I. Education: Bachelor's degree required; Master's or Ph.D. preferred in Machine Learning, AI, or related field.
II. Experience: Minimum 7 years of exclusive machine learning experience. Proven track record in industry or research settings.
III. Background: Emphasis on practical application over purely academic background.
IV. Skills: Technical proficiency in supervised/unsupervised learning, deep learning, NLP, computer vision, and data preprocessing. Demonstrated research and innovation. Strong teaching and communication skills. Industry certifications like TensorFlow or AWS ML Certification preferred.
V. Continuous Learning and Adaptability: Being eager to stay updated on the newest developments in machine learning research, techniques, and tools and being flexible enough to adjust to changing technologies and methodologies.