Associate Data Scientist: GenAI & Analytics

IBM; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

AI-driven learning platform

Job summary

IBM’s Associate Data Scientist program invites graduates to solve real business problems using statistics, ML, GenAI, and data science techniques. You’ll work with Python, R, SQL, and IBM AI tools on client projects across digital transformation, cloud, and analytics.

You’ll join a global cohort, access certifications and coaching, and grow through structured learning and internal mobility. This entry-level role requires curiosity, collaboration, and strong fundamentals in math and programming,

Qualifications

• Strong fundamentals in mathematics, statistics, computer science, algorithms, and analytical reasoning.
• Familiarity with programming languages such as Python, SQL, R, or similar.
• Foundational understanding of predictive modeling, prescriptive modeling, statistical methods, machine learning, GenAI, and Agentic AI.
• Basic understanding of cloud environments, data platforms, or AI platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud or similar.
• Willingness to travel up to 100%, based on project requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cleanse, join, and analyze structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data for analytics, machine learning, GenAI, and agentic AI workflows.
• Implement and validate predictive, prescriptive, statistical, and machine learning models with a focus on measurable client and business outcomes.
• Design experiments, features, prompts, evaluation datasets, metrics, and tests to assess model outputs, workflow accuracy, reliability, bias, and business value.
• Build GenAI, RAG, and agentic AI workflows by evaluating retrieval quality, grounding, generated responses, tool-use outcomes, and end-to-end agent performance.
• Work in an Agile, collaborative environment with data scientists, data engineers, AI engineers, consultants, architects, and database administrators to bring analytical rigor and responsible AI practices to client challenges.
• Communicate with internal and external clients to understand business needs, select appropriate modeling techniques, and explain assumptions, limitations, and recommendations.
• Evaluate modeling results and present insights clearly to technical and non-technical audiences, translating findings into practical actions.

Skills

Mathematics

Statistics

Computer Science

Algorithms

Analytical Reasoning

Python

SQL

R

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Python

SQL

R

Job description

IBM’s Associate Data Scientist program invites graduates to solve real business problems using statistics, ML, GenAI, and data science techniques. You’ll work with Python, R, SQL, and IBM AI tools on client projects across digital transformation, cloud, and analytics.

You’ll join a global cohort, access certifications and coaching, and grow through structured learning and internal mobility. This entry-level role requires curiosity, collaboration, and strong fundamentals in math and programming,