What IBM looks for in a data scientist
0What IBM looks for in a data scientist.
Job seekers sometimes ask how IBM defines “data scientist.” It’s an important question since more and more would-be data scientists are fighting for attention in an increasingly lucrative labor market.
The first step is to distinguish between what we see as true data scientists and other professionals working in adjacent roles (for instance, data engineers, business analysts, and AI application developers). To make that distinction, let’s first define what we mean by data science.
At its core, data science is applying the scientific method to solve business problems.
You can further expand on the definition by understanding that we solve those business problems using artificial intelligence to create predictions and prescriptions and to optimize processes.