Progression

Career Paths

Role levels, IC / TM / TL progression stages, and the competencies expected at each point along the Data Science Team career ladder.

Understanding Roles & Levels

Explore the specific expectations, baselines, and signals of growth for each level in the framework. Select a tab below to dive deeper into the details.

1 - 2 Years

Associate Data Scientist

Build fundamentals across ALL skills. Deliver scoped outputs. Focus on breadth, fundamentals, and early ownership.

Exit CriteriaCan complete end-to-end small projects and shows clear strength in at least 1-2 areas.
Data PipelinesDatabaseStatisticsData VizualizationStorytellingBusiness InsightsReportingExperimentationML ModelingML OpsDeployment