5 years of progressive experience in the pharmaceutical industry in a role that pays 55K USD. My expenses come to about $2500/month. I have been learning how to code in my spare time (web development- MERN stack), having started in 2022.

A data analytics developer position opened up in the company. It says the position uses Microsoft Azure AI / Machine Learning, SQL, Python, and Power BI. The role is a junior one and comes with senior developer mentorship.

The pay is about the same but it could help me earn in the future. My current job is a jack-of-all-trades type of role (Documentation Coordinator) I do technical writing, do investigations, and work with Power BI to present department metrics just to give a gist. Work is stable, a bit boring tbh as I do have a lot of time on my hands but I can't focus on learning coding during my work hours because it is not relevant to my current job.

I was wondering if this might be a good opportunity to get into the computer science field. I live in Canada, just fyi. Appreciate some insight.

In terms of web dev work experience, I have been doing some freelancing and volunteer work.