[Skip to main content](#main-content) [ OpenNash ](https://opennash.com/) / [Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [ 01 Search jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/search/)[ 02 Companies](https://jobs.opennash.com/explore/)[ 03 Hiring report](https://jobs.opennash.com/reports/hiring/)[ 04 AI assistants](https://jobs.opennash.com/connect/)[ 05 How it works](https://jobs.opennash.com/methodology/) IBM · New York, NY # Associate Data Scientist 2027 - AI & Data Analytics New York, NY Data & Analytics Listed on IBM’s official careers site. Posted August 19, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on IBM’s careers site →](https://ibm.dejobs.org/jobs/4D17CE0B27F1486DB752EC283F3C628B/) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [IBM](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ibm/) / Associate Data Scientist 2027 - AI & Data Analytics ## Job description ### Introduction Come forge the future like an IBMer. Ready to think boldly, work with some of the world's most recognized brands, and kick-start your career? Welcome to IBM's Associate Program for university hires. From day one, you will collaborate with global clients and IBM teams on projects that help organizations solve tough challenges across digital transformation, cloud strategy, AI adoption, process redesign, analytics, generative AI, and agentic AI-enabled transformation. As an Associate, you will work alongside a global cohort of diverse, ambitious peers and have access to industry-recognized certifications, digital badges, and a minimum of 40 hours of structured learning per year on IBM's AI-driven learning platform, supported by coaches, mentors, and professional communities across practices. IBM's culture of internal mobility means you can explore new technologies, industries, and career paths as your interests evolve. Bring your curiosity. Grow your skills. Build what's next - like an IBMer. This role is a strong fit for analytical problem solvers who want to use data science, machine learning, and GenAI/ Agentic AI-enabled workflows responsibly to uncover patterns, evaluate intelligent systems, and help clients make better decisions. ### Your role and responsibilities As an Associate Data Scientist, you will help solve business problems using statistics, machine learning, and data science techniques while contributing to generative AI and agentic AI workflows, along with open-source tools such as Python, R, and TensorFlow, IBM tools, and AI application suites. You will prepare, analyze, and understand data to deliver insight, predict emerging trends, evaluate model and workflow performance, and provide recommendations to stakeholders. Collaborating closely with diverse teams, you will help select appropriate modeling approaches, identify the critical data needed for analysis, and translate complex model results into clear recommendations for technical and non-technical audiences. In your role, you may be responsible for: - 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. Required technical and professional expertise - Strong fundamentals in mathematics, statistics, computer science, algorithms, and analytical reasoning. - Familiarity with programming language such as Python, SQL, R, or similar. - Foundational understanding of predictive modeling, prescriptive modeling, statistical methods, machine learning,GenAIand Agentic AI. - Basic understanding of cloud environments, data platforms, or AI platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloudor similar. - Strong technical and analytical abilities, problem solving, debugging, troubleshooting, teamwork, and communication skills. - Willingness to travel up to 100%, based on project requirements. Preferred technical and professional experience - Bachelor's degree in a related field such as Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, MIS, Engineering, AI/ML, or another quantitative field. - Coursework, projects, internship experience, or portfolio work involving data science, machine learning, analytics, GenAIand Agentic AI. - Familiarity with LLMs, embeddings, vector databases, retrieval systems, prompt workflows, RAG, model behavior evaluation, and AI agent workflow patterns. - Exposure to orchestration and agentic AI frameworks such asLangChain,LangGraph,LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, MCP-based tooling, or similar tools. - Understanding of Git, containers, APIs, testing frameworks, CI/CD, MLOps, LLMOps, observability, model monitoring, data governance, privacy, security, or responsible AI practices. IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and 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. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Aug 19, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Aug 21, 2026 - Last checked: Nov 2, 2026 - Listed for: 75 days - Location: New York, NY[Apply on IBM’s careers site →](https://ibm.dejobs.org/jobs/4D17CE0B27F1486DB752EC283F3C628B/) ## More jobs at IBM ### [Complex Project Manager-Hybrid Cloud & Data - 1](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ibm/jobs/d3e92fe8dba4127ff4b9/) New York, NY ### [Data Engineer-Business Intelligence - 1](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ibm/jobs/1e0af4363f756b3d8e66/) New York, NY ### [Data Engineer-Data Platforms-Google - 1](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ibm/jobs/c219a84479dce3987280/) New York, NY ### [Data Engineer-Data Platforms-Google - 3](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ibm/jobs/b9fdbab46fb09784c655/) New York, NY ### [Data Engineer-Data Platforms-Google - 5](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ibm/jobs/25c482e1586782e02dad/) New York, NY ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Data Scientist, Auto Finance Data & Analytics - Sr. Associate](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/ca934e75a38903ed9345/) JPMorganChase · Plano, TX, United States ### [Sr. data scientist- Data & Analytics (Nashville, TN)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/starbucks/jobs/d384e30677b0976b3c61/) Starbucks · Nashville, Tennessee, United States ### [lead data scientist, Pricing Analytics (Seattle, WA)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/starbucks/jobs/e5d3d2506a47c0dc0553/) Starbucks · Seattle, Washington, United States ### [Senior Product Associate - Data Management & Data Governance — Data & Analytics Agent Platform](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/9542f37b3bd9756981f9/) JPMorganChase · Jersey City, NJ, United States ### [Engineering Aide Sr -Data (Data Analytics)-Entry Level Hourly](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/lockheed-martin/jobs/f6782bfd20a46d84386c/) Lockheed Martin · King of Prussia, PA OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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