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Introduction

We are seeking a skilled and visionary Data Scientist to join our team, driving data-driven insights and transformative AI/ML solutions. In this role, you will analyze and interpret complex data to uncover valuable patterns, solve intricate business challenges, and create predictive models that deliver measurable impact. Leveraging cutting-edge AI tools, machine learning, and deep learning techniques, you will design, develop, and deploy scalable applications on cloud infrastructure. Beyond technical expertise, you will collaborate closely with clients and cross-functional teams to align AI solutions with strategic business objectives, ensuring that data-driven insights translate into actionable recommendations. If you are passionate about harnessing the power of data to shape innovative solutions and possess strong consulting capabilities, we invite you to join our dynamic and collaborative environment.

Your role and responsibilities

Job Description:

As a Senior Data Scientist, you will lead the development of AI/ML models and data-driven strategies to address complex business challenges. You are expected to independently drive the end-to-end lifecycle of analytics projects—from problem definition and data preparation to model deployment and performance optimization. With a strong foundation in machine learning, data engineering, and business acumen, you will play a critical role in transforming insights into actionable business impact.

You will also be a trusted advisor to both internal teams and clients, contributing to solution architecture, project planning, and the mentorship of junior team members.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the design, development, and deployment of advanced machine learning models and AI solutions

  • Collaborate with business stakeholders to define project goals, success criteria, and measurable impact

  • Apply statistical analysis, data mining, and machine learning techniques to solve real-world business problems

  • Guide data engineering processes including data collection, cleansing, transformation, and feature engineering

  • Implement and maintain scalable pipelines using MLOps best practices

  • Utilize cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, or IBM Cloud) for AI/ML solution development and deployment

  • Communicate insights, results, and technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

  • Mentor junior data scientists and contribute to team knowledge sharing and best practice development

  • Stay current with AI/ML advancements and assess applicability to projects or solutions

Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise

  • 7+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, or advanced analytics roles

  • Strong proficiency in Python and machine learning libraries (e.g., scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch)

  • Experience working with large datasets and data tools (e.g., SQL, Spark, Pandas)

  • Familiarity with MLOps tools and frameworks (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow, Airflow)

  • Hands-on experience deploying models into production environments using cloud services

  • Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams and influence decision-making using data

  • Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills

Preferred technical and professional experience

  • Background in finance, retail, manufacturing, or another domain-specific industry

  • Experience with real-time data processing or streaming analytics

  • Exposure to deep learning, natural language processing, or time-series forecasting

  • Certification in cloud-based AI/ML tools is a plus (e.g., AWS Machine Learning Specialty, Azure AI Engineer Associate)

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

 

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

 

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

 

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business. 

 

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.


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