How to Leverage AI and Data Science skills in a traditional finance career ?

Hi,
I am studying statistics and data science in college. Coursework covers everything from Linear Algebra, Hypothesis testing, and Stochastic Processes to Supervised machine learning, Neural Networks, Python, R, SQL, etc.
I have cleared CFA L1, read multiple finance books (think Rosenbaum), and have solid finance knowledge.
So while recruiting for traditional finance careers like IB, and ER, given I have solid finance technical skills, will my knowledge of machine learning and data analytics give me an edge over accounting and business majors?
And how can I leverage my AI skills in IB, ER, and PE careers?

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